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Scratching
Cause: Excessive grit or dirt on the floor.
Solution: Ensure appropriate entrance
matting is used. Karndean recommends
a depth of at least two paces from the
entrance. Sweep the floor frequently
and ensure that the floor is dressed with
Karndean Refresh Hard Sealer to provide
additional protection for the floor.
Streaky appearance
Cause: Karndean Remove has not been
removed properly/irregular drying of
Refresh Hard Sealer due to underfloor
heating, strong sunlight or draughts.
Solution: If used, remove the Karndean
Refresh Hard Sealer with Karndean
Remove, then thoroughly rinse the floor
making sure all remains of Karndean
Remove are removed.
Poor appearance
Cause: Incorrect cleaning products
used/Use of dirty maintenance
equipment/Karndean Refresh Hard Sealer
applied to a dirty surface.
Solution: Use only recommended cleaning
products. Use Karndean Remove to
restore the floor to its original appearance
and reapply Karndean Refresh Hard
Sealer if required.
Tips for maintaining your
Karndean Floor
• All hard floors can be slippery when
wet. Take extra care when cleaning and
ensure the floor area is allowed to dry
completely before use. During periods
of wet weather, it may be necessary to
put down extra matting to prevent water
from being brought in from outside.
• Mop up spillages as soon as possible
to prevent spots becoming stains.
Use of Karndean Refresh Hard Sealer
should ensure better protection from
most substances.
• Use quality, non-rubber backed entrance
mats approximately two paces wide to
protect against grit and other substances
from scratching the floor. Ensure they
are cleaned on a regular basis to
maintain their efectiveness.
• Do not allow silicone-based products,
(eg. polish or glass cleaner) to come into
contact with the floor. These can make
the floor very slippery.
• Use only Karndean Designflooring
cleaning products. Other products may
contain agents that can damage resilient
floor surfaces.
• Karndean Refresh Hard Sealer. Two
thin coats as per the instructions on
the container will be suficient or for
high trafic areas, three coats may
be necessary.
• Do not slide or drag furniture or other
objects across the floor. Use load bearing
castors to protect against indentation
from heavy items.
• As with all resilient floorcoverings,
prevent man-made rubber or latex
material from coming into contact with
the floor. Permanent discolouration of
the floor can occur as a result.
All Karndean Designflooring surfactants
are 100% biodegradable.