Professional custodian narrates as he strips and waxes a floor.
How to keep your wax room floor save from dripping.
It works well to have one mop for cleaning and one for waxing.
We offer protective coatings that are a great alternative to wax.
Paste wax isn t recommended for all floors particularly vinyl floors or hardwood or laminate floors with polyurethane finishes.
Not only does this make your flooring shine but it more importantly protects it.
Your other option is to strip the floor of wax and use a sealer instead.
Before you wax your floor begin by cleaning it thoroughly so no dirt gets stuck under the wax.
The following details provide you with the steps you need to successfully wax your floor.
Everything in your wax room from the floor and walls to the wax heater can look impeccable without much effort if you follow some easy advice.
All metal and reusable instruments and tools need to be disinfected frequently in an autoclave for safety and health reasons.
Immerse a new sponge mop in the wax so that your mop is damp not dripping.
Here are 10 steps to strip and wax your floors.
How to keep waxed floors shiny.
Instead you pour the wax onto the mesh backing on the upper side of the mop.
Choose the best stripper for your floor type.
On linoleum or oil finished.
Then apply the wax to your floor in small sections.
Removing the wax when it is still a little hot is the best way to go taking the necessary precautions to not burn your hands of course.
Keep all instruments and supplies clean.
If you plan on using a flat wax applicator mop you don t need to use a bucket.
Polishing terrazzo is a great low maintenance way to keep your floor looking good but make sure that it is an acceptable procedure for surgical areas.
Critical areas my require a finish.
Portions include gathering equipment dust mopping baseboard stripping mixing floor finish.
With proper maintenance the coating can last 3 5 years vs stripping and waxing every 6 12 months daily cleaning only requires water and a green cleaning product vs commercial cleaning products that have.
Wax the floor only if there is no seal or polish already on the floor.
When this happens it is time to strip the old wax finish and apply a new coat of wax to the flooring.
The fda requires that they use a sealer on concrete terrazzo and vct floors.
Not all floors are created equal.
Waiting for the wax to cool down won t be the best cleaning strategy since the wax at room temperature won t be easy to remove from the pot.
Do not walk over the wax before it is dry.
Next line a mop bucket with a trash bag then fill it with floor wax.
Pour the floor wax into the bucket and work over the surface of the floor using long steady strokes.