Cleaning and Maintenance
Specialist Vinyl Floor Cleaner
Simple routine cleaning and maintenance will keep your Cavalio floor looking good for many years to come.
Complete Care Kit
Everything you need to keep your floors looking great – all in one handy pack.
- Specialist Vinyl Floor Cleaner
- Metallised Floor Polish Stripper
- Matt Finish Floor Protector
- Furtniture Protectors
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The following maintenance instructions are designed to minimise the cost factor, without compromising the long-term appearance of your vinyl floor covering.
Once the installation is complete, do not traffic for 24 hours until the adhesive has dried and then:
- Remove all loose debris and ensure that all traces of dried adhesive are removed from the surface of the floorcovering.
- Mop, sweep or vacuum to remove dust and grit.
- Damp mop with a neutral detergent.
- Apply protection to all furniture.
Routine Maintenance
The following recommendations are provided as a guideline, and the frequencies can be changed to optimise the appearance.
Daily
- Mop, sweep or vacuum to remove dust and loose dirt from your vinyl flooring.
- As required, spot clean to remove stubborn marks with a neutral cleanser.
Weekly/Monthly
Assess the appearance of the floor. As required, scrub the floor using neutral cleanser (pH 7 to 9) using a Microfibre mop or deck scrubber.
Application of a Floor Dressing
- The polyurethane surface treatment will provide initial protection for the floor covering. However, an application of a metallised polish may be required eventually to provide extra protection. The level and intensity of traffic and soiling will determine how soon the polish will have to be applied.
- Using an applicator and tray, or Kentucky mop with wringer and bucket, the first coat should be applied thinly and evenly across the floor, to within 200mm of the skirting. The vinyl floor should then be left to dry.
- When the first coat is dry, a second coat should be applied at right angles to the direction of the first. Subsequent coats should be applied at right angles, and the final coat should be applied right up to the skirting.
- Two to three thin coats are usually sufficient to provide excellent resistance to abrasion, scuffing and removal of black heel marking. However, be guided by your own periodic assessments for the particular location.
- In order to minimise costs, subsequent polish applications may be applied only to traffic paths.
This normally takes approximately thirty minutes, depending on the ambient conditions and the thickness of the coating.
Periodically – generally every six months – assess the appearance of the vinyl floor. If there is an unacceptable build-up of polish, especially at the edges of the room, this should be stripped and reapplied, as per the instructions above.
The maintenance regime requires the installation of an effective barrier matting system.
Cleaners and detergents should be diluted as per the manufacturers’ instructions.
Always follow the Health and Safety guidance provided.