Use and Care Guide

Shaw Residential Resilient Maintenance

Proper care will help protect and maintain the appearance and performance of your

Shaw resilient floor. A care program consists of key areas:

1. Post Construction Maintenance

2. Preventative Maintenance

3. Routine Maintenance

4. Spot and Spill Removal.

Allow the recommended minimum of 24 hours before moving heavy objects. For new

construction or renovation, construction dust and joint compound can be deposited on

the flooring. If it is not completely removed and then wet mopped, it will create a haze

on the surface of the flooring.

Post Construction Maintenance

• Dry mop floor using a micro fiber mop pad or appropriate floor vacuum to

remove dust particulate from the floor.

• Spray neutral pH cleaner, such as Shaw Hard Surface Cleaner or Diversey Stride,

onto the floor in manageable area (spray mist will dry quickly). Use a micro fiber

wet mop pad to mop the floor with cleaner. If pad becomes dirty, be sure to

replace the pad with a new micro fiber wet mop pad. Work floor in sections.

• Always rinse the floor with water only by mopping water to remove any

remaining residue from the floor.

In the event where dry wall dust/construction dust is mopped with water only, a

residue film will appear on the floor after drying. Use the process below to

remove the film from the floor.

Process to remove construction residue or cloudy film from resilient flooring

1. Dry mop floor to remove any construction dust or exterior soil tracked onto the

flooring. Use micro fiber dry mop pad. If micro fiber dry mop pad gets dirty,

replace pad with a clean pad.

2. Spray neutral pH cleaner, such as Shaw Hard Surface Cleaner ZEP Neutral Floor

Cleaner, onto the floor in manageable area (spray mist will dry quickly). Work

floor in sections. For smooth surface, use a low rpm (175 rpm) buffer with a

3M red pad on flooring with neutral pH cleaner applied to the floor to remove

the residue film. (Never Dry Buff). For embossed or textured flooring, use a

cylindrical brush scrubber, such as the Clark MA10 12E Scrubber and a neutral

pH cleaner applied to the floor to remove the residue film.

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Shaw Residential Resilient Maintenance Proper care will help protect and maintain the appearance and performance of your Shaw resilient floor. A care program consists of key areas: 1. 2. 3. 4. Post Construction Maintenance Preventative Maintenance Routine Maintenance Spot and Spill Removal. Allow the recommended minimum of 24 hours before moving heavy objects. For new construction or renovation, construction dust and joint compound can be deposited on the flooring.
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3. Using a wet micro fiber mop pad, rinse with water only to remove any remaining residue from the flooring. When wet mop pad becomes dirty, be sure to replace the pad with a new micro fiber wet mop pad. 4. Repeat steps #2 and #3, if necessary. When the resilient flooring is cleaned properly, the floor will have the same visual as right out of the box! Preventative Maintenance: • Always protect floors when moving heavy objects to prevent permanent scratches and tears.
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Spot and Spill Removal: Shaw’s flooring products are engineered to resist and minimize common staining. • • • • Absorb wet spills as quickly as possible by blotting with white paper or cloth towels. Rinse with water if necessary and blot dry. Dried spots should be removed by gentle agitation and rinsed with water. Blot dry. Use Shaw R2x Hard Surface cleaning products or products formulated for vinyl floor cleaning. Do not use detergents or abrasive cleaners since these products can leave a dull residue.