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Scotchgard™ Stone Floor Protector Application and Maintenance Instructions

Scotchgard™ Hard Floor Protection Systems are designed to reduce maintenance while giving you the high gloss and scratch resistance you want. Learn what it takes to maintain your commercial floor finish.


Directions for use: For use on concrete, marble, terrazzo and other porous stone surfaces. Can be maintained with standard speed, high speed or ultra high speed equipment and pads.

Initial Application:

  1. Strip all old finish from floor using a 3M™ floor stripping chemical and 3M™ stripping pad.
  2. If the floor is uncoated, clean thoroughly using a black scrubbing pad and thoroughly rinse floor with water.
  3. Allow floor to dry thoroughly.
  4. Mask off any surfaces that are not intended to be coated. i.e.: metal, glass, painted surfaces, fabric.
  5. Burnish the bare floor using a Scotch-Brite™ Sienna Diamond Floor Pad Plus.
  6. Follow the Scotch-Brite™ Sienna Diamond Floor Pad Plus by burnishing with the Scotch-Brite™ Purple Diamond Floor Pad Plus.
  7. Dust mop with 3M™ Easy Trap Duster.
  8. Agitate the Scotchgard™ Stone Floor Protector and install bag into 3M™ Easy Shine Applicator backpack.
  9. Using the 3M™ Easy Shine Applicator and pad, apply 1 uniform, very thin coat of Scotchgard™ Stone Floor Protector. Allow 10-30 minutes of drying time.
  10. Burnish the floor with the Scotch-Brite™ Purple Diamond Floor Pad Plus
  11. Dust mop with 3M™ Easy Trap Duster
  12. Using the 3M™ Easy Shine Applicator and pad, apply a second uniform, very thin coat of Scotchgard™ Stone Floor Protector. Allow 10-30 minutes of drying time.
  13. Burnish the floor with the Scotch-Brite™ Purple Diamond Floor Pad Plus.


Note:

  1. Test in an inconspicuous area to verify appropriate application.
  2. Minimum application temperature is 50°F.
  3. Coverage is approximately 2000- 3000 sq. ft./gallon.
  4. Do NOT use any cleaner that contains citrus (d-limonene) or 2-butoxyethanol (butyl cellusolve)


Cleaning:

  1. Dust mop with 3M™ Doodleduster cloth or 3M™ Easy Trap Duster.
  2. Damp mop using 3M™ Neutral Cleaner and a flat mop or string mop.
  3. Auto scrub as necessary using a 3M™ Neutral Cleaner and 3M™ TopLine Autoscrubber Pad 5000 on the auto scrubber.


Burnishing:

  1. When the appearance of the floor begins to dull, burnish the floor using the Scotch-Brite™ Purple Diamond Floor Pad Plus.


Recoating:

  1. Scrub traffic areas or the entire floor as required using 3M™ Neutral Cleaner with 3M™ Blue Cleaner Pad 5300 and follow with a water rinse.
  2. Dust floor with 3M™ Doodleduster Cloth or 3M™ Easy Trap Duster.
  3. Recoat the scrubbed area with 1 coat of Scotchgard™ Stone Floor Protector.
  4. Burnish the floor with the Scotch-Brite™ Purple Diamond Floor Pad Plus.


Removal:

  1. Scrub traffic areas or the entire floor as required using 3M™ Neutral Cleaner with Scotch-Brite™ Surface Preparation Pad.


Precautionary Summary:

Refer to product Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS: 26-5490-3) for specific health hazard, first aid and precautionary information.

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