Spartan News © Spartan Chemical Company, Inc 1999

Spartan Chemical Company, Inc.
1110 Spartan Drive, Maumee OH 43537
Phone: (800) 537-8990
www.spartanchemical.com

Training Information

FLOORS HOW TO USE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

Products:
1. Dust mop/dust cloth treatment
2. Liquid floor cleaner
3. Spraybuff
4. Floor finish

Procedures:

I. Tools and Materials Needed -- See chart at end

A. Walk off mats, exterior and interior

B. Dust mop, treated with dust mop/dust cloth treatment

C. Mop heads, frames and handles

D. Buckets and wringers

E. Liners for the buckets

F. 175 rpm single disk & blue or green pads

G. High speed machine and pads

H. Wet/dry vac, if available

I. Trigger sprayer

J. Clean rags

K. Floor hazard signs

L. Gloves and glasses

II. Purpose of Preventative Maintenance

A. Stripping is time consuming and unpleasant.

B. Preventive measures can lengthen the time between stripping.

III. Progressive Steps in Floor Maintenance

A. Entrance mats

B. Dust mopping

C. Damp mopping

1. Damp mopping only

2. Damp mopping followed by spray buffing
3. Damp mopping followed by high speed restore
D. Top Scrubbing
1. Followed by high speed buffing
2. Followed by a recoat of floor finish
For instructions and information about each of these floor maintenance procedures, look through the rest of this section.
EQUIPMENT LIST FOR FLOOR CARE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

Product	Dust Mop	Damp Mop	Spray-buff	Restore	Top Scrub	High Speed	Recoat
	X	X	X	X	X		X
Dust mop	X			X		X
Mop #1		X			X
#1 Bucket/ Wringer		X			X
Mop #2		X			X
#2 Bucket/ Wringer		X			X
Mop #3				X			X
#3 Bucket/ Wringer				X			X
Liner				X			X
Trigger Sprayer			X
175 rpm w/ blue or green pad					X
Wet/dry vacuum					X
High speed & pad			X	X		X
Step off towel					X		X
Floor hazard sign		X	X	X	X		X