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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
SI
i ppery
Floor
Cause
Solution
Too much wax.
Remove wax. Apply thin even coat
Detergent not
Remove wax. Rinse detergent from
rinsed from floor.
floor before rewaxing.
Floor not dry when Remove wax. Let floor dry
wax applied.
Floor not polished
properly.
thorougly before rewaxing.
Polish with polishing brushes, then
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.
Streaked
Floor
when wax applied.
Uneven application Clean and rewax floor. Apply wax
of wax.
evenly.
Heavy build-up of
wax.
Remove wax, then apply thin coat.
Applying one type
Clean and rewax floor. (Use only
of wax over
one type of wax on floor.
)
another.
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. )
Too many applica-
Clean and rewax floor. Apply thin
tions of wax.
coat of wax.
Too much wax in
Clean and rewax floor. (Apply only
areas of light
one coat of wax in these areas. )
traffic .
Gritty dirt on floor.
Clean and rewax floor. If floor is
waxed, only wax gets scratched.
(Use vacuum cleaner to remove
dirt )
Scuffing from
To remove from waxed floor
rubber heels.
dampen fine steel wool with wax
and rub spots. Polish.
Self-polishing wax
Clean and rewax floor. (Do not mix
applied over
sol-
waxes. )
vent-base wax.
Yellow or
Grayed
Floors
Scratched
Floor
Black
Marks
Powdering
of wax
13
Floor not clean
Clean and rewax floor.
when wax applied.