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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: johnny_h on March 10, 2011, 08:43:44 pm

Title: floor cleaning with soap powder
Post by: johnny_h on March 10, 2011, 08:43:44 pm
hi guys i have floors in the office toilets and walk way that need a good cleaning i mop them every day but dont look as fresh/bright as they could  im sure i read on here that i could use a bio soap powder with white vinegar or did i dream it ? lol any help much appreciated
Title: Re: floor cleaning with soap powder
Post by: Rick Ward on March 10, 2011, 08:55:31 pm
Could but not should Johnny; I cannot see the saving personally though am willing to be corrected. 
Title: Re: floor cleaning with soap powder
Post by: BDCS on March 10, 2011, 09:00:50 pm
Bio washing paste is usually used to clean protein stains and the white vinegar for the grease. If its toilets then its probably limescale for which you will be best to use an acidic cleaner but it depends on the floor covering and the actual staining - some floors can only be cleaned with neutral products. Do you know what type it is ?
Title: Re: floor cleaning with soap powder
Post by: Adam P on March 10, 2011, 10:11:27 pm
what floor is it? may be that it needs a good deep clean to bring it back to like new so that you can then do regular mopping.
Title: Re: floor cleaning with soap powder
Post by: johnny_h on March 11, 2011, 04:45:31 pm
its a non slip sealed floor a lino? type covering thats the best i can do to explain it
Title: Re: floor cleaning with soap powder
Post by: Paolo on March 11, 2011, 04:50:12 pm
hi guys i have floors in the office toilets and walk way that need a good cleaning i mop them every day but dont look as fresh/bright as they could  im sure i read on here that i could use a bio soap powder with white vinegar or did i dream it ? lol any help much appreciated

A good quality floor maintainer and buff with a red pad.
Title: Re: floor cleaning with soap powder
Post by: BDCS on March 11, 2011, 05:03:35 pm
Not if its safety flooring
Title: Re: floor cleaning with soap powder
Post by: Paolo on March 11, 2011, 05:11:02 pm
Not if its safety flooring

A safety floor wouldn't be sealed IMO
Title: Re: floor cleaning with soap powder
Post by: Adam P on March 11, 2011, 05:14:06 pm
to be fair though johnny put a question mark after saying what the floor is, which suggest he doesn't know. can you get a picture johnny as we could be describing how to clean something completely different
Title: Re: floor cleaning with soap powder
Post by: BDCS on March 11, 2011, 07:33:57 pm
Safety flooring should be scrubbed not buffed - these floor coverings can be ruined so easily with the wrong treatments. I had to strip a floor this week in a services amusement arcade that was mutilated, the cleaner on site asked why I needed so much equipment to mop a floor !. Training is money well spent. So any photos