How to maintain your newly sanded floors? How to make sure you don't damage your wood floor with water!

You have just had your wood floor sanded and it looks as good as new. Now how do you keep this lovely wood floor clean and looking as it does now?

Let’s face it – It will get dirty! Your cleaning regime is the only weapon you have.


Here are a few tips on keeping your wood floor clean:

Regular dry soil removal:
The big enemy of wood floors and the finish on them is dry soil and grit wearing the finish off the floor. To keep your floor free from dry soil you can use a good quality soft broom or you can use a vacuum cleaner with a special soft floor attachment.

Your furniture is yet another consideration. We strongly recommend Felt pad protectors under all your furniture. These are not just ordinary pads – They come with replacement pads that can easily be clipped out to be renewed. They also screw in thus last much longer and are much safer for your floor.

1-    MAINTENANCE ROUTINE
It is crucial your weekly cleaning of your wood floor is done correctly.

You will wood oil care Kit:

-    A 2 compartment mob bucket
-    Good quality mop (clean)
-    Cleaning solution –We recommend Pallmann Clean  (available in 0.75 litre or 10 litre)
-    Clean water

Fill one side of your mop bucket (the side you will wring your mop in) with clean water.

Make your cleaning solution mix as described on the bottle in the other mop bucket compartment.
The pump dispense on the 10 Litre Pallmann Cleaner dispense about 15 Ml per squirt. This is enough cleaner for 1 to 1.5 litres of cleaning water. One smaller containers manual measuring will be required. Consumption for 0.75 Liter: approx..100-200ml/10 liters of water.

Wet your mop in the clean water and wring it out. Dip the tips – (3 – 6 inches) into the cleaning solution and wring your mop. Now start mopping your floor. After cleaning about 3 – 5 sq meters rinse the mop in the clean water side of the bucket and dip the tips of the mop (3 – 6 inches) into the cleaning solution side – wring out and repeat as above.

Let the floor dry and return to normal use. If it is a large area replace the rinse water when dirty. You will get into a rhythm to get the ratio of cleaning water and rinse solution just right so when the rinse water is dirty your cleaning solution will be finished in the bucket.

Why do we advise the above method?
Simple – if you mop a floor with a single compartment mop bucket you will collect the dirt on the floor and contaminate your cleaning solution with this. You will then keep spreading this onto the floor every time you rinse your mop in the solution

PLEASE NOTE – DO NOT PLACE METAL FURNITURE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH YOUR WOOD FLOOR AS THIS CAN CAUSE MARKS – FLOOR PROTECTORS AS DESCRIBED AS ABOVE IS STRONGLY ADVISED

2-    FINISH CARE STOP(available in 0.75 Litre ) – LACQUERED FLOORS ONLY
Apply in very thin layer – Undiluted

Over time the floor will tone down after use. To give the floor a fresh lift it is best to apply a coating of Finish Care Stop  to the floor after a clean (ad described above) Use the T bar applicator and apply a very thin layer of Finish care Stop evenly to the floor(Very thin even coat. This should be done when the floor appears a bit dry and dull every 3 – 6 months depending on use. DO NOT OVER APPLY as it can cause a build-up.


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