Hoover FloorMAX Hard Floor Machine - Manual (Page 5)

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2. Solvent cleaning
wax method
Wood and other floors may be damaged
by using water solution; therefore, use
only those cleaners and waxes recom-
mended specifically for these types of
floors.
The following directions are for cleaning
wood or other floors with a cleaning pol-
ishing solvent base
liquid wax.
1. Vacuum floor to remove loose dirt and
debris. Wipe up sticky spots with a
damp cloth.
2. Apply wax-cleaner according to man-
ufacturer’s instructions on the container.
3. Refer to “Polishing and buffing
floors”.
Waxing floors
There are two types of wax to use on
hard surface floors: water-base and sol-
vent base.
2-1 2. Solvent-base wax
Solvent-base wax can be identified by
the caution statement: “Flammable” or
“Combustible” on the label. It is used on
wood floors and can be polished and
buffed when dry.
Do not use solvent-
base wax on asphalt or rubber tile or
other hard surface floors unless speci-
fied by the manufacturer.
There are two kinds of solvent-base wax:
paste wax and liquid cleaning-polishing
wax.
a. Paste wax
To spread wax evenly, attach power
scrub and cleaning brushes to floor
machine and snap on heavy duty clean-
ing and waxing pads. (Available at
additional cost.)
Spread a thin coat of wax on pads or
spread a small amount on floor with
3. Direct application
method
Polyurethane sealed hard wood and
sealed laminate flooring can be cleaned
using a floor cleaner specially formulat-
ed for this type of floor. Check with the
flooring manufacturer for a recommend-
ed cleaner. Your floor machine can be
used periodically with this type of
cleaner to help restore the floor’s luster.
1. Vacuum floor thoroughly to remove
loose dirt and debris.
2. Attach the soft cloth pads (available
at additional cost) to floor machine
referring to directions for Figs. 1-3 and
1-4.
3. Following directions on cleaner bot-
tle, start at one end of a room and
apply cleaner to a 3 ft. x 6 ft. (1m x 2m)
1. Water-base wax
Water-base wax is a self-polishing wax
which does not contain a petroleum sol-
vent. It can be used on all hard surface
floors except wood.
Follow the directions on the container
to apply. Do not polish or buff this
wax.
2-2 2-3
spatula. Start by pressing handle
release lever and lowering handle.
Apply wax to floor, by guiding in
straight lines or with grain of the wood,
until wax is spread evenly. b. Cleaning-polishing
wax
This type of wax is used to clean as well
as wax floors. Apply wax according to
instructions on the container.
Use the floor machine only to polish
floors when this type of wax is used.
Refer to section “Cleaning floors -
Solvent cleaning wax method”.
area. Connect floor machine cord to a
wall receptacle. Press handle release
lever and start floor machine by lowering
handle.
4. Move the floor machine slowly over
the area until the floor is completely dry.
During the transition from wet to dry, the
floor machine will seem to “labor” (motor
sound will change and the floor machine
may feel different) until the floor cleaner
has dried completely. The floor machine
motor will then return to its original
sound and feel.
5. To restore shine to stubborn areas,
attach the heavy duty cleaning and wax-
ing pads (available at additional cost)
and repeat steps 3 and 4. Such areas
can also be dry buffed (without applying
a wood floor cleaner) using the heavy
duty cleaning and waxing pads.