What causes floor polish to powder off the flooring surface?
Powdering is the partial or total disintegration of the polish film resulting in a fine, light-colored material. Possible causes are acrylic-type polish applied over wax-type polishes; floor not thoroughly rinsed after stripping; dirty mops used to apply polish; surface of polish force-dried; inadequate grit and soil control (no walk-off mats); mismatched polish and machine speed; floor pad too abrasive; room temperature too hot or too cold or humidity too high or too low or excessive alkaline moisture permeating through tile from subfloor. To correct the problem, follow stripping recommendations for the specific flooring.
