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How is Top Guard Used? |
| Top Guard is packaged in one liter
self-dispensing bottles which accurately measure the different dilutions
that are recommended. 2 oz. to each gallon for damp mopping as a
pre-burnish; 1/4 oz. to each gallon for use in an
automatic scrubber as an all
purpose cleaner, or for damp mopping; 3 oz. to each gallon as a spray
buff; 4 oz. to each gallon for heavy duty scrubbing with an automatic
scrubber or slow speed floor machine. |
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| 2. |
How many square feet will the one liter bottle cover? |
| The liter makes enough pre-burnish for
51,000 square feet or it will dilute down to make 135 gallons of ready
to use mopping detergent. |
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| 3. |
Can Top Guard be used on a bare floor? |
| Yes, it's a very effective cleaner and when
buffed it leaves a slight sheen. |
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| 4. |
To achieve a gloss, do I need some coating on the floor before I use Top
Guard? |
| Yes, Top Guard is a floor finish enhancement
agent. |
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| 5. |
Can I use it with my present floor finish? |
| Yes, Top Guard works great on anyone's
finish and will make your own favorite last much longer. |
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| 6. |
How safe is it? |
| Top Guard in its first 2 1/2 years of
commercial marketing produced enough to burnish 6.7 billion square feet
without a single recorded incident of any slip of fall.
Top Guard is non-toxic, D.O.T. listed non-hazardous, can be UPS'd,
FED EX'd, air freighted without any warnings or cautions. But like
liquid hand soap, Top Guard will irritate the eyes. |
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| 7. |
When I use Top Guard, do I eliminate any cleaning steps? |
| Yes. You eliminate spray buffing, dust
mopping, stripping, and almost half of your current frequencies of
scrubbing and burnishings because the floor holds up so much longer.
Re-coating will be substantially reduced too. In fact, if you'll dilute
Top Guard at 3 ounces to the gallon, you can burnish while it's still
wet to restore a floor without stripping. You won't have to rinse or
dust mop and you'll get a great shine. |
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| 8. |
How often do I need to use Top Guard? |
| Whenever you normally burnish, clean or
scrub your floor. After the third or fourth use of Top Guard, the floor
will be smoother and will be much more durable, resisting scuffs,
scratches and black heel marks like never before. Begin to reduce
frequencies at this time to enjoy some of the labor savings we promise. |
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| 9. |
How much does it cost to use Top Guard? |
| $.0005 per square foot. |
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| 10. |
Do I need to damp mop prior to using Top Guard? |
| Yes and no... When using Top Guard as a
pre-burnish, not if you use the Two Bucket System. However, for larger
areas, the use of an automatic scrubber for pre-cleaning is advised (if
pre-cleaning is skipped, any dirt left on the floor will not become
"permanent" or burnished in and will be easily removed on the next
mopping or scrubbing cycle.
Always use Top Guard for cleaning or scrubbing as any other
detergent or cleaner will become "burnished in" to the finish resulting
in less durability. |
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| 11. |
Can I use any other floor care product with Top Guard? |
| No. |
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| 12. |
How do I remove Top Guard if I want to? |
| Top Guard is not a coating of any kind and
has less than 1/3 of 1% "solids" and does not need removal. This reason
alone is why you never experience permanent buildup. |
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| 13. |
Will Top Guard build up on the floor? |
| No. Your floor may become dirty and/or dark
in places from un-removed dirt. A soft scrub
with an old pad and Top Guard diluted at four ounces to the gallon will
restore all the color and remove all the dirt. If enough floor finish is
still left on the floor, no need to rinse, just start right in with the
usual two ounce burnishing procedure. |
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| 14. |
Will Top Guard make my floor finish more difficult to remove? |
| NO!!! Top Guard fuses the finish and makes
it harder and more durable. It does not interfere with the cross linking
of the polymer so any good floor stripper will still work well. |
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What speed machine will it work with? |
| Any speed machine, however, the enhanced
durability is only achieved with UHS machines of 1500 RPM and higher. |
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| 16. |
What pads work best with Top Guard? |
| SSS PT3M aqua and Top line for no dust whatsoever
or ETC Lite, Jaguar, Gorilla, 3M Natural Blend White or Tan and any
other soft natural hair pad. |
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| 17. |
What type of floor can I use Top Guard on? |
| Any Floor that has a polymer type floor
finish on it. |
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| 18. |
Will Top Guard produce dust? |
| No. |
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| 19. |
When I burnish, will I get swirl marks? |
| Not if Top Guard is used at the proper
dilution rate and lightly applied with a damp mop. |
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| 20. |
Are there any reasons why Top Guard might not work as well as you have
said? |
| Yes, there are five reasons:
Reason One
If you over dilute Top Guard when mixing by more than the two ounces
to each gallon, you might get scuffing, swirl marks, a smearing look.
This will self-correct the next time by using less.
Reason Two
If you saturate the floor during the application, having mixed it
correctly, you might get scuffing, swirl marks, a smearing look.
This too will self-correct the next time by using less.
Reason Three
If during the first 2-3 times you use Top Guard you walk too fast
with the burnisher.
Top Guard helps to create a great deal of friction and heat which
fuses the finish and makes it much more durable. If you walk too fast,
you won't generate that heat and while you will get a nice shine, the
durability we speak of will not be enhanced as much as we claim.
Reason Four
If there is "not enough" finish on the floor. Top Guard is a floor
finish enhancement agent and has no "solids" of its own to create a
gloss. Top Guard works on your existing finish to make it more durable,
shinier, haze free, heel scuff and scratch resistant. If you don't have
"enough finish" on the floor, Top Guard can't do its work.
Reason Five
If you have used a solvent-based spray buff prior to Top Guard use.
These spray buffs inhibit Top Guard's ability to improve gloss. However,
durability will be enhanced. Some users have gone to a "soft" scrub of
their floors with Top Guard at 3 ounces to a gallon and an old used up
pad, which then enables them to achieve the full benefits of Top Guard. |
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| 21. |
Anything else I should know? |
| If anyone came to your office and suggested
that by using their product, you would save 5% in materials, supplies
and labor, you would be "all ears". We're stating from extensive and
hundreds of steady users that you'll experience savings of up to 50% in
labor and a whopping 70% in materials and supplies. |
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| 22. |
I'm sold. Do I have to do anything special to my floors before trying
Top Guard? |
| No, in fact for the test, simply damp mop at
the two ounces dilution rate using the two Bucket Method for your first
test. Remember to go a
little slower, to accurately measure, and damp
mop very lightly. |
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| 23. |
Any specific cautions once I begin? |
| Yes. As Top Guard is a floor finish
enhancer, any of your old build up along the edges will be doubly
enhanced and will look exceptionally shiny, perhaps "enhancing" what you
don't want enhanced. When the next stripping cycle comes around, use the
best stripper you can find and strip like there will be no tomorrow. Get
the edges, baseboards and take your time because you'll never have to do
this again. |
