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Keys to a Successful Floor Care Program
1. Management Support: you must have upper management support
to have a successful floor care program. If you do not have
this support, your efforts are doomed to fail.
2. Follow the “never list”: by the following the next six
“never” items, you can eliminate 90% of all floor care
problems.
Never use cold, clean water to clean your floors. Always use
1-2 oz. Of recommended cleaner. Water is one of the worst
cleaners you can use to clean floors. It does not have the
ability to hold dirt in suspension. All you’re doing is
diluting the soil, spreading it out and leaving it on the
floor.
Never use a new mop. Always presoak a new mop in hot water for
one to two hours and then rinse before using. The purpose is
to remove any cotton seed oil and/or sizing (glue) materials
if it’s a cotton or cotton blend mop. This will assure that
the contaminants are not absorbed into your finish, creating
problems.
Never put floor finish or a restoration product into a metal
bucket (unless it is stainless steel). Always use a plastic
bucket or put a plastic trash can liner into the metal bucket.
This will save your products from becoming contaminated by the
metal and picking up a grayish discoloration from the bucket.
Never stop an automatic scrubber and allow the brushed to run
or rest on the floor. Always raise the brushed, then squeegee
the residual amount of liquid by moving the machine forward,
then shut off the machine. If you hold to automatic scrubber
in one spot and keep the brushed moving, it continues to
clean, leaving white circles on the floor.
Never leave the pads on either the automatic scrubber or
buffer when the job is finished. Always remove the pads, rinse
them out and let them “rest” for two days before using them
again. This will extend the life of your pads tremendously and
will also decrease the discoloration and dirt pickup that you
can get by using dirty pads.
Never put dry pads on an automatic scrubber. Always immerse
the pads in water or the cleaning solution before putting them
on the scrubber. When you put a dry pad on, there is always
more initial grinding action.
3. Always use clean janitorial equipment, solutions and
materials: clean janitorial equipment plus clean solutions
will always equal a clean floor. If you have dirty janitorial
equipment or dirty materials, you’ll end up with a dirty
floor.
4. Proper dilutions: always follow the recommended directions.
If it says 2 oz. per gallon, it means 2 oz. per gallon. If a
little does a good job, then a lot more does not necessarily
do a better job. Always follow recommended dilutions.
5. Necessary janitorial equipment and janitorial supplies:
always check your inventory list before starting. Make sure
that you have the janitorial equipment and janitorial supplies
on hand to do the job so that you do not have to take short
cuts.
6. Proper training, in-service: work with your manufacturer’s
representative. Have him/her come in and do an in-service with
your personnel so that the employees are instructed and
trained in the use of their products.
7. Always use good judgment: good judgment and common sense
will solve more problems during a floor operation than
anything else. Follow label directions, using common sense,
and good judgment will get you out of trouble. You must have
the right combination of janitorial equipment, product and
pads. Have your manufacturer’s representative help you in
matching product with janitorial equipment and the proper pad.
In general, brown and black pads are for stripping; green,
blue or red pads are for scrubbing; and lighter colored pads
(tan, peach, white, beige, and champagne) are normally for
high speed burnishing. Make sure that you are matching the
proper pad to the job and follow manufacturer’s suggestions.
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