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*

 

Wood

Solvent cleaning wax

Solvent-Base

 

method - Use solvent

 

 

 

base liquid wax.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linoleum

Water method - Use

Water-Base

 

mild soap or deter-

 

 

 

gent and water solu-

 

 

 

tion.

 

 

Rubber tile

Water method - Clean

Water-Base

 

with detergent or

 

 

 

soap and water solu-

 

 

 

tion.

 

 

Vinyl

Water method - Clean

Water-Base

 

with detergent or

 

 

 

soap and water solu-

 

 

 

tion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asphalt tile

Water method - Use

Water-Base

 

detergent or soap and

 

 

 

water solution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sealed cork

Solvent cleaning wax

Solvent-Base

 

method - Clean with

 

 

 

solvent base liquid

 

 

 

wax. Floor must be

 

 

 

sealed,

 

 

Ceramic, brick, slate,

Water method - Use

Solvent or Water-Base

terrazzo - Unglazed or

soap or detergent

(Wax only glazed or

olazed.

solution.

sealed floor)

 

 

 

 

No wax vinyl

Water method - Use

Only as specified by

 

mild soap or deter-

manufacturer.

 

gent solution. Always

 

 

 

rinse.

 

 

*Never put any type of wax in tank.

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