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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Majestic on February 12, 2004, 06:49:39 pm

Title: Skid Marks
Post by: Majestic on February 12, 2004, 06:49:39 pm

I have been asked to clean the communal area of a block of flats , the problem is the kids ride through on there bikes and skid so the floor has black rubber marks , any ideas on how to remove them
John

Title: Re: Skid Marks
Post by: Philip Hanson on February 12, 2004, 06:54:51 pm

A good, hard clip round the ear usually does the trick

Title: Re: Skid Marks
Post by: Majestic on February 12, 2004, 07:00:31 pm

Thanks Silly ;D
Not the kids the skid marks

Title: Re: Skid Marks
Post by: Les on February 12, 2004, 07:55:40 pm

Not very helpful Silly Philly >:(
But very clever  ;D

What sort of flooring are you dealing with Majestic, Carpet tiles or ....?
Les

Title: , Re: Skid Marks
Post by: Majestic on February 12, 2004, 11:33:34 pm

Hi Les
Its vinyl
John

Title: Re: Skid Marks
Post by: Les on February 13, 2004, 11:16:13 am

Hi John,
I'm sure people will come up with alternatives, however I found a product called 'Citraclean' made from extracts of Oranges, (and I'm not taking the Piff) ;D
It's about £8 for 5 litres and has a load of uses, your problem being one of them.
I got mine from Greenham Trading ,(you should find them if you do a search, they are a National Co).
P.S. Funny thing is that it also removes 'sticky labels', so when you splash some over the container it comes in....
the Instruction for use label falls off  ;D At least proves it works  ;)
Les

Title: Re: Skid Marks
Post by: Mike_Boxall on February 13, 2004, 12:53:33 pm

Hi John

Sounds funny I know, but we do a 'rubber broom' which is amazing at removing rubber marks from vinyl.

Prochems Ultrapac renovate is also pretty good but the rubber broom is by far and away the quickest!

They're about £13

Regards

Mike

Title: Re: Skid Marks
Post by: Len Gribble on February 13, 2004, 09:39:39 pm

:)
Majestic

I’ll take it that you are damp mopping the most cost effective way is with a green scour under foot, not into bending down on hand & knees unless I have too.

Care with polished floors rub too hard and you’ll go though the seal, it applies to solvents based products this will take the polish off.

Hope this helps.

Len