Floor Care Tips

• Well-maintained entrance mats can capture up to 70% of all the dirt that enters a building.
• Always mop or autoscrub a floor prior to burnishing. NEVER burnish a dirty floor.
• When stripping a floor, the floor must remain wet while the stripper is allowed dwell time.
• When stripping a floor, it is important to tape off areas that you do not want the stripper to touch. A combination of tape and cardboard works well.
• Large areas should be stripped in stages to make the job more manageable.
• Save leftover stripper to clean the wringer from your finish bucket. This will keep all mop wringers in good condition.
• Plastic liners are recommended for your finish bucket because they prevent contaminants from the floor finish
• Rayon or rayon blend mops work best for finish application.
• To prevent floor finish buildup around the edges, do not apply finish wall-to-wall on every coat. Instead, stay six inches from the wall on intermediate coats.

Carpet Care

• Well-maintained entrance mats can prevent up to 70% of dirt from entering a building.
• Using a deformer in the recovery tank of your extractor eliminates foam from other carpet cleaners.
• Foam can damage or ruin a vacuum motor.
• A carpet care program is important because waiting to clean carpet until it looks dirty is too long. A schedule of cleaning prevents carpet from looking dirty.
• Use a recommend carpet cleaner with a bonnet can quickly clean surface soils from carpet.
• Carpet fans help dry carpet after cleaning is complete.
• Vacuuming is the first line of defense in carpet care.