Cleaning - Dennis POINTER Operation Manual

Cleaning

Body Interior
Flooring (continued)
Examples of combined cleaning
cycles:
• Aisles swept or vacuumed
every day.
• Aisles wet cleaned every week.
• Major overall clean every three
months including treatment of
stains.
Detergent Composition
Detergent composition can vary widely.
Alkaline detergents are best suited to
the cleaning of buses and they will
generally deal with the majority of soils.
The composition of a cleaning product
suitable for cleaning the flooring on the
Enviro 300 would be as follows:
• Surfactant 2 - 7% w/w
• Non-caustic alkali 2 - 6% w/w
• *pH (conc)
• pH (10%w/w solution)
• Solvent:
• Caustic alkali:
• Phosphate:
• Ammonia:
• Perfume:
*PH 12 - 13 will give the best results,
when correct dilution ratio is observed.
care must be taken that the detergent is
thoroughly removed in the rinsing
operation, otherwise this may lead to
the flooring
degraded.
Rinsing
Care must be taken to rinse the flooring
thoroughly with hot or cold water.
Vacuum or mop up excess water and
allow to dry.
Dressing and Polishing
Treating the flooring with metallised
emulsion is not recommended due to
the intensity of passenger traffic, it will
12 - 13
wear off quickly and unevenly thus
10 - 12
creating unsightly patches on the floor.
None
None
None
None
Optional
performance being
Stain Removal
In many cases a stronger concentration
of the maintenance detergent will
remove stubborn stains. Where the
stain is of a more permanent nature
(i.e. graffiti or chewing gum) specialist
products are available from most
chemical suppliers, however, it is
always sensible to check that hey are
compatible with the flooring before
using them.
Troubleshooting
New flooring becomes soiled after two
to three months despite cleaning:
The choice of detergent is incorrect.
Gray streaks are left after cleaning:
Ascertain whether the streaks are due
to soiling or detergent. If streaks are
due to soiling check that the detergent
choice and detergent dilution is correct.
If the streaks are due to detergent
residues the rinsing may be inadequate
or the detergent may being used at too
high a concentration.
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