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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: simoncollins on August 21, 2009, 03:42:43 pm

Title: Wood floor in bar
Post by: simoncollins on August 21, 2009, 03:42:43 pm

I have a customer who has to clean a wooden floor in a trendy bar / restaurant. The floor is sealed but has not been properly cleaned to date, most probably by a mop with water and an unknown floor cleaner.

The area by the bar has evidence of drink spillage and ingrained soilage (black cap?) on the floor and I was hoping someone might be able to offer some thoughts on best way to remove without having to sand the floor.

My initial thoughts were to either use a stripper with a green or black pad on a rotary to scrub the area clean and then re-seal and buff. Or would a sanding screen on a 200rpm rotary be better, removing the very top layer of the floor and then re-seal?

Main problem is the restaurant will only allow an overnight deep-clean so there is no way to really get stuck in to the floor and sand it all completely.

Thanks,
Simon :)

Title: Re: Wood floor in bar
Post by: BDCS on August 21, 2009, 10:25:10 pm

I'd use a blue pad on the rotary with ultrapac renovate then neutralise with prorinse and then reseal, this will easily be done in a night. 

Title: Re: Wood floor in bar
Post by: D Freel on August 23, 2009, 10:23:54 am

After using the rotary how do you remove the sludge / dispelled dirt ? Surely you can't rinse extract on a wood floor - do you just mop this, dry and then re-seal ?

Thanks

Title: Re: Wood floor in bar
Post by: Gerry Styles on August 23, 2009, 10:54:24 am

Quote from: D Freel on August 23, 2009, 10:23:54 am

After using the rotary how do you remove the sludge / dispelled dirt ? Surely you can't rinse extract on a wood floor - do you just mop this, dry and then re-seal ?

Thanks

Sludge is removed using a wet pick up vacuum. The floor then needs a thorough rinse with clean water before sealing

Title: Re: Wood floor in bar
Post by: BDCS on August 23, 2009, 11:23:32 am

I use my carpet machine, hard floor tool and either clean water or the acid rinse / neutraliser if I have used a strong stripper. A mop is fine if your carefull but you can also use an air mover to dry it out.

Title: Re: Wood floor in bar
Post by: simoncollins on August 23, 2009, 06:48:36 pm

Thanks for the advice guys  ;D

Title: Re: Wood floor in bar
Post by: BDCS on August 24, 2009, 09:07:17 am

Do a hard floor course - well worth it