Oreck 550 - Manual (Page 8)

Deep Cleaning
Equipment and Material Required:
• Orbiter ® Multi-Floor Machine
• Black Drive Pad Holder
• Orange Scrub Brush or Black Carpet Brush
• White Terrycloth Bonnet
• Grunge Attack
® Tile Floor Cleaner
Procedure:
Grunge Attack
® Tile Floor Cleaner lifts dirt, grime and
grease from tile floors and grout, leaving sparkling results.
1. Dilute Grunge Attack ® Tile Floor Cleaner into a
separate spray bottle according to the instructions on
the bottle.
2. Lightly spray a 6 ft by 6 ft area with diluted Grunge
Attack ® Tile Floor Cleaner.
3. Clean with the Orbiter ® Multi-Floor Machine and an
orange scrub brush for ceramic tile floors or
concrete. Use Orbiter
® Multi-Floor Machine and the
black carpet brush for delicate or glazed ceramic or
porcelain tile floors.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 until the whole floor has
been cleaned.
5. Go back over the cleaned floor with the Orbiter ®
Multi-Floor Machine and white terrycloth bonnet to
remove all dirt lifted by the orange scrub brush.
Wet floor as necessary with water or diluted
Grunge Attack
® Tile Floor Cleaner.
See Grunge Attack ® Tile Floor Cleaner bottle for complete
instructions.
E N G L I S H
Tile Floor Applications
build-up of other floor cleaners. If necessary, repeat
procedure until floor shines.
See Timberworks ® bottle for complete instructions.
Sandscreening
(Wood Floors)
Sandscreening is ideal for refinishing the polyurethane
coating on hard wood floors. The procedure is not
designed to totally remove the old polyurethane, but
smooth out imperfections and prime the floor for a new
fresh coating. However, polyurethane coatings are
generally very durable and look good for a long time - try
a thorough cleaning before refinishing the polyurethane
coating to see if the luster can be restored.
Equipment and Material Required:
• Orbiter ® Multi-Floor Machine
• Black Drive Pad Holder
• Brown Strip Pad
• Sand Screen 60 grit
• Sand Screen 80 grit
• Sand Screen 100 grit
• Broom or Dust Mop
• Vacuum Cleaner
• Tack Rags
Procedure:
1. Use Orbiter ® Multi-Floor Machine and the brown
strip pad.
2. Place #60 grit sand screen disc under brown strip
pad. Sand the floor. Remove residue by vacuuming
or sweeping the floor in the same direction as the
boards.
3. Place a #80 sand screen disc under the brown strip
pad. Sand the floor.
4. Sweep and vacuum the floor, then tack rag
THOROUGHLY.
5. Apply finish according to manufacturer’s
recommendations.
6. Burnish between coats with #100 grit sand screen
disc and tack rag.
Surface Cleaning and Waxing
Waxed Hard Wood Floors
This procedure should be used on WAX FINISH floors only.
Equipment and Material Required:
• Orbiter ® Multi-Floor Machine
• Black Drive Pad Holder
• Lamb’s Wool Bonnet
• Tan Polish Brush (Union Mix)
• White Polish Pad (optional)
• Paste Wax, 1 lb.
• Indian Sand Paste Wax
• Dust Mop
• Buffable Wax
Waxed Hard Wood Floor
Applications
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Procedure:
1. Completely dust mop floor.
2. Wipe up spills with a dry cloth or paper towel. Use a
slightly damp cloth for sticky spills. Hint: Buff with
white polish pad to restore luster.
3. To apply paste wax: Attach black drive pad holder to
Orbiter ® Multi-Floor Machine. Apply a tablespoon
of paste wax on 4 sections of white polish pad. Place
white polish pad on floor and center black drive pad
holder onto pad. Work Orbiter
® Multi-Floor Machine
in a forward/back motion and spread out the paste
wax to a thin coat. Allow paste wax to dry for
5 minutes. Turn white polish pad over to clean side
and buff. Use tan polish brush or lamb’s wool bonnet
to obtain a higher luster.
Helpful Hints:
1. When floor looks dull, try buffing first to see if that
will restore the luster before re-waxing.
2. When areas of heavy use no longer respond to
buffing, wax only those areas and buff all of the floor
to an even luster.
3. Use clear paste wax to retain the floor’s natural color.
Use Indian Sand Paste Wax to add a little color and
help blend in blemishes on old floors.