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Step
1: Gather Equipment
and Supplies
Consult
Materials Checklist
Step
2:
Remove tape, labels and gum with a razor scraper or putty knife. Angle
the blade so you don’t damage the finish. Sticker and label residue
can be removed with Waterless Cleaner (#1130)
or Citrus
Degreaser (#1185).
Step
3:
Dust mop the floor.
Step
4:
Fill auto-scrubber reservoir or mop bucket with Sport Prep™ (#1127) diluted 32 ounces per gallon (1:4).
Step
5:
Scrub the floor with blue, brown or black pads with auto-scrubber solution
flow on, vacuum off and squeegee up. Pad choice depends on floor condition
and the size (weight) of auto-scrubber. Let solution dwell for approximately
five minutes. Keep solution area to about 1,000 square feet.
Step
6:
Scrub the floor a second time with solution flow off, vacuum on and
squeegee down. Be sure to flip or change pads as they pick up soil.
Step
7:
When the entire floor is clean, rinse the floor with auto-scrubber equipped
with red pads using Nu-Tral
Cleaner (#507) diluted 2 ounces per gallon (1:64).
Step
8:
Inspect the floor. It should be dull and clean. Trace amounts of white
residue from the previous finish are okay. If large amounts are present,
rinse the floor again. Let the floor dry completely before finish application.
Note:
This floor preparation method is NOT recommended on parquet floors
or tongue and groove strip floors that are poorly finished and/or contain
gaps between floor boards.
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