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Maintenance
Maintenance
Rubber leaves indelible stains on
vinyl floorings :
■
do not use mats with rubber
backing
■
replace tubular furniture feet with
those made of PVC or polyamide
(do not use rubber furniture feet and
wheels)
Never use solvent-based wax, seals,
polishes or varnish, particularly
those containing acetone and other
PVC solvents. Place a barrier mat
(which does not have a rubber
backing) in doorways and entrances.
Delay maintenance until 72 hours
installation for rolls and an entire
week after installation for tiles.
Six types of
maintenance are
recommended according to the
floorcovering installed :
• Very low maintenance = floorings
with PROTECSOL
®
treatment
• Very low maintenance for high
quality homogeneous flooring
PUR PROTECT
®
• Low maintenance = floorings with
polyurethane (PUR) treatment
• Normal maintenance for homogeneous
floorings PU treated.
• Normal maintenance = non treated
floorings
• Specific maintenance = antistatic
and conductive floorings
VERY LOW
MAINTENANCE
PRODUCTS
With PROTECSOL
®
treatment:
Taralay Impression, Brazilia,
Forum, Jamaïca, Metallica, Saga.
With SPARCLEAN
®
treatment:
Tarasafe Style, Ultra.
With PUR protect treatment:
Mipolam Elegance 290, Mipolam
Esprit 500.
It is not necessary to seal the floor
during its lifetime, the maintenance
cost will be greatly reduced during
the life of the floor.
INITIAL CLEANING
Remove loose debris after the
installation of floor. Wash floor with
a low speed cleaning machine (150-
200 rpm) fitted with a red pad. Use
neutral detergent. Ensure that all
detergent residues are rinsed and
removed from the floor.
PROTECTION
This step also know as "metal-
lisation", "self-shine", or "polishing",
is not necessary.
DAILY MAINTENANCE
Remove dirt with a damp mop and
neutral detergent. Dry sweeping is
also possible. Mechanical mainte-
nance provides better aesthetic results.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
Clean with a high speed (450 rpm)
machine fitted with a red pad or
nylon brush or scrubbing m
neutral detergent.
Gerflor floorings, in common with all heavy duty floorings, require
correct and regular maintenance. Whatever the manufacturing finish,
satisfactory results can only be obtained by following certain basic
maintenance rules.
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chnical
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LOW MAINTENANCE
PRODUCTS
With PUR treatment:
Nera Contract, Mipolam Activa
250, Mipolam Troplan 100,
Classic Imperial, Ambiance, GTI,
GTI AS Decor, Attraction™,
Creation*, Artline*.
*
Except Slate and Peeble
PUR treatment is a protective
polyurethane surface treatment
applied to the product during the
manufacturing process.
Results : it is not necessary to seal
the floor after installation. Protection
is required when aesthetic and
hygienic proper ties are judged
unappropriate by maintenance staff.
In the meantime, maintenance costs
are reduced.
INITIAL CLEANING
Remove loose debris after the
installation of the floor. Wash floor
with a low speed cleaning machine
(150-200 rpm) fitted with a red pad.
Use neutral detergent. Ensure that
all detergent residues are rinsed and
removed from the floor.
PROTECTION
This step also know as "Metal-
lisation", "selfshine", or "polishing"
is only necessary when aesthetic
and hygienic properties are judged
unappropriate by maintenance staff.
DAILY MAINTENANCE
Remove dirt with a damp mop and
neutral detergent or floor maintainer.
Dry sweeping is also possible.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
Clean with a high speed (450 rpm)
machine fitted with a red pad, or
nylon brush, or a scrubbing machine
+ neutral detergent, or floor
maintainer.
NORMAL MAINTENANCE
PRODUCTS
With PU factory seal : Univers
Non treated floorings: Architecton,
Tarasafe ranges.
INITIAL CLEANING
Remove loose debris after the
installation of floor. Wash and clean
off with a machine fitted with blue or
green pad + stripping agent at 150-
200 rpm. The brown pad is suitable
for removal of heavy dirt and/or
grease. Ensure that all detergent
residues are rinsed and removed from
the floor.
PROTECTION
This step is also know as
“metallisation”, “self-shine”, or
“polishing”. It is usual to apply 3
coats of polish to new floors, as this
will impair the slip resistance,
allowing one coat to dry before
applying the next coat.
Do not go through this treatment
with the following products:
Tarasafe, Tarasafe Iona, Tarasafe
Comfort,Tarasafe Ultra, Tarasafe
Style, Tarasafe Super, to keep their
slip resistance properties.
DAILY MAINTENANCE
Remove dirt with a damp mop and
neutral detergent or disinfectant.
Dry sweeping may be sufficient.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
Clean with a high speed (450 rpm)
machine fitted with a blue or red pad
using a spray detergent or floor
maintainer.
For Tarasafe ranges, clean with a
machine fitted with a blue or green
pad (450 rpm) or a scrubbing
m neutral detergent.
Every year protection should be
removed and reapplied.
