Floor care hints – Hoover Shampoo- Polisher User Manual

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Floor care hints

Floors may be difficult to care for when not treated

Refer to the

chart below for solutions to floor problems.

Problem

Cause

Solution

Slippery

Too much wax.

Remove wax. Apply thin even coat.

Floor

. Detergent not

Remove wax. Rinse detergent from

ed from floor.

floor before rewaxing.

Floor not dry when

Remove wax. Let floor dry

wax applied.

ly before rewaxing.

Floor not polished

Polish with polishing brushes; then

properly.

buff.

Dull Floor

Not enough wax.

Apply another thin coat of wax.

Polish and buff.

Floor not dry when

Clean and rewax floor.

wax applied.

Floor not clean

Clean and rewax floor.

when wax applied.

Streaked

Uneven application

Clean and rewax floor. Apply wax

Floor

of wax.

evenly.

Heavy build-up of

Remove wax, then apply thin coat.

wax.

Applying one type

Clean and rewax floor. (Use only

of wax over

one type of wax on floor.)

another.

Floor not properly

Clean and rewax floor.

cleaned or rinsed.
Oil mop used on

Clean and rewax floor. (Do not use

floor.

oil mop on waxed floor.)

Yellow or

Too many

Clean and rewax floor. Apply thin

Grayed

tions of wax.

coat of wax.

Floors

Too much wax in

Clean and rewax floor. (Apply only

areas of light

one coat of wax in these areas.

Scratched

Gritty dirt on floor.

Clean and rewax floor. If floor is

Floor

waxed, only wax gets scratched.

(Use

vacuum cleaner to remove

dirt.)

Black

Scuffing from

To remove from waxed floor,

Marks

ber heels.

dampen fine steel wool with wax
and rub spots. Polish.

Powdering

Self-polishing wax

Clean and rewax floor. (Do not mix

of Wax

applied over

waxes.

vent-base wax.

Floor not clean

Clean and rewax floor.

when wax applied.

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