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Burnisher swirl marks usually come from the pad, the floor or the finish. What the black crystals on your pad are, six causes to tell apart, and how to fix them.

Floor buffer pad colors follow a light-to-dark code: white polishes, red cleans and spray buffs, blue and green scrub, and brown and black strip, all on 175 to 600 RPM machines. Burnishing pads are their own family, usually tan, aqua...