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Traffic lanes in a school corridor have shallow scratches and worn upper coats of acrylic finish. The finish over the vinyl composition tile is still well bonded underneath, with no embedded discoloration or exposed tile. The supervisor wants to rebuild the protective film while retaining the sound base coats. Which treatment fits the job?
Correct answer: C - Scrub off the worn upper coats, rinse, dry, and recoat.
During wet stripping, the solution near a doorway begins drying before the crew can agitate and recover it. The stripper is correctly diluted, and its specified dwell time has not elapsed. For the next section, the crew should change its work by:
Correct answer: B - Treating smaller sections that remain wet for the specified dwell time.
On a humid evening, a thin coat of water-based acrylic floor finish remains tacky at the usual recoating time. The supervisor wants to keep the original schedule. Which response protects the finish system?
Correct answer: A - Extend drying time until the coat is ready for recoating.
A corridor starts looking hazy and feeling sticky soon after its chemical dispenser is replaced. The floor finish, cleaning pad, water supply, and traffic have not changed. A small area rinsed with clean water dries clear and loses its stickiness. Where should troubleshooting start?
Correct answer: C - Verify the dispenser's output, then rinse away the cleaner residue.
A cleaner is labeled for dilution at 1 part concentrate to 64 parts water for routine cleaning, or 1 part to 16 parts water for scrubbing before recoating. The assignment is to remove light tracked-in soil from sound, finished vinyl composition tile; no recoating is planned. A bucket already contains 6.4 liters of water. How much concentrate should be added?
Correct answer: B - 100 milliliters.
An autoscrubber leaves one narrow wet line at the same point behind its rear squeegee on every pass. The rest of the scrubbed path is dry. The recovery tank is empty and the suction hose is clear. After stopping the machine safely, what is the most useful first check?
Correct answer: D - Check the rear blade for debris or damage at that location.
Bleach is poured into a pail that still contains an acidic floor cleaner. Two nearby workers begin coughing, and one reports chest tightness. What takes priority over controlling the spill?
Correct answer: D - Move people to fresh air and activate the emergency response plan.
After orange juice is removed from a polished marble floor, a pale, dull splash outline remains. The surface is clean and dry, and another application of neutral stone cleaner makes no difference. No topical finish has been applied. These findings point to:
Correct answer: A - Acid etching of the marble's polished surface.
"The new linoleum is the wrong color under the protective covering," a client reports. The covered area has a yellow cast but is dry and undamaged. A small section uncovered yesterday has already moved toward the expected color without cleaning. How should the technician handle the remaining yellow area?
Correct answer: C - Expose it to normal light and reassess as the temporary tint fades.
A facility has two vinyl floors: vinyl composition tile protected by site-applied acrylic finish, and luxury vinyl tile with an intact factory urethane surface and no site-applied finish. Which maintenance operation belongs to the acrylic-finish system rather than being transferred automatically to the luxury vinyl tile?
Correct answer: A - Chemically strip the sacrificial finish, then recoat.
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