Hoover Shampoo-Polisher manual Floor care hints

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.
		Detergent not rins-	Remove wax. Rinse detergent from
	ed from floor.		floor before rewaxing.
		Floor not dry when	Remove wax. Let floor dry thoroug-
	wax applied.		ly before rewaxing.
		Floor not polished	Polish with polishing brushes; then
		properly.	buff.
Dull floor		Not enough wax.	Apply another thin coat of wax.
			Polish and buff.
		Floor not dry when	Clean and rewax floor.
	wax applied.
		Floor not clean	Clean and rewax floor.
	when wax applied.
Streaked		Uneven application	Clean and rewax floor. Apply wax
Floor		of wax.	evenly.
		Heavy build-up of	Remove wax, then apply thin coat.
		wax.
		Applying one type	Clean and rewax floor. (Use only
		of wax over
		another.	one type of wax on floor. 1
		Floor not properly	Clean and rewax floor.
		cleaned or rinsed.
		Oil mop used on	Clean and rewax floor. (Do not use
		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

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.
		(Use vacuum cleaner to remove
		dirt.)
Black	Scuffing from rub-	To remove from waxed floor,
Marks	ber heels.	dampen fine steel wool with wax
		and rub spots. Polish.

Powdering Self-polishing wax

of wax applied over sol- vent-base wax.

Clean and rewax floor. (Do not mix waxes.)

Floor not clean Clean and rewax floor.

19 when wax applied.