Hoover Hard Floor Machine Waxing floors, Solvent cleaning wax method, Direct application method

2.Solvent cleaning wax method

Wood and other floors may be damaged by using water solution; therefore, use only those cleaners and waxes recom- mended specifically for these types of floors.

The following directions are for cleaning wood or other floors with a cleaning pol- ishing solvent base liquid wax.

1.Vacuum floor to remove loose dirt and debris. Wipe up sticky spots with a damp cloth.

2.Apply wax-cleaner according to man- ufacturer’s instructions on the container.

3.Refer to “Polishing and buffing floors”.

3.Direct application method

Polyurethane sealed hard wood and sealed laminate flooring can be cleaned using a floor cleaner specially formulat- ed for this type of floor. Check with the flooring manufacturer for a recommend- ed cleaner. Your floor machine can be used periodically with this type of cleaner to help restore the floor’s luster.

1.Vacuum floor thoroughly to remove loose dirt and debris.

2.Attach the soft cloth pads (available at additional cost) to floor machine referring to directions for Figs. 1-3 and 1-4.

3.Following directions on cleaner bot- tle, start at one end of a room and apply cleaner to a 3 ft. x 6 ft. (1m x 2m)

area. Connect floor machine cord to a wall receptacle. Press handle release lever and start floor machine by lowering handle.

4.Move the floor machine slowly over the area until the floor is completely dry. During the transition from wet to dry, the floor machine will seem to “labor” (motor sound will change and the floor machine may feel different) until the floor cleaner has dried completely. The floor machine motor will then return to its original sound and feel.

5.To restore shine to stubborn areas, attach the heavy duty cleaning and wax- ing pads (available at additional cost) and repeat steps 3 and 4. Such areas can also be dry buffed (without applying a wood floor cleaner) using the heavy duty cleaning and waxing pads.

Waxing floors

There are two types of wax to use on hard surface floors: water-base and sol- vent base.

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a. Paste wax

To spread wax evenly, attach power scrub and cleaning brushes to floor machine and snap on heavy duty clean- ing and waxing pads. (Available at additional cost.)

Spread a thin coat of wax on pads or spread a small amount on floor with

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1. Water-base wax

Water-base wax is a self-polishing wax which does not contain a petroleum sol- vent. It can be used on all hard surface floors except wood.

Follow the directions on the container to apply. Do not polish or buff this wax.

spatula. Start by pressing handle release lever and lowering handle. Apply wax to floor, by guiding in straight lines or with grain of the wood, until wax is spread evenly.

2. Solvent-base wax

Solvent-base wax can be identified by the caution statement: “Flammable” or “Combustible” on the label. It is used on wood floors and can be polished and buffed when dry. Do not use solvent- base wax on asphalt or rubber tile or other hard surface floors unless speci- fied by the manufacturer.

There are two kinds of solvent-base wax: paste wax and liquid cleaning-polishing wax.

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b.Cleaning-polishing wax

This type of wax is used to clean as well as wax floors. Apply wax according to instructions on the container.

Use the floor machine only to polish floors when this type of wax is used.

Refer to section “Cleaning floors -	5
Solvent cleaning wax method”.