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Guv Bob
Oct 21, 2014, 2:26:42 AM10/21/14
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I don't know how it got this way but an area of the vinyl kitchen floor is slicker'n snail snot. I have cleaned with various floor cleaners, 409 and other household cleaners, and it is still slick. My first thought was somebody sprayed it with furniture polish, but that's not it. My guess is it must be from some piece of food that fell and got stomped on before someone saw it.
Anyway, this must be a common problem. Anyway, outside of scuffing it with sandpaper, can anyone recommend a cleaner made for this?
I remember in school, when the maintenance people would mop and wax the stage in the auditorium, some folks would shake up a bottle of diet soda, spray t on the floor and then mop it up. Evidently something in the drink cut the wax. They used diet to avoid the sugar being sticky.
Anyway, this must be a common problem. Anyway, outside of scuffing it with sandpaper, can anyone recommend a cleaner made for this?
I remember in school, when the maintenance people would mop and wax the stage in the auditorium, some folks would shake up a bottle of diet soda, spray t on the floor and then mop it up. Evidently something in the drink cut the wax. They used diet to avoid the sugar being sticky.
Moe DeLoughan
Oct 21, 2014, 9:32:36 AM10/21/14
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On 10/21/2014 1:26 AM, Guv Bob wrote:
> I don't know how it got this way but an area of the vinyl kitchen
> floor is slicker'n snail snot. I have cleaned with various floor
> cleaners, 409 and other household cleaners, and it is still slick.
> My first thought was somebody sprayed it with furniture polish, but
> that's not it. My guess is it must be from some piece of food
> that fell and got stomped on before someone saw it.
>
> Anyway, this must be a common problem. Anyway, outside of
> scuffing it with sandpaper, can anyone recommend a cleaner made for
> this?
Usually washing with a fairly strong ammonia/water solution will take
> I don't know how it got this way but an area of the vinyl kitchen
> floor is slicker'n snail snot. I have cleaned with various floor
> cleaners, 409 and other household cleaners, and it is still slick.
> My first thought was somebody sprayed it with furniture polish, but
> that's not it. My guess is it must be from some piece of food
> that fell and got stomped on before someone saw it.
>
> Anyway, this must be a common problem. Anyway, outside of
> scuffing it with sandpaper, can anyone recommend a cleaner made for
> this?
care of this. Straight ammonia will strip the wax/applied floor finish
right off the flooring.
nestork
Oct 21, 2014, 11:21:05 AM10/21/14
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I would drip some water onto the floor in the slick area and use a
flashlight laid flat on the floor to see if the water beads up when you
try to spread it with your fingers. If so, then whatever it is on the
floor isn't soluble in water.
If the water can be spread out over the slick area, then whatever is on
the floor is soluble in water.
Depending on the results you get, I'd use mineral spirits, or just plain
soapy water to clean the floor.
If neither of those work, then try full strength bleach on an
inconspicuous area of your sheet vinyl floor with a Q-tip first to
confirm it doesn't hurt the floor. I use bleach on my sheet vinyl
bathroom floors all the time, and it doesn't hurt the flooring. If you
confirm it doesn't hurt the flooring, try full strength bleach in the
slick area. Bleach breaks up large organic molecules into small pieces
which are more readily soluble in water.
--
nestork
Oren
Oct 21, 2014, 3:17:18 PM10/21/14
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On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:26:42 -0700, "Guv Bob"
<guvbo...@yahooooooooooooooo.com> wrote:
>I don't know how it got this way but an area of the vinyl kitchen floor is slicker'n snail snot.
I'd try a citrus based cleaner. Snail pussy is way more slippery :)
<guvbo...@yahooooooooooooooo.com> wrote:
>I don't know how it got this way but an area of the vinyl kitchen floor is slicker'n snail snot.
Rub a half lime or lemon on the area and see if it cleans up the slick
area. YMMV
Guv Bob
Oct 21, 2014, 5:48:00 PM10/21/14
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"nestork" <nestork...@diybanter.com> wrote in message news:nestork...@diybanter.com...
Thanks M&N. Will try these tonight.
This morning I noticed that it was really slippery when wearing house shoes with rubber soles. Looking at the soles they had what looked like white powder. I wiped them off with a wet paper towel, dried and then the floor was not slippery. Then walked over the whole house and no powder came off on the shoes again. Then later on, walked back in the kitchen and it was slippery only in that area again, and power was back on the shoes.
This sounds really simple to figure out, but I have not been able to find out where the powder is coming from. First thought as talcum powder, but that's not it. I'm wondering if there is some kind of dust or power falling from the ceilings.... hope not, that would not be good.
Anyway onward and upward, as they say.
This morning I noticed that it was really slippery when wearing house shoes with rubber soles. Looking at the soles they had what looked like white powder. I wiped them off with a wet paper towel, dried and then the floor was not slippery. Then walked over the whole house and no powder came off on the shoes again. Then later on, walked back in the kitchen and it was slippery only in that area again, and power was back on the shoes.
This sounds really simple to figure out, but I have not been able to find out where the powder is coming from. First thought as talcum powder, but that's not it. I'm wondering if there is some kind of dust or power falling from the ceilings.... hope not, that would not be good.
Anyway onward and upward, as they say.
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