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Waxing floors
T h e re are two types of wax to use on hard
s u r face floors: water-base and solvent
b a s e .
1. Water base wax
Wa t e r-base wax is a self-polishing wax
which does not contain a petroleum sol-
vent. It can be used on all hard surf a c e
floors except wood.
F o l l ow the directions on the container
to apply.Do not polish or buff this wax.
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
b u f fed when dry. Do not use solvent-base
wax on asphalt or rubber tile or other
h a rd surface floors unless specified by
the manu f a c t u r e r.
There are two kinds of solvent base wax:
paste wax and liquid cleaning-polishing
wax.
Self-Polishing
Wax
Water Base
Paste Wax
Solvent Base
a. Paste wax
To spread wax evenly, attach power
scrub and cleaning brushes to floor
machine, then snap on heavy duty
cleaning and waxing pads.
Spread a thin coat of wax on pads or
spread a small amount on floor with
spatula. Start by moving control button
to “SCRUB-POLISH-SHAMPOO”. Apply
wax to floor, by guiding in straight lines
or with grain of the wood, until wax is
spread evenly.
b. Liquid polishing wax
This type of wax is used to clean as well
as wax floors. Apply wax according to
instructions on the container. Use floor
machine only to polish floors when
this type of wax is used. Refer to sec-
tion “Cleaning floors - Solvent cleaning
wax method”.
Floor
Wax
Solvent
Base
3. Direct application
method
P o l y u r ethane sealed hard wood and
sealed laminate flooring can be cleaned
using a floor cleaner specially form u l a t e d
for this type of floor. Check with the floor-
ing manufacturer for a re c o m m e n d e d
c l e a n e r. Your floor machine can be used
periodically with this type of cleaner to
help re s t o r e the floor’s luster.
1 . Vacuum floor thoroughly to re m o v e
loose dirt and debris.
2 . Attach the soft cloth pads to polisher
re f e r ring to directions in Fig. 2-7 and 2-8.
3 . Following the directions on the cleaner
bottle, start at one end of a room and
apply cleaner to a 3 ft. x 6 ft. (1m x 2m)
a r ea. Do not dispense wood floor
cleaner from the tank. Be sure the con-
t r ol button is in the “OFF” position.
Connect cord to a wall receptacle. Pre s s
handle release lever to lower handle.
S t a r t floor machine by moving the contro l
button to the “SCRUB-POLISH-SHAM-
POO” position.
4 . Move the floor machine over the are a
until the floor is completely dry. Do not
use the “WET PICK UP”feature to pick
up the hard wood floor cl e a n e r. D u r i n g
the transition from wet to dry, the floor
machine will seem to “labor” (motor
sound will change and the floor machine
may feel diff e rent) until the floor cleaner
has dried completely. The floor machine
motor will then re t u r n to its original sound
and feel.
5 . To re s t o re shine to stubborn are a s ,
attach the heavy duty cleaning and wax-
ing pads and repeat step 3 & 4. Such
a reas can also be dry buffed (without
applying a wood floor cleaner) using the
heavy duty cleaning and waxing pads.
Polishing and
buffing floors
Floors waxed with solvent-base wax
may be polished and buffed with the
floor machine.
1. Be sure wax is thoroughly dry before
polishing. This usually takes 20-30 min-
utes but may take longer in damp
weather.
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2. Use power scrub and cleaning brush-
es to polish floor. Move the control but-
ton to “SCRUB-POLISH-SHAMPOO”.
Guide floor machine in straight lines or
with the grain of the wood.
3. A double coat of wax will give floors
more protection. Let wax dry thoroughly
and polish after each application.
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