Step 1) Prep the Area & Equipment -
If your using a wax applicator mop that has looped ends, like our nylon looped wax applicator mop, we recommend lining your mop bucket with a garbage bag, just like in the 1st step of our stripping a floor instructions. This will keep the floor finish from entering the mop bucket and eliminate the possibility of a foreign substance or unwanted chemical from getting into the finish or on the floor. It will also eliminate another clean up step once you've finished applying all the layers of floor finish. If you are using a flat wax applicator mop that looks like a dust mop, like our 18" floor finish flat wax mop, there are no preparation steps.
Set up all necessary caution/wet floor/restroom closed floor signs. Cordon off any area that will have wax applied to it. You cannot have any traffic through this area until all coats are completely dried.
If the floor surface area that is going to be refinished, is not completely dry, you'll need to set up several 3-speed floor dryers to dry all surfaces thoroughly. If they are not 100% dry, the new coats of floor finish will not set or cure properly.