Floor care hints
Floors may be difficult to care for when not treated prope’rly. Refer to the chart below for solutions to floor problems.
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Slippery |
| Too much wax. | Remove wax. Apply thin even coat. |
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. Detergent not rins- | Remove wax. Rinse detergent from |
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| Floor not dry when | Remove wax. Let floor dry thoroug- |
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| wax applied. | ly before rewaxing. |
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| Floor not polished | Polish with polishing brushes; then |
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| properly. | buff. |
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| Dull Floor |
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| 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. |
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| Floor not clean | Clean and rewax floor. |
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| when wax applied. |
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| Streaked |
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| Uneven application | Clean and rewax floor. Apply wax |
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| of wax. | evenly. |
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| Heavy | Remove wax, then apply thin coat. |
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| Applying one type | Clean and rewax floor. (Use only |
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| of wax over | one type of wax on floor.) |
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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.) |
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| Yellow or |
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| Too many applica- | Clean and rewax floor. Apply thin |
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| Grayed |
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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 |
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| waxed, only wax gets scratched. |
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| dirt.) |
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Black | Scuffing from rub- | To remove from waxed floor, |
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Marks | ber heels. | dampen fine steel wool with wax |
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| and rub spots. Polish. |
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Powdering | Clean and rewax floor. (Do not mix |
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of Wax | applied over sol- | waxes. 1 |
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| Floor not clean | Clean and rewax floor. |
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| when wax applied. |
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