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88 Wood Floor Care

HARDWOOD FLOOR CLEANING AND PRESERVATION SYSTEM

Hardwood floors are gaining in popularity. Millions of square feet are installed each year. In many homes, carpet is out and hard-
wood is in. Professional cleaners may now take advantage of a simple, safe, cleaning and preservation system designed to prolong
the life and restore the shine to hardwood. Increased income, higher profit and satisfied customers will be the result for the profes-
sional who embraces this system.

1. Clean & Prep 2. Apply Preservation Finish

• Vacuum or dust mop the floor to remove all • With customer approval, choose Gloss or Satin Finish.
soil. Do not use a treated dust mop. • The finish may be applied with a flat mop using either a clean
• Mix one part Heavy Duty Hardwood Cleaner cotton terry cloth cover or a microfiber cover. 30 minutes
CHEMICALS
with 4 parts warm water in a hardwood prior to applying the finish, the container should be gently
cleaning machine like the Lindhaus (LW38). rocked to mix the ingredients.
• With the solution pumping, the brush rotating • Start in the furthest area from your exit. Apply a small amount
and the vacuum turned on, begin moving of finish in a 4 or 5 foot area, spreading it thinly and uniformly
the machine forward at a moderate speed. as you work your way back toward the exit door.
Reverse on the same line at the same speed. • If a second coat is desired, allow one hour before applying.
Continue into the next area with the same
procedure. Wipe up any remaining solution
with an absorbent flat mop.
• Mix one part Wood Fresh™ Hardwood
Cleaner with 4 parts warm water in the cleaning machine.
• Proceed to clean and neutralize the complete floor in the
same manner as explained above.

Helpful Hints

• Traffic: Allow one hour dry time before of preserving the original finish, so floor to make it more receptive to the
allowing stocking feet onto the finish. hopefully the customer will never have Preservation Finish. The finish should
Allow 24 hours before shoe traffic and to go through the messy process of be applied within one hour of cleaning,
replacing furniture. Allow 48 hours sanding and recoating their hardwood. otherwise the finish will not bond well.
before replacing rugs. Remember that This system does not make damaged • Cleaning Only: Hardwood floors are
this is a great time to take oriental rugs or heavily scratched floors look like generally dirty - much dirtier than
off site to clean them, returning them new. That does not mean the customer most customers realize. This gives the
within a week. We suggest you offer will not be thrilled with the results, professional an option for cleaning only.
your customer shoe covers to wear but to give that thrill to the customer, Using the two part cleaning system
over their shoes for the next couple of realistic expectations need to be with a quality machine will make a big
days. established. We suggest you under difference in the look of a soiled floor.
• Prequalify: The pre-inspection and promise and then over perform. If cleaning is performed without the
prequalification step is essential • Important Step: The cleaning and preservation finish being applied, avoid
for the success of each job. The preparation steps are important. The shoe traffic for two hours following the
system emphasizes the importance two cleaners both clean and treat the cleaning.

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