Pulastic®, Elastiplus®, and Herculan

Sport Floor

Cleaning Procedures

It has been our experience over the last 10 years that synthetic sport floors look great when they're first installed, but after they are used during sport activities or non-sport related social functions, floors tend to get marked up and scuffed.

To prevent future dirt build-up on the floor, be sure to follow Gym Floor Resource procedures for scuff removal, daily cleaning and restoration. Along with removing marks on the gym floor, minimizing dust and dirt is also essential for keeping floors looking their best.

If dirt and dust are allowed to build up and scuff marks are left unattended, floors will become dull. Build up will make restoration cleaning required more often. It is not necessary but advantageous to have a properly working automatic scrubbing machine available to facilitate effective cleaning procedures.

DAILY CLEANING
Sweep floor thoroughly with a clean 60" or 72" microfiber gym dust mop.
Mix Tac-Tite Neutral Sport Floor Cleaner with warm tap water using a 1 to 64 mixing ratio (2 oz. per gallon of water) in a clean bucket and wringer
Using a cotton mop delivery system, apply mixed cleaner to floor in controlled sections. (A cotton looped gym floor 48" Tac-Tite Speed Mop System for gyms can also be used).
Mop the floor in a standard figure 8 motion with a fantail mop or push the speed mop up and down the floor changing heads as soil builds up on 48" heads.

SCUFF AND BLACK MARK REMOVAL
Using a pump up tank sprayer, mix GFR's Citra Blaze 535 with hot tap water using a 16 to 1 ratio. (8 ox. of cleaner to 1 gallon of water)
Pre-spray black shoe marks and white scuffs with a semi-mist setting on the sprayer.
Leave cleaner for 2-4 minutes
Using the Fas-Stick Scuff Removal Tool or a knockout of a red floor pad, scrub the marks off the floor with your foot.
Rinse the entire floor with an auto-scrubber, or use the Tac-Tite Speed Mop with a bucket and wringer containing clean rinse water.

RESTORATION CLEANING (after heavy sport or social functions)
Sweep floor thoroughly with a clean 60" or 72" microfiber gym dust mop.
Carefully scrape any gum or food from the floor if necessary.
Mix Citra-Blaze 535 or a citrus degreaser with hot tap water using a 1 to 32 mixing ratio (4 oz. per gallon of water) in a clean bucket and wringer.
In controlled areas apply mixed solution with a mop or auto-scrubber.
Leave cleaner on the floor for 2-4 minutes.
Using a 20" rotary 175 RPM floor machine (scrubber/buffer) and a blue cleaning pad, scrub the wet areas back and forth overlapping a third. Heal the floor machine on any stubborn black or white scuff marks. If floor is heavily scuffed utilize a to 1 4 solution of Citra-Blaze 535 or a citrus degreaser to be applied via a pump up tank sprayer. Heavily soiled areas on the floor can also be pre-sprayed before applying diluted cleaner.
Rinse the just cleaned area of the floor with auto-scrubber using red scrub pad and clean water.
Dry floor with a high velocity air mover if needed.

Maintenance Tips
Use WatherHog™ at entrances to gym and high-traffic areas. Vacuum daily.
Dust mop the entire floor 2-3 times per day if possible.
Put properly functioning wheels and supports on chairs and movable equipment to minimize indentations.
When using a battery operated auto scrubber, be sure it is properly charged so battery acid does not leak on the floor. Also make sure that the squeegee is in good working order to pick up water.