Rubber Flooring, Flooring Care Maintenance Kits,

Initial Cleaning and Maintenance

After the flooring has been installed it should be swept clean. Any excess adhesive should be removed by the flooring contractor. No wet cleaning should take place within 72 hours of the installation of the flooring to allow the adhesive to fully cure, as per the installation guidelines. After initial cleaning, regular maintenance can be performed. As with all quality flooring never use any bleach based products, or clean in direct sunlight.

Equipment and Chemicals:

• Mop
• Soft nylon brush
• Applicator
• PREPARE polish stripper
• PROTECT emulsion polish

Procedure:

1. PREPARE polish stripper diluted 1:10 with warm water should be applied sparingly to the surface of the flooring with a mop to remove the existing polish Do not allow the solution to dry out.
2. After five-minutes contact time scrub with a soft nylon brush.
3. Remove slurry with a mop or wet vacuum.
4. Damp mop twice with water and allow flooring to dry thoroughly.
Do not allow any foot-traffic across the flooring at this point.
5. Once flooring has completely dried, one coat of PROTECT emulsion polish should be applied neat with an applicator. Apply in one direction only and allow flooring to dry thoroughly (approx 1 hour)
6. Apply a second coat at right angles to the first coat, and allow flooring to dry thoroughly.
7. Rinse the applicator well and allow to dry naturally.

Maintenance:
The flooring should always be dust mopped prior to the following procedures, and spot stains should be removed using undiluted MAINTAIN floor maintainerEquipment and Chemicals: Mop Applicator PROLONG floor maintainer

Procedure – Damp Mop:

1. MAINTAIN floor maintainer diluted 1:25 with warm water should be applied to the surface of the flooring with a mop.
2. Damp mop with water and allow flooring to dry thoroughly.

Procedure – Spray Cleaning:

1. MAINTAIN floor maintainer diluted 1:25 with warm water should be sprayed as a fine mist over a manageable area of 2-3 sq. m.
2. Buff the floor with a suitable high speed machine fitted with a buffing pad until the flooring is dry.