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Lino
Jun 23, 2009 11:02:32 GMT 10
Post by minicamper on Jun 23, 2009 11:02:32 GMT 10
Hey Guys,
I'm looking for some advice on cleaners, strippers/sealers for lino. The lino I got from Impala for Olive is in pretty good condition apart from a couple of areas of fine surface cracking, but is very dirty.
I have the period lino buffer, just need to know what products people have used to get it right? I also need to seal Alby's floor as well...
Cheers Chris
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Lino
Jun 25, 2009 21:54:57 GMT 10
Post by Franklin1 on Jun 25, 2009 21:54:57 GMT 10
Hi Chris, judging by the HUGE response you've had so far, , it doesn't seem like too many people have spent much time "swabbing the lino"!! When I bought my Franklin, it had a small section of lino still under the rear bed. Filthy dirty it was, and out of curiousity at the time, I wondered how well it would clean up. Using just ordinary soap and a scrubbing brush in 'hot' water (not scalding obviously), I cleaned half of it for comparison. Here's the result from back then... Now, I know all the wags on the forum will say that since I'm a bloke then obviously it was the right hand side that I attempted to clean before giving up quickly, but I can confide in you Chris that it was the left hand side that I scrubbed! I found the lino to be pretty robust and able to take all the scrubbing I gave it, so I think you can be pretty tough on it and it will bounce back ok. Obviously any cleaner you use should not have any "grit" or powder granules in it, otherwise I would think you'd start scratching the surface. I guess any standard soap type liquid household cleaner would be worth a try. No ammonia or any other nasty chemicals in it. For interest only, here is an advertisement from June 1959 when Handy Andy (remember that product??) was first introduced into Australia from America... In amongst the wording it says that Handy Andy is suitable for cleaning linoleum, as well as many other household floor types. For polishing, I guess any standard floor polish would be ok. They probably used Johnson's floor wax back in the old days. Hence the origin of the saying: "Hey Honey, I'm just gonna slip out for a bit of fishin'"You can also get the Reddotel all-in-one scrubber/polisher liquid. Works a treat on lino but chews through bondwood faster than termites, so be careful not to splash it around too much Try the old plain soap test first, and see how it turns out. cheers, Al.
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Lino
Jun 26, 2009 7:40:58 GMT 10
Post by minicamper on Jun 26, 2009 7:40:58 GMT 10
Yeah, thanks Al,I did get knocked over by the rush. Seems guys mustn't clean much I reckon I'll be fine on the cleaning side.. Now just gotta hunt a suitable polish. Not too concerned about slippery finish, there's only 6ft of floor space (length) when the table is packed away, so not like I'd fall too far.. Maybe if I start a thread on polishing Aluminium (that just happens to look like lino ;D) i might have better luck.. ;D ;D BTW, I could tell which side you'd cleaned! Cheers Chris
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floozy
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Lino
Jul 1, 2009 19:09:13 GMT 10
Post by floozy on Jul 1, 2009 19:09:13 GMT 10
Try white vinegar to clean strip. Try diluting first and see how it goes. But its cheap enough.
Polish with a mix of wax and mineral turpentine, ie dribble the minieral turps onto the wax, eventually the turps is absorbed and the wax softened. Apply it with scrumpled up newspaper and then go over with a soft cloth to really polish it up. Just dont be too liberal with the wax or it will be super slippery.
Suggest you avoid ammonia based products like Handy Andy, it is rumoured that ammonia chemicallly reacts with and dissolves the lino (hence it looks clean), over time you end up with no lino. Ammonia is also a trigger for asthma attacks, even in those who generally dont suffer from asthma.
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Lino
Jul 1, 2009 22:16:09 GMT 10
Post by kazandadam on Jul 1, 2009 22:16:09 GMT 10
What type of wax Floozy?
Adam
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Lino
Jul 2, 2009 7:54:38 GMT 10
Post by minicamper on Jul 2, 2009 7:54:38 GMT 10
Floozy i second that question- what sort of wax?
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floozy
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Lino
Jul 2, 2009 16:44:58 GMT 10
Post by floozy on Jul 2, 2009 16:44:58 GMT 10
the one I have been using is Johnson wax - durosil paste wax, it reads 'for cork floors and all woods floors excluding pine, oak" etc on the tin lid then on the side "wood, cork, leather & lino". Cant remember where I got it but the tin is yellow and brown with a bit of orange around the logo. Cant be too hard to find because I live in a small town where there is not a huge choice of available products.
Will also check with my Mum, she used to do the hands and knees floor scrubbing and then over it with the floor polisher when I was a kid and she a home grown recipe she used to swear by (well not quite, we would have had to wash her mouth out with soap if that were really true).
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Lino
Jul 3, 2009 12:36:37 GMT 10
Post by minicamper on Jul 3, 2009 12:36:37 GMT 10
Hand me down recipes are always the best - waiting with baited breath..
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