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Cleaning Tips from Fuller Brush
Mop & Floor Care Hints
How to choose the right mop for you!
 Wet Mops:
All wet mops, both the 119 long staple high-quality cotton ones and the
129
cellulose sponge mops, should be rinsed several times in clean water after use
and hung up by the loop to dry. Do not hang them upside down - it retards
drying and rusts the handle.
 Note that use of bleach and some other strong
cleaners will shorten the life of the mop. Use of vinegar (a really bad
idea, by the way, for any kind of floor) will rust out the handle and any metal
parts of the mop, and this rust is not covered by any guarantee. If you
live in a very humid climate, especially near salt water, your handle will not
last as long, especially if hung to dry outside. Be sure to rinse
well and wring as dry as possible before hanging up, to delay this problem.
 The Tile Council of America recommends against
vinegar which eats at the grout, making it more porous and easier to stain, and
eventually may dull the glaze on the tile. It will corrode granite or
marble glazed flooring quite rapidly and vinegar must never be used on
this type of floor. We recommend either Fullsan
or aerosol Tile Cleaner
for tile floors. Marble & Granite Cleaner & Polish
is an excellent solution for these types of floors, also.
Dry Mops:
 The washable dry mop
head #154 fits on a wire frame. You may remove it from the frame
to wash by hand, rinse, squeeze dry and lay flat in a shady place. You may
also wash it in a lingerie bag in a washer on gentle cycle only with warm (not
hot) water. Shake well when dried to fluff the fibers, and spray with Duster
Spray for better pickup. The same instructions apply for the
Stanley
Woolux™ Dry mop. Use of bleach will significantly shorten the
life of the 154 mop, and should never be used on the Stanley wool
mop.
 The chemically
treated dry mop #139 should rarely if ever be washed. First, it is
a different kind of cotton with open end strands. Secondly, washing will
remove the chemical treatment that helps pick up the fine dust and lightweight
hairs and fibers. Simply shake well between uses and before putting it
away,
 and ignore the change in color. With time, you may wish to renew the
treatment with Duster
Spray. If the mop gets into something sticky or smelly or
you decide you just have to wash it, do so gently by hand, and rinse
well. Do not put it in the washing machine!
Squeeze out as much water as possible and lay flat to dry. When
dried, shake to fluff the fibers and spray well with duster spray to renew the
treatment. Lay aside for a while so the Duster Spray absorbs into the
fibers.
 When using the
Microfiber Wet & Dry Mop, you may
remove it from the frame to wash by hand, rinse, squeeze dry and lay flat in a
shady place. You may also wash it in a lingerie bag in a washer on gentle cycle
only with warm water. Shake well when dry to fluff the fibers, and
spray with Duster
Spray for better pickup if using as a
dry mop. Use of bleach will significantly shorten its life.
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