Cleaning Concrete Polished Floor is Easy
Concrete polished floor had become quite the popular alternative against the rest of its floor type competition mostly because of how easy it is to maintain it. Usually, a polished concrete floor only requires mop damping, washing and nothing more. Unless of course necessary which could also be because of so many reasons.
If you chose the natural look for your concrete polishing floor style, you will have a bit of a hard time realizing your floor actually needs cleaning because of the way it can hide the dirt. The presence of dust buildup and grime on the surface of a natural colored concrete polished cannot easily be distinguished.
The color of the concrete polished floor should not be the basis of whether to clean it or not. When the floor both colored or gray, starts having dirt and grime build up, must be cleaned at once. This will help in guaranteeing the longevity of the floor’s life.
Before the total clean up necessary for the concrete polished floor, the first thing you should consider is removing the Epoxy residue left during the sealant process. This residue can be cleaned off by burning it with a blow torch. It is also possible that the burning would leave burnt marks. This can be cleaned with bleach.
After removing the Epoxy residue, options of deep cleaning includes the traditional water to parts of hydrochloric acid or phosphoric acid proportions for cleaning. The cleaning agent to be used depends on what is allowed for your floor’s material. With the rest of the dirt, you can always use that usual water and bleach mixture.
Steam cleaning is also an option to consider when cleaning your concrete polished floor. It is actually one of the safest means of maintenance that can prevent having unwanted damages on the floor due to inappropriate cleaning materials. This is often preferred when cleaning away coffee, pop, or other beverage stains on your polished concrete floor.
The hardest to clean for most of us seems to be an oil and grease trouble. Who would have thought that all you need to clean this mess up is some sawdust or kitty litter. You just have to spread this over the thick layer of stain, leave it to dry for probably a day or two, sweep it off, add some dry cement mix again on the stain, and that’s it. Goodbye oil and grease stain.
As for the rest of the dirt demands that needs cleaning, you may depend on the traditional cleaning style if it could easily be removed. Add in the regular maintenance required for the benefit of the floor, and that’s all. You will be guaranteed your floor will be able to service you for a very long time because of the way you are taking care of it, no questions asked.