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concrete, vitreous tile and wooden floors,<br />
but -should never be used on terrazzo,<br />
asphalt or rubber. For all-purpose dusting,<br />
moisten the dust mop with dilute wateremulsion<br />
floor wax.<br />
FLOOR MACHINES: No theatre, at least no<br />
larsc or medium size theatre, should be<br />
without a floor machine. If you have waxed<br />
areas, the machine is essential for buffing<br />
out the scuffs and mars of traffic and restoring<br />
the gloss. Such a machine will extend<br />
the usefulness of a wax application,<br />
thereby saving wax and the inconvenience<br />
of applying it.<br />
If you do not wax your bare floors, buffing<br />
with a dry, stiff brush under a floor<br />
machine will "dry clean" your floors, reducing<br />
the need for mopping. On linoleum,<br />
rubber, asphalt and concrete a fine steel<br />
wool pad under the floor machine brush<br />
often makes the cleaning process as effective<br />
as scrubbing. Steel wool is not recommended<br />
for unwaxed terrazzo, quarry tile<br />
or marble.<br />
With proper brush and solution tank (on<br />
the handle 1 a floor machine is quickly<br />
converted into a carpet scrubbing machine.<br />
LINOLEUMS: Made of linseed oil, ground<br />
cork, wood, flour, color pigments, etc.. linoleum<br />
is pliant and fairly quiet underfoot.<br />
It is often used in the lobbies of smaller<br />
theatres and sometimes in the foyers. It is<br />
not quite as noisless as cork and not nearly<br />
as quiet as carpeting, but is easier to clean<br />
than either cork or carpeting.<br />
Linoleum also makes a good floor for<br />
the rest roms or lounge, especially in decorative<br />
designs.<br />
Maintain linoleum by waxing with either<br />
the solvent or water-wax types, buffing<br />
daily for "dry cleaning" and removing the<br />
mars of use. Wash with clear water or if<br />
a cleaner is used be sure it is not alkaline.<br />
LIPSTICK: One of the theatre maintenance<br />
man's problems, especially in the ladies'<br />
restroom, where it is not only ground into<br />
the floor but aften smeared on the walls. If<br />
on a hard, smooth surface, remove as much<br />
as possible by rubbing with a dry rag. Then<br />
use soap and water. In extreme cases, use<br />
ammonia in water. To remove bad lipstick<br />
stains from carpeting use the following<br />
formula: 4 oz. glycerine, 4 oz. lactic<br />
acid, 3 oz. amyl acetate, 1 oz. ethyl acetate,<br />
and enough butyl alcohol to make the<br />
solution clear. Add the alcohol last, slowly<br />
and just enough to clear up the solution.<br />
This combination is said to remove lipstick<br />
and many other stains from fabrics<br />
"like magic."<br />
MARBLE: See Terrazzo.<br />
apply.<br />
Same instructions<br />
MASONITE: Occasionally we find theatre<br />
lobbies floored with Masonite, which is a<br />
pressed wood material, quite hard and impervious<br />
to dirt. It is less quiet than linoleum<br />
but, when laid in two-tone tile or<br />
other patterns, makes a very attractive<br />
floor. Fairly easy to maintain by mopping<br />
FLOOR CARE ALMANAC<br />
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