Fixing Wax Floor Streeks
Apply your clear wax as i instruct in the paperwork i include in your shipments or as shown on my website s video here.
Fixing wax floor streeks. I honestly thought floor scratches from tables and chairs caused it before being educated otherwise and the manager accepted that fact. Coat floors with more floor finish on a wax applicator mop. After all it didn t look too horrible and he was mostly concerned with the floor looking clean which it did because it is a pre school and nursery. Polyurethane must be stripped with furniture stripping chemicals putty knives solvents steel wool and a whole lot of elbow grease.
Wax can build up over time however so it is important to remove the old wax coating and clean the floor thoroughly before adding an additional wax layer. You want your floor to look shiny and bright so you added wax to the floor hoping for a showroom finish. Strip away wax that may be contributing to your floor streaking with steel wool and mineral spirits. This is short video showing you how to wax acid stained concrete epoxy any type of sealed concrete flooring or vct.
Actively dust mopping keeps. Slow down the stroke as the finish is laid on the floor. Step 5 prevent streaks from occurring by regularly dust mopping your hardwood floors. But then also remember in the final phase of removing the excess wax always start at the top of the panel and wipe to the bottom as so to blend the wax from the top blue arrow to the bottom.
Waxing a tile floor provides an attractive shine and a protective coating that makes the floors easier to clean. Wax goes over your floor finish to protect it and some floor finishes should not be waxed polyurethane is one of these. Wax is easily stripped off with an ammonia solution mop and floor cleaner. Use a painting stroke rather than a spreading stroke to work the finish into the floor.
Again if you watch my. How to fix streaky floor wax. Follow our applying floor finish procedure to achieve great results with a smooth even finish. The wax layer also provides the tile floor with extra protection against stains.
Enlisting a towel for solid wax or a sponge mop with a terry cloth head for liquid wax rub the cloth or glide the mop over two foot sections of the floor at a time. Pour mineral spirits over the floor and gently scrub with a steel wool pad.