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First dust mop the floor ,then apply a stripper as per the container instructions.

1/3 WATER AND 2/3 STRIPPER .Caution ,the floor will be slippery ,make sure to wear gloves and rubber shoes Divide the floor into small areas to cover the whole floor .Start with each area scrub the floor around the baseboards with a small black Pad .The rest of the area please use a buffer with a black pad .Scrub the floor with a buffer and cover each area evenly .Please make sure you scrub the whole area .Thin coat of wax it doesn't need too much stripper .To remove the

water and accumulated wax ,please use a wet vac to suck the water then mop the floor with a clean mop ,repeat the mopping process three times till the floor cleaned completely. Empty the mop bucket of water each time you mop the area ,so your mop head will be cleaned .repeat the same process on the entire floors.

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