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Purpose

To prepare the floor to accept floor finish (wax) by filling the pores of a new floor or of an old porous floor which has been stripped.

Supplies and Equipment

  • Bonanza’s Best Rayon Wet Mop
  • 2 buckets on caster or on a dolley
  • 2 Wringers
  • Plastic liner
  • Sealer solution
  • Fresh water (cool water)

Procedure:

  1. Prepare floor area:
  1. Strip floor (see Bonanza’s instruction sheet “How to Strip Floors”.
  2. Place “Floor Hazard” signs in easy-to-see locations near entrances to area.
  3. Put supplies and equipment in floor area be sealed.
  4. Fill one bucket 3/4 full with cool water.
  5. Put plastic bag (liner) into empty bucket that is to be used for the sealer solution, then pour sealer into lined bucket.

Using the plastic bag liner keeps the bucket clean and keeps the sealer from becoming contaminated with any residue that might be in the bucket.

Reminder: Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions for using the sealer.

  1. Dip mophead into the bucket with water. Wring out as much as possible.
     
  2. Dip the mophead into the sealer. Wring out gently so mophead is wet but does not drip.
     
  3. Starting at the floor by one of the baseboards in the farthest corner of the room, outline the entire area to be sealed if it can be completed before the sealer starts to dry (See illustration below). If the entire area cannot be outlined before the sealer dries, apply the sealer to the floor along the baseboards covering as much of the outline as possible.
     
  4. Using a side (figure eight) motion, apply the sealer to the floor are inside the outlined area starting at the farthest corner and moving backward toward the door. Overlap stroke. Avoid having puddles of sealer on the floor (See illustration below).
     
  5. Allow the floor to dry completely before applying any more of sealer.
     
  6. If recoating is needed, follow the same steps as above starting with step 4, except start outline 6’’ away from basebord. This area gets little or no wear since people cannot walk that close to the basebord.

NOTE: While waiting for one coat to dry, be sure to rinse out the mophead .

When finished, take the plastic liner containing the remaining sealer out of the bucket and toss away.

CAUTION:

Dispose of this sealer waste properly.

Accomplishment

After following this floor sealing procedure, the floor should be sealed and ready to accept the floor finish (wax).