Hoover Shampoo- Polisher - Manual (Page 22)

Floor care hints
Floors may be difficult to care for when not treated Refer to the
chart below for solutions to floor problems.
Problem Cause Solution
Slippery Too much wax. Remove wax. Apply thin even coat.
Floor
. Detergent not Remove wax. Rinse detergent from
ed from floor. floor before rewaxing.
Floor not dry when Remove wax. Let floor dry
wax applied. ly before rewaxing.
Floor not polished Polish with polishing brushes; then
properly. buff.
Dull Floor Not enough wax. Apply another thin coat of wax.
Polish and buff.
Floor not dry when Clean and rewax floor.
wax applied.
Floor not clean Clean and rewax floor.
when wax applied.
Streaked Uneven application Clean and rewax floor. Apply wax
Floor of wax. evenly.
Heavy build-up of Remove wax, then apply thin coat.
wax.
Applying one type Clean and rewax floor. (Use only
of wax over one type of wax on floor.)
another.
Floor not properly Clean and rewax floor.
cleaned or rinsed.
Oil mop used on
Clean and rewax floor. (Do not use
floor. oil mop on waxed floor.)
Yellow or Too many Clean and rewax floor. Apply thin
Grayed tions of wax. coat of wax.
Floors
Too much wax in Clean and rewax floor. (Apply only
areas of light one coat of wax in these areas.
Scratched Gritty dirt on floor. Clean and rewax floor. If floor is
Floor waxed, only wax gets scratched.
(Use vacuum cleaner to remove
dirt.)
Black Scuffing from To remove from waxed floor,
Marks ber heels. dampen fine steel wool with wax
and rub spots. Polish.
Powdering Self-polishing wax Clean and rewax floor. (Do not mix
of Wax applied over waxes.
vent-base wax.
Floor not clean Clean and rewax floor.
when wax applied.
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