Tadge
We have used a alkaline cleaner. We have used it many times before without problem and the efflorescence is limited to patches over 110sqm. Like I said I'm not panicking as I'm confident we can put it right. I'm not really interested in a my products are better than yours from anyone really.
I would think now Alex you have the wrong end of the stick there, it was never going to be about which product is better but we will leave that aside. For your information and others if you want to go back and read all the spats both myself and Kevin have had were only ever about one topic
Using high alkaline cleaning chemicals based on sodium hydroxide when deep cleaning Altro safety flooring, now just like you Alex as a newbie same as i was over 34 years ago my go to product for many years when deep cleaning hard floors were high alkaline based cleaning chemicals.
It took me many years to finally realize what was causing the yellow staining on the Altro safety floors that i was cleaning for my clients. i eventually after many years came to the realization that the stronger high alkaline cleaning chemicals especially the ones based on sodium hydroxide were the culprits.
I don't know Alex if you are aware or not that sodium hydroxide is indeed a very corrosive ingredient that is used in many cleaning chemicals and leads to detrimental damage to many different types of surfaces from its continuous use. Now this spat between myself and Kevin all started when another newbie just like you looked for advice on the best solution for deep cleaning an Altro safety floor which he had taken on.
So now to ask you Alex when a member on this section and i think you know who i am talking about recommends that this newbie uses a high alkaline chemical based on sodium hydroxide to clean his clients Altro safety flooring did i do the right thing or the wrong thing when i suggested to him the reasons why he should not use a cleaning product based on sodium hydroxide when cleaning his clients safety floor.
Just to share again once the damage is done to safety flooring from using sodium hydroxide based cleaning chemicals there ain't no coming back to putting it right.
As a member of this forum i am always happy to share my knowledge and experience in the hope that it may be of benefit to others especially new guys in helping them not to make some of the many mistakes which i made over the years. Just to add i am not saying that you can't or should not use high alkaline based cleaners on all hard floors but the ongoing spat myself and Kevin have was to do specifically with Altro safety flooring. Tadgh
