23 April 2012; Grumpy's Castle --
After "slaving" away on his hands and knees for several days, inhaling the revolting odor of Ammonia, Grumpy at last accomplished the engineering goal of removing the built-up wax (with embedded dirt) from the Armstrong vinyl flooring in his(now!) kitchen. Previously, Grumpy had undertaken a scientific investigation to determine what (if any!!) means would soften or dissolve the old waxy substance with the embedded dirt, to allow its removal from this otherwise good-looking kitchen floor. Here on the left is a "before" photo showing the darker color in the small recessed features of this faux-tile vinyl floor covering. The Ammonia Treatment appeared to be the most, if not the only, method.
By contrast, the "after" photo on the right shows the newly-cleaned floor, with the properly-applied Armstrong "Shinekeeper" finish applied. Notice particularly, the small, convex-shaped features, which were formerly "hiding places" for the combined dirt and wax that had built up over the years since Grumpy and the Grand Mother had had this flooring installed -- 25 years ago, or more?
Hopefully, now Grumpy can honestly say that a Peanut Butter and jelly sandwich, remaining on the floor no more than five seconds -- right-side up, of course -- is still good to eat.
beautiful! What a lot of hard work put into it, but now it's like you have brand new flooring.
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