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How to clean and maintain epoxy flooring

24 February, 2023 0 Comments blog
Epoxy floors have become one of the top choices of many projects from civil to industrial. The reason is understandable because epoxy floor has durability, long time of use, along with seamless floor system, epoxy floor is easy to clean and clean, besides it has properties such as anti-wear, stain. , chemical resistance, along with a diverse color palette. However, each area requires a different cleaning process, in business locations the epoxy floor cleaning process needs to ensure the original beauty of the floor, while in areas with many machines. moving equipment, the priority is to follow the process to ensure the durability of the floor.
 

How to clean and maintain epoxy floor

Like any other areas, epoxy floors are easy to clean, however there are several cleaning rules need to be followed.

Keep the surface dirt and grit free

Seamless epoxy coating system to ensure the appearance, as well as avoid damage to the floor, daily cleaning of the surface, avoiding dirt, small grit. This is especially important if the unit has a lot of moving machinery, these machines will cause scratches and peeling paint. When cleaning epoxy floors, it is important to use soft cleaning tools to remove dirt from epoxy floors. Although the epoxy floor surface is hard, it is not affected by dirt over time. Therefore, in order to prolong the life of the floor, there should be a timetable for arranging epoxy floor cleaning.
 

Clean liquids spill on the epoxy floor

It is entirely possible for liquids to spill out on epoxy floors. Usually epoxy floors are very easy to clean, epoxy floors can be easily cleaned with just one wipe. It is important to note that do not let chemicals such as machine oil, and specific chemicals stick on the floor surface for too long because it is easy to damage the floor. With some epoxy coatings that are chemically resistant, mild detergents can be used to remove stubborn grease stains. Always clean up liquid spills immediately as they can discolor and degrade the floor’s properties.
 

Clean stain and other spot

Some stains such as rust, need to be scrubbed lightly with a sponge scrubbing or soft brush. Avoid using harsh cleaning methods or strong detergent chemicals, because it could create abrasion on the epoxy surface. Also it is neccessary to avoid smelly detergent chemicals because it could cause peeling the epoxy flooring

Things to concern when clean and maintain epoxy flooring

Clean when it is neccessary

Even if there is a cleaning schedule to take care of the floor, there are problems that happen suddenly and need to be resolved immediately. Clean up as soon as there is liquid on the floor. Clean up as soon as there are risk factors. Epoxy floors are absolutely easy to clean when cleaned immediately.
 

Suitable cleaning agents for epoxy flooring

There are several detergents available in the market, however strong detergent could peeling the epoxy coating. Avoid using soap-based cleaning agents, it could leave scums which will decrease the glowing and shiny of the floor, also the floor become slippery

Do not use rough cleaning methods

Don’t using rough brush, it could damage the floor. This make the coating become less attractive, and also effect the cleanable ability. 

Proper maintainance schedule

The epoxy flooring usually durable and withstand high traffic and abrasion. Like other investment in the facilities, the proper maintainance will extend the life of the flooring. So it is neccessary to scheduling the maintainance daily, weekly and, yearly.

Recoating the epoxy flooring

Before recoatin the epoxy, it is important to inspect the floor beforehand . Problem need to inspect included : peeling, bubbling, pulling away from concrete, wear and tear, uneveness. If these issue appear, it is neccessary to contact the professional construction agency to recoating the epoxy flooring.

If there is any concern how to maintain, cleaning the epoxy flooring, contact us for more information, INFLOOR offer a list of our cleaning service, and proper maintain flooring process that meet the needs of customer.

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