I have an acid washed concrete floor in my business. I am having a problem with the floor being hazy/dirty after washing. The floor is waxed. When i clean the floor I use 2 buckets of water ... One with neutral floor cleaner and one clean water rinse bucket. After the floor dries it has a haze over it ... if i rub my fingers on the floor the haze goes away but my fingertips become black from the residue ... what can i do to get my floor back to clean ... i get so many compliments on the dirty floor and i cant imagine what they will say once it is really clean ... Any Help Would Be Appreciated ....Thank You
Sound like the cleaner you're using is leaving the residue. Try moping with water and vinegar and then a rinse.
This is due to the cleaner leaving a oily film behind, wash your floor with one cup of White Vinegar to a half bucket of warm water, never use hot water on floors. Allow to dry this may take a few applications of Vinegar before noticing a real difference be patient when using this method Or strip your floor with one cup of Ammonia to a three quarters full bucket of warm water and a quarter cup of Tide powdered detergent mop floor with this solution then rinse thoroughly with cold water and allow to dry, then polish if desired When floors are Tiled to keep them looking shiny and new without much effort, use half cup of Baking Soda to a half bucket of warm water only then rinse with cool clean water and allow to dry, no other cleaner is needed with this method, or just use a half cup of White Vinegar to a half bucket of warm water to clean floor then rinse with cool clean water and allow to dry these two solutions is all you need to clean floors Good Luck !
It's concerning that your floors have a black residue AFTER you clean them. It almst sounds like your wax is reacting with something or soil have become entrapped in the wax. Yuck. Personally, I would have them professionally cleaned and then ask for advice about ongoing cleaning techniques. I believe that you should use plain water to wash the floors most of the time. Use 2 different mop heads when you use floor cleaner---one for plain water and one for the cleaner. Use a no-rinse product for wood or laminate floors. Even that can create a haze if you use too much soap. Fill your mop bucket with hot water to wash and rinse. You may have to invest in a buffer with a felt wheel.
one possibillity is you're using to much neutral floor cleaner, and not rinsing well enough. if as you say the floor is waxed thats about the only likely cause.
