Why Granite Flooring Cleaner Matters: Elevate Your Stone Care with FABER SOAP
Granite remains the gold standard in high-traffic industrial, commercial, and luxury residential flooring. As an industry professional, you are already aware that the performance of granite depends on the level and regularity of specialist cleaning that it receives regarding maintaining the appearance and longevity of the stone. For contractors and B2B stone care specialists, the correct choice of granite cleaner is an essential factor that contributes to its long-term durability and aesthetic purpose.
The Need for Specialist Care for Granite
- Durability: Granite offers very good resistance to scratches and stains, much better than most surfaces. Over time, if not maintained, granite can develop a dull appearance due to dust, dirt and spills, particularly in commercial installations.
- Hygiene: The non-porous characteristic of granite is a barrier to bacteria if the surface is sealed and cleaned with a suitable chemical formulation.
- Restoration: The true cost of restoration following a period of neglect is high and maintenance is far more economical.
Key Takeaway: The right granite cleaner forms a part of granite maintaining the finish and preventing deterioration. The right cleaner saves clients money and time.
Meet FABER SOAP – Concentrated Daily Cleaner
- pH-neutral formulation: Safe for acid and alkaline sensitive surfaces, suitable for use on honed or polished granite.
- Superior cleaning capability: Removes grime, stains and greasy residues without removing sealants or finishes.
- No build-up, no residue: Non-streaking, adds a natural “luster” with enhanced long-lasting clarity.
- Resists water absorption: Regular use will make surfaces water repellent and dirt resistant, preserving both appearance and utility.
How FABER SOAP Delivers Value to our Industrial and B2B Clients
1. Quick, Dependable Performance
Cleans with minimal dwell time, which allows your staff to clean more effectively, resulting in increased productivity. Applicable for use with manual mopping procedures and industrial single-disc machines; applicable for all next generation dirt, stains and marks in facilities, from hotel lobbies to sprawling commercial spaces.
2. Improved Surface Protection
Repeated use contributes to improving the granite’s resistance to sheer foot traffic, moisture apertures, and surface stains. Substantially helps maintain the integrity of the sealant and minimize the intervals of costly restoration.
3. Flexible Application
Dilute two or three cap-fulls of FABER SOAP in 5 litres of water – sufficient for cleaning a small area or large flat surface. Requires no rinse from mop surface, saving labor on every clean.
4. Professional Results
Maintains an authority of granite by implementing the natural richness of sheen and fresh aroma – excellent for client walk-throughs and installations where high visibility for users is desired.
Step-by-Step: Industrial Cleaning Using FABER SOAP Granite Cleaner
Manual Method (For Smaller/Indoor Areas)
- Dilute: 2-3 caps FABER SOAP in 5L of water.
- Mop: Make sure to work in sections to ensure coverage.
- Dry: Let the surface air dry, then use a dry microfiber cloth to wipe completely dry.
Machine Method (For Larger/Outdoor Areas)
- Prep: Dilute as indicated above and fill your machine tank.
- Clean: Using a single-disc machine, treat each section for ~15 seconds.
- Remove: Wet-vac the treated residue. If any dries, brush with a dry white pad.
*No rinsing is necessary with either method. Using FABER SOAP consistently will make maintaining surfaces even easier. Over time, the surface will become increasingly easier to maintain.
Real Results for B2B & Stone Care Professionals
- Retain clients for longer by always delivering great looking finishes on surfaces without surface sacrifice.
- Increase return on investment with each cleaning contract – perform quickly and with minimized waste.
- Add services to your cleaning contracts – FABER SOAP works for marble, limestone, terrazzo, concrete, etc., it is a true multipurpose advantage.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
FABER SOAP seals the granite floor by delivering advanced cleaning technology and a stone protection formulation to polished natural stone surfaces. Accessibly, here is how it works:
- Build-up over time: As you clean and each time you use FABER SOAP, the barrier gets thicker, the flooring protects itself, resists easier water absorption and is easier to maintain for commercial use with cleaning maintenance. Ultimately you achieve long life and long lasting natural sheen.
- Dual Action Formula: FABER SOAP does not only clean but displaced some water repellent agents used in the formula itself. With each use, FABER SOAP delivers a micro just protective layer that seals out water absorption.
- Surface Protection: The proprietary formula used in FABER SOAP bonds to the finish coat and to the upper granules of the granite, while limiting the absorption of moisture, dirt or contaminants with the surface of the flooring. This prevents water staining, mildew and mineral build-up which is typical with granite flooring over time.
There are many advantages to using a pH-neutral granite cleaner like FABER SOAP for industrial stone care:
- Safe on All Stone Types: FABER SOAP is a pH-neutral cleaner that will treat acid-sensitive (marble) and alkaline-sensitive surfaces (limestone), as well as granite, without etching, discoloration, or damaging the surface treatment. FABER SOAP maintains restored and polished stone surfaces while also protecting those finishes.
- Long-Lasting Protection: Unlike harmful cleaners, using pH-neutral FABER SOAP will not strip sealants or allow for surface treatment damage. Using this product over time creates a water repellent barrier that protects stone pores from liquid penetration, stains, and structural damage, which can be a real concern in high-traffic commercial settings.
- Enhanced Appearance: Using FABER SOAP regularly will produce an even natural sheen over time, and will keep floors in commercial settings looking more attractive for longer periods of time, while decreasing the frequency of restoration, costs associated with restoration, and improvement of overall site conditions.
- Reduced Maintenance Complexity: FABER SOAP’s versatility means that contractors can use the same product on different stone types and in different applications (manual or machine) therefore easing the challenges of logistics, and reducing the risk of using an incompatible or damage inducing product on sensitive surfaces.
- Safe, Safe Cleaning: The gentle formulation on FABER SOAP guarantees that harmful chemical fumes are removed and there is reduced risk of irritation for the workers, while also being more pleasant smelling than abrasive cleaners with a neutral scent, providing better conditions for staff and visitors.
In industrial and commercial settings, these benefits translate directly into longer-lasting stone surfaces, lower maintenance costs, and a safer, more efficient cleaning protocol.
FABER SOAP enhances the longevity of granite flooring in commercial settings in the following primary ways:
- Water-Resistant Protection: FABER SOAP is effective in cleaning granite, while also providing water-resistant protection. Water absorption is responsible for the most staining, etching, and deterioration of granite tile flooring. The regular use of FABER SOAP to repel moisture is important for maximizing the longevity and overall appearance of granite tile flooring.
- Sheen Refinishing and Maintenance: Continued use of FABER SOAP increases the natural sheen of granite tile flooring, which helps maintain an attractive, polished appearance in commercial environments. This ultimately decreases the need for time-consuming professional restoration, which periods or restores the original surface sheen of the granite. Restoring the sheen is not only expensive but can take away from the lifespan of the tile in the commercial environment.
- Safe for Daily Use: FABER SOAP is a pH-neutral product with residue-free cleaning properties designed for daily maintenance of polished stone surfaces. It is able to penetrate even the deepest build-up of grease and spot and stain removal, without disturbing sealers, surface finishes, or substrate within the granite tile floor; and this is very important when cleaning granite tile floors with daily use. In cases where typical cleaners are used commercially on high-use surfaces, the potential for shifting upward erosion of a granite surface, and not knowing where it goes, is significant.
- Protection After Honing / Polishing: After the honing and/or polishing process, granite flooring is left highly susceptible to moisture and dirt. You must be even more diligent in using FABER SOAP to maintain your granite tile floor regularly, as well as repelling moisture after it has been honed or polished.
In conclusion, the regular application of FABER SOAP as granite cleaner in commercial applications seals out moisture, preserves the surface luster, and protects against everyday surface damage thereby vastly maximizing the useful and aesthetic life of the granite floorcover.
Contractors can easily utilize FABER SOAP in stone flooring maintenance using the best practices listed below:
1. Daily Cleaning
Dilution: 2–3 caps of FABER SOAP mixed with 5 litres of water.
Application of diluted solution: For smaller or interior applications pour or mop the diluted FABER SOAP onto the flooring no rinsing is required. For the larger area or commercial application mop or mop and scrub using a single-disc machine rinsing is not required, you put the solution down and allow the floor to dry naturally.
Lowest possible labour: With FABER SOAP you don’t need to rinse. Allow the floor to dry and you will save time in analytics and labour.
2. After Honing or Polishing
Since FABER SOAP is a first step maintenance product it is ideal to treat all natural stone flooring after mechanical or chemical honing/polishing.
FABER SOAP locks the protection and increases the sheen of the surface without damaging the stone and surface finish.
3. Water-Repellent Protection
With daily use of FABER SOAP, you are conditioning the stone and adding water-repellency. Water-repellency is the key to protecting from stains and structural deterioration of the stone and very important after significant high foot traffic is applied in the commercial sector.
4. Versatile
FABER SOAP is safe for use on all polished stone floors, including granite, marble, limestone, concrete, and more. Contractors can reliably use one product on many surfaces, this streamlines procurement and daily compliance.
5. Maintenance Scheduling
To increase the value of your facility image, consider FABER SOAP as part of a weekly or bi-weekly deep clean in addition to your daily wet mop for heavily used areas. The products gentle pH neutral formula will not adversely affect stone finishes and will be repeated use.
6. Staff Training
It is necessary to train staff on dilution rates, methods of applying (hand and machine applications), and the importance of non-rinse, residue-free cleaning. Staff training helps bring a level of consistency to desired results, and ultimately will protect the floor for years.
By subsequently using FABER SOAP in your regular programs, contractors can provide a higher quality, long lasting granite flooring product with reduced maintenance variability, and at a lesser expense burden.
