Use a high speed floor burnisher to harden the polish guard then remove all residue left on the floor.
How to wash polished concrete floors.
Use the right cleaning agents.
For indoor concrete floors that are polished or stamped you ll need to take a gentler approach to how to clean concrete.
Don t use ammonia bleach or any highly acidic substance on polished or stamped floors.
If you don t have one wet the concrete with a garden hose and use a stiff bristled brush like push broom to distribute the trisodium phosphate and scrub away.
The easiest way to clean exterior concrete is with a pressure washer filled with a solution of trisodium phosphate and water.
Mop the floor s surface as a means to clean any residual dust.
You ll just use a mop and a bucket of water mixed with a mild cleaner.
Fill a mop bucket with water and add mild detergent.
For residential polished concrete a bucket and mop is fine if you consistently change out the water.
Use a broom to sweep away any dirt and debris.
Step 2 mop.
A soft microfiber dust mop is a better option than a harsh bristled broom that might scratch the surface.
Dry dust mop regularly to remove dirt and grit.
Soils act as an abrasive and can ruin the clarity and shine of polished concrete.
Clean the floor before you apply polish.
While there s no official requirement for concrete floor polishing the use of the polishing machine typically requires cycling from the disc with the largest abrasives to the disc with the smallest abrasives to consider the concrete floor polished.
It is important that the cleaning agent you use on a concrete floor has a neutral ph level.
If you just use water during your weekly cleaning you ll likely leave dirt on the floor long term.
Use a neutral floor cleaner.
Use an automatic floor scrubber equipped with a nonabrasive pad to clean large square footage areas.
Damp mop occasionally with a ph neutral cleaner or special cleaners and conditioners designed for polished concrete.
Wearing rubber gloves follow the mixing directions on the product.
Dry burnishing may not fully restore the shine on your polished concrete floor even when it is done once per month.
If the floor still seems slightly dull after dry burnishing you can spread a solution of one part cleaner to one part water on the floor with a mop and run a high speed burnisher over it while it is still wet.
Mild stains should also come off when you mop.
If you re cleaning the surface manually follow these steps to keep your floor clean and pristine.
Always use clean water when washing to avoid introducing new contaminants to the surface.
If wet mopping the floor always use clean water and clean mops.
Gather everything for removal with either a dustpan or a vacuum.
These cleaners not only clean the surface but leave behind a dirt resistant film.
Dust mop the floor daily with a microfiber pad to keep dirt particles off the floor.