HARD FLOOR. MAINTENANCE.
(a). Maintain the floor on a regular basis by sweeping, preferably with a sweeper mop, then damp mop with a solution of floor maintainer and when completely dry, buff with a medium (300rpm) or high speed (400rpm) (not ultra high speed 1000 to 1500rpm) rotary machine with a red pad depending on the degree of shine required.
BUFFING MACHINE PAD USAGE
BLACK PAD- Heavy duty stripping, quickly removes dirt, wax, floor finish and sealers. Use with any stripping agent.
GREEN - Light stripping and wet scrubbing. Thoroughly removes dirt and scuffmarks.
BLUE - Wet scrubbing or heavy duty spray cleaning. Gives the floor thorough scrubbing removing dirt and scuffs. This Pad will remove top of surface finish ready for re-coating.
RED - Use for smooth shiny finish whilst removing light dirt. Use this pad for typical spray cleaning/buffing pad.
Spray Buffing Procedures
1. Sweep area thoroughly.
2. Wet mop, corners and edges.
Spray buff procedure:
A. Dwell on scuffmarks - some must be done by hand with small red pad.
B. Use as little spray buff as possible.
C. Spray buff must be put on in a fine mist, not directly on the floor, but a mist over the area.
D. If product starts to build up on pads, too much spray buff is being used.
E. Always spray buff from right to left / left to right (in a pendulum motion).
F. Allow adequate time for pad to clean floor.
Things to Remember:
Apply only enough spray buff to fog a small area should be used. Be sure to not let material build up on pad.
Buffing Pads (Red) must be in perfect condition (clean and free from debris).
After procedure is complete, equipment - including machine, mops, pads, buckets, and spray buff bottles, must be cleaned thoroughly and remover the Pad/Buffing Plate.
Russ
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