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Hard Floor Care Hard Floors Aren’t Hard To Maintain

Hard Floor Care Hard Floors Aren’t Hard To Maintain

What Are Hard Floors? • • • Marble and Other Natural Stone Ceramic Tile

What Are Hard Floors? • • • Marble and Other Natural Stone Ceramic Tile Paver Brick Quarry Tile Terrazzo Concrete

Hard Floor Care Basics • Hard floors or their grout lines are porous –

Hard Floor Care Basics • Hard floors or their grout lines are porous – They act like a sponge and absorb liquids, oils, and grease; and stain easily. – Once spills are absorbed, they can be almost impossible to remove.

Hard Floor Care Basics • Hard floors are made of natural stone or a

Hard Floor Care Basics • Hard floors are made of natural stone or a concrete (cementatious) product • Grout joints are cementatious (Portland cement) • All are highly alkaline • Sodas, coffee, foods, oils & greases etc. are acidic and are attracted and electrochemically bonded to the material at the atomic level

Hard Floor Care Basics • Clean the floor – Strip or scrub • Use

Hard Floor Care Basics • Clean the floor – Strip or scrub • Use wet-vac to pick up solution – Or an autoscrubber if no stripper is involved • Neutralize- except: DO NOT use Nutra-Rinse® on: marble, travertine, limestone etc. • Rinse with clear water • Let dry • Seal the Floor • Apply a Wear Coat (Finish) • Maintain The Finish – – Dust Mop Damp Mop or Auto Scrub Apply a Restorer Burnish

Concrete (Sealing) • Outdoor – Use Repel™ penetrating seal • Sealed concrete resists staining

Concrete (Sealing) • Outdoor – Use Repel™ penetrating seal • Sealed concrete resists staining from: – Spilled food / drinks – Tires – Gum • Indoor – Use a VOC compliant penetrating or gloss seal coat – Add a wear coat (finish)

Concrete (Sealing) • Indoor or outdoor – Apply with: • A mop • A

Concrete (Sealing) • Indoor or outdoor – Apply with: • A mop • A roller • A “T”-bar • Other applicators • Outdoor – May be applied with a sprayer • Wear a NIOSH approved respirator – The sealant can “seal” lung tissue too

Concrete (Maintenance) • Outdoors (with or without seal) – – Sweep Hose off (agitate

Concrete (Maintenance) • Outdoors (with or without seal) – – Sweep Hose off (agitate with brush) Power wash Auto-scrub with a brush and a squeegee made for rough surfaces

Concrete (Maintenance) • Indoors – Dust mop (treated) – Damp mop or auto-scrub (white

Concrete (Maintenance) • Indoors – Dust mop (treated) – Damp mop or auto-scrub (white pad) – Finish maintenance • Remove marks, gum, etc. • Restore • Burnish

Concrete with Epoxy Coatings • Clean the floor (scrub) • Acid-etch for bonding –

Concrete with Epoxy Coatings • Clean the floor (scrub) • Acid-etch for bonding – – – Dilute to 5% (e. g. 1 qt. Of 20% acid to 1 gal. water) Hose on or mop on light film of water Apply dilute acid solution evenly & carefully Let stand for 2 - 3 minutes - or less Pick up Flood rinse

Concrete With Epoxy Coatings • Allow to dry thoroughly – overnight if possible •

Concrete With Epoxy Coatings • Allow to dry thoroughly – overnight if possible • Apply wear coat or coats • Maintain wear coat or coats

Paver Brick & Quarry Tile • Non-glazed Paver Brick & Quarry Tile – Scrub

Paver Brick & Quarry Tile • Non-glazed Paver Brick & Quarry Tile – Scrub new floors before coating with Renovator® @ 16 oz. /gal. ; or Strip-All ® @ 1: 4 (32 oz. /gal. ); or Assurance® @ 4 oz. /gal. – For older floors with a heavy buildup of polish coats, use Assault® or Devastator® mixed at 1: 1 or 1: 2; or Arsenal Stripper – Work in 10’ X 15’ sections – Use an abrasive scrub brush to get down into the grout lines and low spots

Paver Brick & Quarry Tile • Non-glazed (cont. ) – Pick up soiled solution

Paver Brick & Quarry Tile • Non-glazed (cont. ) – Pick up soiled solution immediately with a wet-vac or auto-scrubber. (Clean auto-scrubber thoroughly when picking up stripper) – Flood rinse with Nutra-Rinse® @ 4 oz. /gal – Pick up with wet - vac or auto - scrubber – Finish with two clear water damp mop rinses.

Paver Brick & Quarry Tile • Non-glazed (cont. ) – Once the floor has

Paver Brick & Quarry Tile • Non-glazed (cont. ) – Once the floor has dried, inspect it • Wipe your hand across the floor. If it comes up clean, the floor is clean. If it brings up a residue, continue rinsing until clean. – Coat with two to three coats of Seal 341®. Very porous floors, e. g. Saltillo tile, should be coated with one to two coats of Terrazzine® followed by two to three top coats of Seal 341®

Paver Brick & Quarry Tile • Non-glazed (cont. ) – Daily maintenance • Dust

Paver Brick & Quarry Tile • Non-glazed (cont. ) – Daily maintenance • Dust mop with a treated dust mop • Damp mop with Assurance®, Super Shine-All® or Top Clean® diluted per label recommendations

Paver Brick & Quarry Tile • Glazed floors – Scrub using Renovator®, Citrus Scrub®

Paver Brick & Quarry Tile • Glazed floors – Scrub using Renovator®, Citrus Scrub® (or Extra Strength CSP for showers or restrooms) and a deck brush or a 175 rpm floor machine with a scrub brush – Do not coat glazed surfaces – Daily maintain by dust mopping with a treated dust mop and damp mopping with Super Shine-All® – Damp mop restrooms and shower rooms with a properly diluted solution of disinfectant cleaner

Terrazzo Floors • New floors – Scrub with a buffer and Super Shine-All® @

Terrazzo Floors • New floors – Scrub with a buffer and Super Shine-All® @ 3 oz. /gal. Or Citrus Scrub® @ 4 oz. /gal. and a red pad – Pick up the solution with a wet vac, flood rinse with Nutra-Rinse® @ 4 oz. /gal. and pick up the flood rinse with a wet vac. Finish with two clear water damp mop rinses – Coat with one or two coats of Terrazzine® or Seal 341®

Terrazzo Floors • Top coat with your finish of choice – Dust mop and

Terrazzo Floors • Top coat with your finish of choice – Dust mop and damp mop with a neutral cleaner following label instructions to maintain the finish • Use a restorer and burnish as desired.

Terrazzo Floors • Old terrazzo with heavy polish build-up – Strip using 1: 1

Terrazzo Floors • Old terrazzo with heavy polish build-up – Strip using 1: 1 dilution of Assault®, Devastator® or Arsenal Stripper • Black stripping pad • Pick up with a wet-vac – Do not let the stripper dry on the floor • Flood rinse with Nutra-Rinse® @ 4 oz. /gal. • Pick up with wet-vac or auto-scrubber • Two clear water rinses • Allow to dry thoroughly

Terrazzo Floors • Old terrazzo cont. – After floor is dry… • Apply one

Terrazzo Floors • Old terrazzo cont. – After floor is dry… • Apply one or two coats of Seal 341® • Extremely porous floors should be sealed first with one or two coats of Terrazzine® – Top coat with Seal 341® • Floors coated with Seal 341® can be top coated with your favorite finish • Maintain the finish by dust mopping, damp mopping, restoring, and burnishing

Terrazzo Floors • In restrooms use care not to damage the floor by allowing

Terrazzo Floors • In restrooms use care not to damage the floor by allowing bowl cleaners or other strong acid cleaners to drip or puddle on the floor. • The strong acids may etch the marble chips in the terrazzo, and erode the cementatious matrix – causing the floor to “crumble” and erode away.

Marble & Natural Stone • Polished – Scrub(10’ x 15’) with a buffer and

Marble & Natural Stone • Polished – Scrub(10’ x 15’) with a buffer and a red pad • Citrus Scrub® @ 16 oz. /Gal. – Pick up solution with a wet - vac – Flood rinse - DO NOT use Nutra-Rinse® – Pick up with a wet - vac – Damp mop rinse with 1 oz. /gal. Super Shine-All®

Marble & Natural Stone • Polished (cont. ) – – – When dry (30

Marble & Natural Stone • Polished (cont. ) – – – When dry (30 min. ) Apply one or two coats of Lok-Gard® Top coat with your favorite polish Dust mop daily Damp mop or auto scrub using Super Shine-All® or Top Clean® Apply restorer and burnish as necessary

Marble & Natural Stone • Unpolished – Scrub(10’ x 15’) with a buffer and

Marble & Natural Stone • Unpolished – Scrub(10’ x 15’) with a buffer and a red pad (for recessed grout joints, use Bassine or Pro-Lite® scrub brushes • Renovator® @ 16 oz. /gal. – Pick up solution with a wet - vac – Flood rinse - DO NOT use Nutra-Rinse® – Pick up with a wet - vac – Give two additional, clear water, damp mop rinses – Allow to dry thoroughly

Marble & Natural Stone • Unpolished (cont. ) – When floor is dry, apply

Marble & Natural Stone • Unpolished (cont. ) – When floor is dry, apply one or two coats of Seal 341® – Seal extremely porous floors with one or two coats of Terrazzine® first, and then top coat with Seal 341® – Maintain gloss by dust mopping and damp mopping daily – Restore and burnish as desired

Gloss Restoration • Mop-on restorers – high speed 1000+r. p. m. – Dust mop

Gloss Restoration • Mop-on restorers – high speed 1000+r. p. m. – Dust mop – Damp mop or auto scrub – Apply Restorer diluted 1: 4 (32 oz/gal) with a damp mop to the area to be restored – When dry, burnish with a beige polythermal pad – Dust mop the floor

Gloss Restoration • Using Restorer (a cleaner / restorer): • Auto-burnish application: – Dust

Gloss Restoration • Using Restorer (a cleaner / restorer): • Auto-burnish application: – Dust mop – Dilute Restorer @ 4 oz/gal. in cool water in the solution tank of the autoscrubber – Auto-scrub assigned flooring using overlapping passes

Gloss Restoration • If spray buffing remember to clean the floor first. Restorers will

Gloss Restoration • If spray buffing remember to clean the floor first. Restorers will make the floor shiny, but… • A shiny dirty floor is still a dirty floor!

Glazed Ceramic Tile • Two schools of thought : – Use no coating –

Glazed Ceramic Tile • Two schools of thought : – Use no coating – Use a coating

Glazed Ceramic Tile • No coating – Showers (slippery…) • Damp mop daily with

Glazed Ceramic Tile • No coating – Showers (slippery…) • Damp mop daily with disinfectant cleaner • Scrub periodically with acid cleaner – To remove hard water deposits and soap scum – Rinse thoroughly

Glazed Ceramic Tile • Most coatings have trouble bonding to a glazed surface •

Glazed Ceramic Tile • Most coatings have trouble bonding to a glazed surface • Urine, etc. will penetrate most coatings and soak into the grout. – Mopping cleans only the coating surface. – Germs and odors grow unmolested. • Grout sealers may be useful if they are impervious to urine, etc.

Glazed Ceramic Tile • Uncoated restroom floors are less time consuming to maintain and

Glazed Ceramic Tile • Uncoated restroom floors are less time consuming to maintain and have fewer problems with odors (all things being equal) – Sweep – Damp mop daily with disinfectant cleaner – Scrub periodically (with a brush) • With acid cleaner if hard water deposits are present – rinse thoroughly • With disinfectant cleaner if no hard water deposits are present

Glazed Ceramic Tile • Some facilities want to use a coating – For appearance

Glazed Ceramic Tile • Some facilities want to use a coating – For appearance in restrooms • Strong Guard® will prevent urine from penetrating, but is not a wear coat – Devastator® @ 1: 1 to strip Strong Guard® so it doesn’t come up every time you strip • Use Seal 341® as a wear coat • If you decide to use a coating once, you are committed – If grout lines are dirty, they will always look dirty • The floor must be pristine before applying, or coatings may flake off

Glazed Ceramic Tile • Facilities that want finished restroom floors will break the finish

Glazed Ceramic Tile • Facilities that want finished restroom floors will break the finish on a grout line about 3 feet in front of urinals to allow for thorough floor cleaning – Urine can’t hide under finishes

Hard Floor Care Are there any Questions?

Hard Floor Care Are there any Questions?

Quiz 1. Basic hard floor care consists of: 1. 2. 3. 4. _______________ (T/F)

Quiz 1. Basic hard floor care consists of: 1. 2. 3. 4. _______________ (T/F) Stains can be difficult to remove from hard floors because the surface is often porous and spills soak in quickly and penetrate deeply. (T/F) Use acid cleaners to clean terrazzo. Paver brick may be sealed with: a) b) c) d) Strong guard® Seal 341® Terrazzine® All of the above

Quiz 5. 6. 7. 8. (T/F) Exterior concrete is sealed to make cleaning faster

Quiz 5. 6. 7. 8. (T/F) Exterior concrete is sealed to make cleaning faster and easier. (T/F) Glazed quarry tile in a “food court” should be sealed to prevent spills from becoming stains. (T/F) Use a 15% acid solution to prepare concrete for epoxy coatings. (T/F) Flood rinsing using Nutra-Rinse @ 4 oz. /gal. is recommended after stripping polished marble floors.

Quiz 10. Which of the following products should not be used on terrazzo? a)

Quiz 10. Which of the following products should not be used on terrazzo? a) b) c) d) Terrazine® Nutra-rinse® Extra strength CSP Seal 341® 11. (T/F) No matter the type of interior hard floor, the basic maintenance procedures are the same. 12. (T/F) Use Seal 341® on an exterior concrete patio to prevent spills from staining. 13. (T/F) Lok-Gard® will prevent urine from penetrating into grout in ceramic tiled restrooms.

Answers Basic hard floor care consists of: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Answers Basic hard floor care consists of: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Stripping or Scrubbing to clean the floor Sealing and Finishing the floor to protect it Dust mopping and Damp mopping daily to protect the finish Gloss Restoration or Restoring and Burnishing to bring back the shine (T) Stains can be difficult to remove from hard floors because the surface is often porous and spills soak in quickly and penetrate deeply. (F) Use acid cleaners to clean terrazzo. (Paver brick may be sealed with: a) b) c) d) Strong guard® Seal 341® Terrazzine® All of the above

Answers 8. (T & F) Exterior concrete is sealed to make cleaning faster and

Answers 8. (T & F) Exterior concrete is sealed to make cleaning faster and easier. (Trick question – Of course sealing concrete makes cleaning easier, but the primary reason is to prevent staining) 9. (T/F) Glazed quarry tile in a “food court” should be sealed to prevent spills from becoming stains. (Trick question – it is recommended that glazed tile not be sealed, but the grout lines in a food court would resist staining if they were sealed) 10. (F) Use a 15% acid solution to prepare concrete for epoxy coatings. (5%) 11. (F) Flood rinsing using Nutra-Rinse @ 4 oz. /gal. is recommended after stripping polished marble floors. (DO NOT use Nutra-Rinse on polished marble)

Answers 12. Which of the following products should not be used on terrazzo? a)

Answers 12. Which of the following products should not be used on terrazzo? a) b) c) d) Terrazine® Nutra-Rinse® Extra strength CSP Seal 341® 13. (T) No matter the type of interior hard floor, the basic maintenance procedures are the same. 14. (F) Use Seal 341® on an exterior concrete patio to prevent spills from staining. 15. (F) Lok-Gard® will prevent urine from penetrating into grout in ceramic tiled restrooms. (Strong Guard®)

Hard Floor Care Thank you for your participation

Hard Floor Care Thank you for your participation