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HILLYARD
SYNTHETIC AND NON-WOOD
SPORTS FLOOR CARE

RENOVATING SYNTHETIC AND
NON-WOOD SPORTS FLOORS
Synthetic and non-wood sports floors
need to be properly prepared before any
maintenance coats are applied. For new
synthetic sports floors, make sure to
check with the manufacturer regarding
the warranty and specific maintenance
recommendations before beginning. For
older floors that are out of warranty, simply
follow the steps on these two pages
to strip existing maintenance coatings,
clean, and prepare the floor for coating
with Seal 341 or Protective Coating.
Salvation ® is the ideal product for preparing/renovating
synthetic and non-wood
sports floors. It’s a great choice for
stripping existing maintenance coatings
or preparing an older, uncoated floor.
Start by sweeping away all loose
dirt and debris with a dust mop or a
push broom. Place wet floor signs
in entryways. Then place Turkish
toweling at all work area entrances
to help keep the Salvation solution
from being tracked outside the gymnasium.
Mix the Salvation according to
label directions. For most floors,
you will need 8 to 16 ounces of
Salvation per gallon of warm water
in a mop bucket. The Salvation solution
will remove any soil buildup or
polishes and prepare the floor properly.
Apply a liberal amount of the
Salvation solution to an area approximately
10’ by 10’. Let the solution
work for about 10 minutes. Be
careful not to allow the Salvation to
dry on the floor. If necessary, apply
more solution during the scrubbing
process.

While the Salvation ® solution is
working, soak the appropriate scrub
pad(s) in the cleaning solution. This
will keep the pad from absorbing the
solution from the floor. Place the
saturated pad under a floor machine
or automatic scrubber and begin
scrubbing 10' by 10' sections of the
floor. To ensure the floor is well
cleaned, first scrub one direction and
then the other.
Immediately pick up the cleaning
solution with a wet vacuum or automatic
scrubber. Make sure not to let
the solution dry on the floor.
Next, mix four ounces of Nutra-
Rinse ® per gallon of water. The
Nutra-Rinse solution will help remove
any alkaline residue. Heavy
rinse the section you just scrubbed
with the Nutra-Rinse solution. After
the solution of Nutra-Rinse has set
on the floor a few minutes, pick it up
with a wet vacuum or automatic
scrubber.
Repeat all steps for each 10’ x 10’
area to be prepared, until the entire
floor has been properly cleaned. Finish
by damp mopping the entire floor
twice with clean water and let the
floor dry thoroughly. Remember to
change your rinse water frequently.

APPLYING HILLYARD
SEAL 341 OR PROTECTIVE COATING
Synthetic and non-wood sports floors
are easier to keep clean when they are
coated with a protective finish. The finish
holds dirt, scuffs, and rubber burns
on the surface where they can be easily
removed. Hillyard has developed two
maintenance coatings specifically designed
for synthetic and non-wood
sports floors. Hillyard Protective Coating
is a water emulsion finish formulated to
protect your floor, enhance the appearance,
and make it easier to clean and
maintain. Seal 341 is designed to seal
and protect your floor while enhancing
its natural colors. Both finishes are formulated
to stand up to scuffing, scratching,
rubber burns, and heel marks.
Begin by placing wet floor signs in
entryways to prevent people from
walking on the freshly coated surface.
Pour the Hillyard Protective
Coating or Seal 341 into a clean mop
bucket and saturate a rayon mop.
Wring out the mop to the point it
is still well saturated but not dripping
and apply a uniform coat. Work
small areas at a time using straight,
even, figure "8" motions. After the
entire area is coated, let the floor dry
for at least one hour.
Apply a second coat in the opposite
direction using the same procedures.
Allow this coat to dry at least
one hour, then apply the third coat.
After the third coat has been applied,
allow four to six hours (overnight if
possible) cure time before opening
the floor to traffic. It is important not
to apply more than three coats in an
eight hour time span.

DAILY AND
WEEKLY MAINTENANCE
Now that the floor is looking its best,
following some simple maintenance
procedures will keep it looking that way.
Dust mopping with a Super Hil-Tone ®
treated dust mop removes the grit,
sand, and dirt that gets tracked onto the
floor to grind away at the finish. You
should dust mop at least twice a day
when the floor is in use. Besides daily
dust mopping, you will also need to incorporate
routine damp mopping or
auto scrubbing procedures within your
maintenance program. Regular damp
mopping or auto scrubbing with Hillyard
Clean Scrub ® can help keep your floor
looking like new and extend the life of
the finish.
When dust mopping, never use a
freshly treated dust mop. This can
leave the floor streaked, unattractive,
and possibly slippery. Treat your
mop with Super Hil-Tone the night
before it is to be used, hang it up,
and use it the following day.
Regular damp mopping or auto
scrubbing with Clean Scrub can help
keep your floor looking like new and
extend the life of the coating. After
placing wet floor signs, mix Clean
Scrub at a rate of one ounce per gallon
of water in a mop bucket for
damp mopping. Using a clean rayon
mop, damp mop the entire floor and
allow to dry.
If an automatic scrubber is available,
take advantage of this labor
saver. Mix Clean Scrub at one ounce
per gallon of water in the solution
tank. Use red pads under the auto
scrubber to scrub the entire floor.

SCRUBBING
AND RECOATING
Once or twice a year, you will need to
recoat your sports floor to maintain the
level of protection and enhance its appearance.
Scrubbing with Hillyard
Clean Scrub ® will remove dirt, scuffs,
and rubber burns. Deep scrubbing
with Clean Scrub does not remove all of
the existing maintenance finish, but
does deep clean the surface and prepare
it for recoating. Recoating with
two coats of Protective Coating or
Seal 341 restores the maintainable finish
on the surface of the floor and enhances
the appearance at the same
time.
Begin by sweeping the entire floor
to remove loose soil and debris from
the surface. Place Turkish toweling
at the entrances of the work area to
avoid tracking the cleaning solution
off the intended surface.
Place the wet floor signs in all appropriate
positions, and mix the
Clean Scrub at a rate of three ounces
per gallon in a mop bucket or auto
scrubber.
Apply a liberal amount of the
Clean Scrub solution to an area approximately
10’ by 10’ and allow the
solution to work for several minutes.

While the scrub solution is working,
soak a red scrub pad(s) in the
cleaning solution. This will keep the
pad from absorbing the solution
from the floor. Place the saturated
pad(s) under the floor machine or
auto scrubber and begin scrubbing.
It is a good idea to run the floor machine
or scrubber in both directions.
Immediately pick up the cleaning
solution with a wet vacuum or auto
scrubber. Make sure the solution
does not dry on the floor. Follow by
flood rinsing and then damp mopping
using clean water. Make sure
the floor is well rinsed and damp
mopped twice.
After the floor has dried at least an
hour, pour Hillyard Protective Coating
or Seal 341 into a clean mop
bucket and saturate a rayon mop.
Wring out the mop to the point it is
still well saturated but not dripping
and apply a uniform coat. Work
small areas at a time using straight,
even, figure "8" motions.
After the entire area is coated, let
the floor dry for at least one hour.
Apply a second coat in the opposite
direction using the same procedures.
Allow this coat to dry overnight
before opening to traffic.
© 1997, Hillyard, Inc.

HILLYARD
Hillyard Floor Treatments
P.O. Box 909
St. Joseph, MO 64502
Phone: 1-800-365-1555
Fax: 1-800-861-0256
http://www.Hillyard.com
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