Cleaning floors
There are two methods of cleaning hard surface floors:
I. Water method - used for all floors that can be cleaned with soap or detergent and water solution.
2.Solvent cleaning wax method - used for wood and sealed cork floors that may be damaged by water solutions.
Check this chart for floor care methods recommended for your floor.
Floors | Cleaning method | Wax* |
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Wood | Solvent cleaning wax | ||
| method - Use solvent |
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| base liquid wax. |
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Linoleum | Water method - Use | ||
| mild soap or deter- |
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| gent and water solu- |
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| tion. |
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Rubber tile | Water method - Clean | ||
| with detergent or |
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| soap and water solu- |
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| tion. |
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Vinyl | Water method - Clean | ||
| with detergent or |
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| soap and water solu- |
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| tion. |
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Asphalt tile | Water method - Use | ||
| detergent or soap and |
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| water solution. |
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Sealed cork | Solvent cleaning wax | ||
| method - Clean with |
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| solvent base liquid |
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| wax. Floor must be |
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| sealed, |
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Ceramic, brick, slate, | Water method - Use | Solvent or | |
terrazzo - Unglazed or | soap or detergent | (Wax only glazed or | |
olazed. | solution. | sealed floor) | |
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No wax vinyl | Water method - Use | Only as specified by | |
| mild soap or deter- | manufacturer. | |
| gent solution. Always |
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| rinse. |
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*Never put any type of wax in tank.
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