Floor care hints
Floors may be difficult to care for when not treated properly. Refer to the chart below for solutions to floor problems.
Problem |
| Cause | Solution |
ZiJ)“W | Too much wax. | Remove wax. Apply thin even coat. | |
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| Detergent not rins- | Remove wax. Rinse detergent from |
| ed from floor. | floor before rewaxing. | |
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| Floor not dry when | Remove wax. Let floor dry thoroug- |
| wax applied. | ly before rewaxing. | |
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| Floor not polished | Polish with polishing brushes; then |
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| properly. | buff. |
Dull floor |
| Not enough wax. | Apply another thin coat of wax. |
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| Polish and buff. |
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| Floor not dry when | Clean and rewax floor. |
| wax applied. |
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| Floor not clean | Clean and rewax floor. |
| when wax applied. |
| |
Streaked |
| Uneven application | Clean and rewax floor. Apply wax |
Floor |
| of wax. | evenly. |
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| Heavy | Remove wax, then apply thin coat. |
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| wax. |
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| Applying one type | Clean and rewax floor. (Use only |
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| of wax over | |
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| another. | one type of wax on floor. 1 |
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| Floor not properly | Clean and rewax floor. |
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| cleaned or rinsed. |
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| Oil mop used on | Clean and rewax floor. (Do not use |
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| floor. | oil mop on waxed floor. 1 |
Yellow or |
| Too many applica- | Clean and rewax floor. Apply thin |
Grayed |
| tions of wax. | coat of wax. |
Fioors |
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Too much wax in areas of light traf- fit.
Clean and rewax floor. (Apply only one coat of wax in these areas. 1
Scratched | Gritty dirt on floor. | Clean and rewax floor. If floor is |
Floor |
| waxed, only wax gets scratched. |
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| (Use vacuum cleaner to remove |
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| dirt.) |
Black | Scuffing from rub- | To remove from waxed floor, |
Marks | ber heels. | dampen fine steel wool with wax |
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| and rub spots. Polish. |
Powdering
of wax applied over sol-
Clean and rewax floor. (Do not mix waxes.)
Floor not clean Clean and rewax floor.
19 | when wax applied. |
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