How to wash the laminate after repair
Laminate is laid in the room after performing all the repair work: painting, pasting wallpaper and installing the final elements. But this is not always the case. Wall or ceiling repairs are done more often than floor repairs. During its service life (15-20 years) the laminate coating can survive it several times. Spots of paint, glue and other building materials are inevitable, no matter how carefully the floor is covered. How to clean the laminate from these complex dirt?
Laundered from construction dust
Wash laminate from construction dust is very difficult. Excess moisture is contraindicated to him, and you can crawl a little damp cloth to infinity. How to cope with the endless divorce on the floor?
- First, before you start washing, the laminate must be thoroughly vacuumed out. And not only the floor, but also the rest of the surface. Walls after repair can be wiped with a slightly damp cloth or mop.
- Secondly, do not try to wash the building dust with plain water. From it will appear endless divorces, and the process of mopping the floor can be delayed for weeks. For cleaning, you can use a special tool for laminate, such as Pronto, Emsal. Well copes with such pollution ordinary Mr. Proper.
In addition to special tools, you can use the available tools. If cement stains remain on the floor, then a solution of table vinegar will help to get rid of them. It will also save the laminate from dullness and give a little shine.
Experienced painters advise: to get rid of whitish streaks, you need to wipe the floor with a cloth, which caused a small amount of vegetable oil. You can also wash the floor with salted water. Similarly, the floor is washed from the whitewash. If the sprays do not want to go away, then they should be treated with a glass cleaner, which after a while should be removed with a soft cloth.
Whatever means is used, water is indispensable. The floor is wetted in small areas, wiped with a soft cloth or mop and immediately wiped dry.
Note! Even a slight ingress of moisture leads to deterioration of the laminate. Therefore, in order to reduce wetting, the movements during washing should be along the boards. It is also important to change the water as soon as it starts to get a milky shade.
Means from polyurethane foam, paint, wallpaper glue
If an assembly foam has hit the floor, then Dimexide solution will help to cope with it. This tool is sold in a pharmacy, is inexpensive. The only negative - it has a not very pleasant smell. Therefore, after cleaning, airing is required. A cotton pad or cloth is moistened with Dimexide and applied to the stain. After 10 minutes washed. This tool is also effective for removing other difficult stains from the floor.
Wallpaper glue washed parts, trying not to spread throughout the room. Well dissolves such spots warm water, a temperature above 40 degrees. Spray and stains are removed with a small damp cloth, then the laminate is washed throughout the room using appropriate means.
Traces of paint are removed with acetone or solvent.
Note! It is important not to dissolve the upper protective layer of the laminate, so the agent is applied only on the stain. Hold is not necessary, it is better to immediately try to erase the paint.
Also remove varnish. You can try to remove the fresh paint with vegetable oil, it is more gentle on the laminate. If the paint is not removed or there is no solvent, then you can pass the stain with gasoline, diesel fuel or alcohol.
Note! Do not scrape with sharp objects. With such traces can not cope.
Laminating is a simple procedure, but it requires time and effort. Therefore, it is better to cover the floor with old wallpaper, rugs and other unnecessary things for the period of repair.
Video
We do not have to wash the laminate after the repair every day, but we are constantly forced to take regular care of this coating. These videos will help you do it right.