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Cleaning
Body Interior
Flooring (continued)
Examples of combined cleaning cycles:
Aisles swept or vacuumed every day.
Aisles wet cleaned every week.
Major overall clean every three
months including treatment of stains.
Detergent Composition
Detergent composition can vary widely.
Alkaline detergents are best suited to the
cleaning of buses and they will generally
deal with the majority of soils.
The composition of a cleaning product
suitable for cleaning the flooring would be
as follows:
Surfactant 2-7% w/w
Non-Caustic alkali 2-6% w/w
PH (conc) 5-8
Solvent None
Caustic Alkali None
Phosphate None
Ammonia None
Perfume Optional
Care must be taken that the detergent is
thoroughly removed in the rinsing operation,
otherwise this may lead to the flooring
performance being degraded.
Rinsing
Care must be taken to rinse the flooring
thoroughly with hot or cold water. Vacuum
or mop up excess water and allow to dry.
Dressing and Polishing
Treating the flooring with metallised emulsion
is not recommended due to the intensity of
passenger traffic, it will wear off quickly
and unevenly thus creating unsightly
patches on the floor.
Stain Removal
In many cases, a stronger concentration
of the maintenance detergent will remove
stubborn stains. Where the stain is pf a
more permanent nature (i.e. graffiti or
chewing gum) specialist products are
available from most chemical suppliers,
however it is always sensible to check that
they are compatible with the flooring before
using them.
Troubleshooting
New flooring becomes soiled after two or
three months despite cleaning:
The choice of detergent is incorrect.
Grey streaks are left after cleaning:
Ascertain whether the streaks are due to
soiling or detergent. If streaks are due to
soiling, check that the detergent choice
and detergent dilution is correct. If the
streaks are due to detergent residues, the
rinsing may be inadequate pr the detergent
may be used at too high a concentration.
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