The rotary machine is the heart of it. The operator leans into the handle to make the pad swing left and lifts to swing it right, keeping the machine moving so it does not burn the floor. Edges and corners get a hand pad and a doodlebug. After stripping, the floor is neutralized and rinsed until a white rag comes up clean. Only then does finish go down, usually four or five coats with a drying wait between each.
Burnishing is the companion job, run on floors that are already finished. A high speed burnisher heats the finish enough to flow and harden, and the operator watches the gloss rise in the pad's wake. We record both from the operator's head camera and from synchronized fixed cameras down the hallway, over full shifts in buildings where the floor is actually being serviced.
Researchers get episodes split by floor section, with steps labeled in plain language: stripper application, machine pass, wet vac, rinse, neutralize, finish coat one, finish coat two, and so on. Success and failure tags record floors that passed inspection against floors that had to be redone for streaks, bubbles, or missed strips. Hand, machine, and mop tracking are available, and delivery goes into your schema and your storage.
Operators on camera are consented and paid, and the footage is cleared for commercial model training. Ask for a sample and annotated footage will be in your hands within a business day.