How To Use And Maintain A Floor Polisher

Horizontal strokes tend to leave more marks from the mop.

How to use and maintain a floor polisher.

Using the sponge mop start mopping the floor in vertical strokes. Then you ll want to use a dry mop to lift dirt and wet mop to remove any leftover bacteria and debris. Vacuum cleaners with faulty wheels can scratch floors. Locate the farthest corner from the entrance of the room you are buffing in order to prevent stepping on the freshly buffed floor as you work.

If you re cleaning your floor alone place furniture pads under the legs and slide the furniture out of the room. Use clean water and go over the floor numerous times with the mop to loosen dirt and grime. Once the floor has been washed with the mop use soft clean. Check your operations manual for the recommended cleaning frequency of your equipment and stick to it maybe even err a little more commonly than recommended in.

Begin in a back corner of the room plotting a path that will have you end up near an exit pour a small s shaped amount of wood floor polish onto the floor. Spread a nice even layer of polish across the floor so it can self level. You should polish your floors every two to three years. If you don t have a.

Step 1 remove furniture and rugs. You will use one full bottle of polish for every 500 sq ft. Buff the floor beginning with the back of the room working your way around to the front. To begin look at the scrub brush or polishing pad to make sure it is clean and free of any dirt or debris.

This will use the dirt as an abrasive to help bring back the shine. Make sure your vacuum cleaner doesn t have any rough plastic parts near the bottom or edges. This removes the dust and debris. Do not shake the bottle of polish gently rock it back and forth for 30 seconds to 1 minute to assure a consistent sheen level.

Make sure there is a close electric outlet and that your high speed floor buffer cord is long enough to span the entire room. One 32oz bottle of polish covers 500 sq. Step 4 allow for drying time. Measure your room and know your square footage.

Spread the polish evenly and consistently across the floor. To do so use a high speed burnisher over the dry floor before cleaning. Start buffing and keep the buffer moving slowly while you do the job. Walking over a floor that has just been buffed might scuff or dent the surface.

Roll up any area rugs and remove them as well step 2 vacuum your floors. Lock the handle in an upright position then lay the polisher back on a hard surface. Polish wood floors to a shine.