If the floor begins to eventually lose its shine.
How to shine up concrete floors.
Mild stains should also come off when you mop.
The reason is simple.
Tips for using and applying a sacrificial wax to decorative concrete floors many concrete contractors recommend applying a mop down wax or floor finish to your decorative concrete floor after you seal it.
With this basic cleaning routine polished concrete should keep its luster for years.
The concrete polishing steps.
Ie no dirt or grime.
Once you ve densified the concrete it s time to polish.
Look for concrete grinders to rent at hardware.
These pads are very aggressive and will clean.
Put on protective.
Fill a mop bucket with water and add mild detergent.
Good because all you do is pour out about a plate sized portion on the floor get your mop and start spreading.
Make sure you allow the floor to dry or wipe the floor dry before you begin to polish.
Test at least 3 areas of the floor to get average test rating.
In other words sweep your floor maybe even mop it with water start with a clean palate.
Choose a representative area of the concrete.
Dry dust mop regularly to remove dirt and grit.
A liquid densifier or.
With most floors you will start with 16 50 grit metal bonded pads.
Remember the ole mop glo.
Why do you need both a sealer and a floor wax.
Test the concrete with mohs hardness picks before renting a grinder.
Repeat this process doubling the grit size up until you reach about 60 100 grit size.
By now you may have gone over.
Damp mop occasionally with a ph neutral cleaner or special cleaners and conditioners designed for polished concrete.
When the tip no longer scratches the floor you have reached the hardness level of the concrete.
Talk about easy start with a clean floor.
Wire scrub brushes can scratch the surface of the concrete.
Rent a concrete grinder with a set of metal bonded diamond discs.
Mop the floor s surface as a means to clean any residual dust.
Begin by using a 100 grit resin diamond bond then move up the cycle to a 400 grit bond then an 800 grit bond and finally finish with very fine grit between 1500 and 3500 level resin bond.
Start with the highest number tip 9 and continue to scratch the surface with the descending tips until the tip stops scratching the floor.
Using a concrete floor polishing machine.