Oiled parquet floors - misty white finishing

Maitenance guide
N° 4
for oiled
DI LEGNO® parquet floors
misty white finishing
Maintenance guide
Keeping your Di Legno® floor beautiful forever
WHY HAVE A MAINTENANCE GUIDE?
Welcome to the growing group of proud and satisfied Di Legno® owners. The Di Legno® floor has allowed
you to design your living space to your own taste. We would now like to help you you’re your Di Legno®
floor beautiful forever.
Due to the unique production process and post-treatment stains are significantly less visible on Di Legno®
floors than on traditional parquet floors. In addition the beauty of its patina is preserved for much longer.
Nevertheless regular cleaning and maintenance is required to keep your floor in top condition for years to
come.
PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE?
The maintenance of your Di Legno® floor starts at the door outside. Good doormats will already keep 80%
of the dirt off and prevent sand from being ground in. Clean your floor regularly with a vacuum with a soft
brush, mop or soft broom. Dirt particles work like sandpaper and will damage the protective surface in that
way.
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Useful tips to prevent dirt and damage
Put protective felts under chair and table legs. We don’t recommend rubber because it makes streaks.
Preferably use Di Legno® maintenance products and avoid products that leave a fatty film.
Remove split liquids immediately.
Never put plants directly on the floor, always in a waterproof tray or dish.
Do not let water run over the floor and remove liquids immediately.
Avoid excessive use of water when cleaning the floor.
Do not leave any wet objects on the floor. After a while liquids can seep through the protective oil or
polished wax lawyer and cause rings in the wood.
Avoid contact with corrosive or chemical products.
Advice for installation on underfloor heating
You can straightaway start using your underfloor heating after installing your Di Legno® floor, but it is best
to only raise the temperature in successive steps of 2°C per day.
Tips for the temperature and level of humidity
It is best to keep the room temperature between 15°C and 25°C and to avoid temperature fluctuations. We
would like to point out that the humidity of the air should always be between 50% and 65%. Experience
has shown that central heating systems often fail to reach this norm in the winter. An air humidifier and
plants may correct this problem. You can always check the humidity of the air and adjust it as required by
installing a simple hygrometer.
Maintenance guide
Keeping your Di Legno® floor beautiful forever
HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU CLEAN YOUR FLOOR?
The frequency of cleaning a Di Legno® floor depends on how intensively you use it. It is best to routinely
clean your floor once a day with a vacuum cleaner with a soft brush, mop or soft broom.
Intensity of use
Regular maintenance - Oiled floor
Cleaning maintenance - Oiled floor
Little use as in
bedrooms and guest
rooms
Every 4 weeks
Di Legno®
Natural Soap WHITE
Every 3 to 5 years
By the installer/professional
Normal use as in living
rooms, dining rooms,
children’s rooms and
work rooms
Every 2 weeks
Di Legno®
Natural Soap WHITE
Every 2 to 3 years
By the installer/professional
Intensive use in rooms
in schools, shops,
company receptions,
restaurants, hotels and
public buildings
Weekly
Di Legno®
Natural Soap WHITE
To be assessed/once
a year
By the installer/professional
HOW CAN YOU KEEP A DI LEGNO® FLOOR IN TOP CONDITION?
Regular maintenance of oiled and polished Di Legno® floors
Equipment
Floor cloth, mop or cloth, Di Legno® soap.
Di Legno® soap
This product is a combination maintenance and cleaning product. It increases the resistance of your floor to
moisture and stains.
The soap is available in 3 varieties:
- Natural Soap grey soap for grey finished floors
- Natural Soap white soap for white finished floors
- Neutral Soap neutral for colourless finished floors.
Instructions
Wait after applying the last layer of oil, untill the Di Legno® maintenance oil on installation or cleaning maintenance before using the Di Legno® soap. Add the recommended quantity of soap to 10 litres of water and
then clean the floor with this with a floor cloth, mop or cloth. Never use too much water and remove the
excess water immediately.
Drying time
Approx. 30 minutes.
Tip for using impregnated cloths
We advise against using chemically impregnated cloths (e.g. Swiffer) because they can damage the protective layer. Non-impregnated cloths may be used however.
Maintenance guide
Keeping your Di Legno® floor beautiful forever
Cleaning maintenance of polished and oiled Di Legno® floors by your installer/professional
If your Di Legno® floor looks grey and fatty and built-up layers have occurred, then this is a highly dirtied
floor and intensive cleaning is recommended.
Step 1 - Cleaning
Equipment
Di Legno® intensive cleaner, cloth or a polishing machine with a green pad if applicable.
Intensive cleaner
This product is a solvent-based cleaning agent for the removal of old wax, oil, fat and dirt layers on polished
or oiled floors. It is also an adequate agent for removing stubborn stains.
Instructions
Because the Di Legno® intensive cleaner dries quickly, you should best treat the parquet floor in strips of 8
m². Divide the intensive cleaner over the floor and leave it to work in for about one minute. Then scrub the
floor with a cloth or polishing machine with a green pad. Then immediately wipe the dissolved wax film, including the dirt up with a cloth. Repeat this until the floor has been cleaned completely. Then mop the floor
using a damp cloth (clear water).
Warning
Good ventilation is required while using the product.
Step 2 – Reconditioning oiled Di Legno® floors
Equipment
Cloth, Di Legno® oil
Di Legno® oil
We recommend that you treat the floor with a regular oil after using an intensive cleaner, so as to restore
optimal nutrition and protection to the floor.
Maintenance guide
Keeping your Di Legno® floor beautiful forever
White oiled floors
If your floor was finished with white oil you may also use the white oil after the intensive cleaner.
Material coverage
Approx. 1 litre per 30 - 50 m².
Drying time
Approx. 2 days.
Curing time
7 - 14 days.
Transition to ordinary maintenance
After applying Di Legno® oil, wait for the recommended period before wet-wiping the floor with Di Legno®
soap during normal maintenance, for example.
REMOVING STAINS
Stains are best removed immediately with a damp cloth. In any event avoid leaving any liquid on the
floor.
Easy stains
Chocolate
Wipe with a damp cloth
Candle wax
Remove carefully with a knife
Chewing gum
Remove carefully with a knife
Coffee/Tea (cold)
Wipe with a damp cloth
Liqueur
Wipe with a damp cloth
Lipstick
Wipe with a damp cloth
Nail varnish
Wipe with a damp cloth
Pencil
Wipe with a damp cloth
Shoe polish
Remove carefully with a knife
Tar
Remove carefully with a knife
Fruit juice
Wipe with a damp cloth
Wine
Wipe with a damp cloth
Maintenance guide
Keeping your Di Legno® floor beautiful forever
If a stain still remains after removal or wiping down, you should best first use the procedure described
above for ‘cleaning maintenance’. However if the stains or damage should prove to have permeated into
the wood, restoration by your Di Legno® distributor is recommended.
Difficult stains
The difficult stains below have the characteristic of not only damaging the protective layer, but also of
permeating into the wood or of damaging it. The action you should take immediately is described below.
Charcoal
Wipe with a damp cloth
Ink (e.g. alcohol pen)
Wipe with a damp cloth
Coffee/Tea (hot)
Immediately mop up with a damp cloth to prevent
it permeating into the wood
Cigarettes
Wipe with a damp cloth
Urine
Wipe with a damp cloth
Grease
Wipe with a damp cloth
If a stain still remains after removal or wiping down, you should best first use the procedure described
above for ‘cleaning maintenance’. However if the stains or damage should prove to have permeated into
the wood, restoration by your Di Legno® distributor is recommended.
WHAT TO DO IN THE CASE OF DAMAGE?
Slight, limited damage to the surface layer of your Di Legno® floor may be repaired with the appropriate
touch-up products from Di Legno®. They are designed to match the colour perfectly of the finished floors.
You should contact your Di Legno® distributor for expert instructions or assistance.
Initial cleaning and oil treatment after installing oiled Di Legno® parquet
floors with misty white finishing
Step 1: Di Legno® Oil Conditioner White
Before the initial cleaning and applying the protective coating it is necessary to treat the floor with Di
Legno® Oil Conditioner after installation. This treatment may be done at the earliest 7 to 14 days after
the oiled Di Legno® floor is installed.
This Oil Conditioner combines efficient cleaning with a simultaneous oil treatment of the wood. This conditioner is based on oil and soap.
Material coverage
Approx. 150 m²/liter
Drying time
Approx. 2-3 hours
Application
1.
Shake the container well before use.
2.
Ensure that the floor is free of dust before treatment.
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Mix the Oil Conditioner in lukewarm water. The mixing ratio (1 to 40) may be varied depending on the wear, contamination and the frequency of cleaning.
4.
Treat the floor with a light wrung cloth or mop the boards along their
length. Immediately afterwards, dip the mop or cloth back into the mixture, wring it out thor
oughly and wipe the floor dry with it, again along the length of the wood. It is recommended that heavily soiled floors should be treated with two buckets – one with Oil Conditioner mixed with water, and one with rinsing water. It is recommended that an area of ​​approximately 10 m² should be treated at a time. In this manner, the floor is only briefly exposed to moisture.
5.
Let the floor dry for approximately two hours before walking on it again.
6.
To lightly shine the floor, polish it with a white pad.
Attention: Oiled wooden floors should also be cleaned regularly with Natural Soap and treated as required with maintenance oil or paste. This is more frequently required in commercial properties than in
residences. The treatment can also be done locally on heavily used surfaces. Oil Conditioner may not be
used on painted floors.
Tools
Mop or cloth.
Composition
Water, refined vegetable oil elements, non-ionic surfactants, preservatives.
Shelf life
Three years, if unopened.
Storage
Store in a dry, frost-free place, not exposed to direct sunlight or high temperatures.
Waste disposal
Empty containers and product residue must be disposed of in accordance with local regulations.
Step 2: Maintenance of oiled Di Legno® parquet floors with white finishing
Di Legno® Natural Soap WHITE
The misty white oil is a hardwaxoil that gives the surface a strong protective coat. Wait approx. 14 days
after installation before cleaning the floor with water.
We advise against excessive usage of soap as it contains oils that leave a protective film/layer on the
floor into which dust and dirt can pile up when it gets too thick. Halve a dose of soap (ca 60 ml in a 5
lit. bucket) is sufficient.
Soap-cleaning too often is not necessary. If you insist on wet cleaning, we advise to alternate cleaning
with and without the soap.
Step 2: Maintenance of oiled Di Legno® parquet floors with misty white
finishing
Di Legno® Natural Soap WHITE
Natural Soap White is ideal for cleaning and maintaining oiled, waxed surfaces treated with soap. Natural
Soap White is ideal for floors, furniture, table tops and panels. The oily Natural Soap forms a protective
film on the floor.
Description of work
1.
Daily cleaning is done with a vacuum cleaner or brush. The frequency with which the floor is cleaned depends on the wear and tear of the floor.
2.
Natural Soap White is carefully stirred before use.
3.
60 ml of Natural Soap is mixed in 5 L of cold water. It is recommended that two buckets should always be used: one with soapy water and one with rinsing water. Clean the floor with a little wa
ter; briefly allow the soapy water to act on the floor to dissolve dirt. Remove the dirty soapy water with a well-wrung mop or cloth and rinse it out in the bucket of rinsing water.
4.
Always wipe the floor with soapy water in a well-wrung mop or cloth, in order to restore the protective soap film.
Tip:Heavily contaminated floors may first be cleaned with the Intensive Cleaner and then
with Natural Soap. Heavily worn-out surfaces may be maintained with Maintenance Paste
after cleaning with the Intensive Cleaner.
Storage
Cool, but frost-free.
Waste disposal
Empty tins and waste should be disposed of in accordance with local regulations.
Composition
Coconut and soybean oils, surfactants, pigments (white).
Coverage material
320-400 m²/litre.
Step 2: Maintenance of oiled Di Legno® parquet floors with misty white
finishing
Di Legno® Natural Soap WHITE
Cleaning with Di Legno® soap
- Vacuum regularly
- Clean regularly with mop and Di Legno® soap
Shake the tin well before use
Requisites
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Two buckets
Mop
Di Legno® soap white
Preparation
1.
Fill a bucket with 5 litres of (cold) water. Fill another bucket with 5 litres of (cold) water and one cup of Di Legno® soap (60 ml)
The soaps
2.
Dip the mop into the soap water.
3.
Partially wring the mop.
4.
Wipe a few square meters of floor with the damp mop. For extra dirty spots, use a little extra soapy water, leave it to soak or scrub it away if necessary.
5.
Rinse out the mop thoroughly in clean rinsing water and then wring it out thoroughly.
6.
Dip the mop into the soap solution again and wring it out thor-
oughly!
7.
Remove the loosened dirt with the clean, dry mop.
Repeat steps 2 to 7 until the entire floor has been cleaned. If necessary, replace the rinsing water from time to time.Never mop the floor
again with clean water!Do not walk on the floor during the drying time
(approx. 30 minutes).
Tip:Only maintain your floor impregnated with Di Legno® oil
with special Di Legno® soap and other Di Legno® maintenance
products for best results!
Regularly mopping the floor not only keeps it clean, but also leaves
behind a fine protective layer of coconut and soybean oils in the uppermost pores of the wood.