Stearns Water Flakes Floor Conditioner & Neutralizer – 2 x 90 x 0.5 oz Water-Soluble Packets
Properly Condition & Neutralize Floors After Stripping
Stearns Water Flakes Floor Conditioner & Neutralizer neutralizes alkaline residue after floor stripping to help condition floors for better floor finish application and sealing—all in convenient premeasured water-soluble packets.
- Neutralizes alkaline residue remaining after floor stripping
- Helps condition floors before applying finish or sealer
- Helps prevent floor finish leveling and powdering problems
- Also removes ice melt residue and brown hard-water spots
- One premeasured 0.5 oz packet makes 3 gallons
- 180 packets provide up to 540 gallons of prepared solution
Better Floor Finish Preparation
- Neutralizes alkaline stripping residue
- Conditions floors before applying finish
- Helps prepare floors for sealing
- Helps prevent leveling problems
- Helps prevent powdering problems
- Helps eliminate dulling, discoloring and hazing
180 Premeasured Packets
- 2 packages of 90 packets
- 0.5 oz concentrate per packet
- One packet makes 3 gallons
- Up to 270 gallons per 90-packet package
- Up to 540 gallons per case
- No manual chemical measuring
Stearns Water Flakes Floor Conditioner & Neutralizer #2708992 is a concentrated commercial floor-care product designed to neutralize alkaline residue remaining after floor stripping. Proper neutralization helps condition the floor before new finish or sealer is applied, making this an important step in professional floor refinishing programs.
Residual alkalinity left behind during the stripping process can interfere with subsequent floor finishing. Stearns Floor Conditioner & Neutralizer helps prepare the surface for better finish application and sealing while helping prevent problems such as leveling and powdering. It also helps eliminate dulling, discoloring, and hazing.
Beyond post-stripping floor preparation, this versatile formula has several additional facility-maintenance applications. It can be used on floors and carpets to remove tracked-in ice melt residue, remove brown water spots left by hard water, and counteract urine odors in restrooms.
The Water Flakes portion-control system makes preparation simple. Each 0.5 oz water-soluble packet is premeasured to make 3 gallons of prepared solution, eliminating the need for employees to manually measure concentrated chemical. A complete case contains 180 packets and can prepare up to 540 gallons of solution.
More Than a Post-Stripping Floor Neutralizer
After Floor Stripping
Neutralizes alkaline residue and conditions the floor before applying new floor finish or sealer.
Winter Floor Care
Helps remove tracked-in ice melt residue from floors and carpets in entrances and other high-traffic areas.
Hard-Water Residue
Removes brown water spots left by hard water from compatible floors and carpets.
Restroom Maintenance
Can be used to counteract urine odors in restrooms as part of a facility's regular cleaning program.
Why Neutralize a Floor After Stripping?
Floor stripping products are designed to remove old finish and buildup, but alkaline residue can remain on the surface after the stripping process. If that residue is not properly addressed before new finish is applied, it can contribute to problems with the appearance and performance of the new floor finish.
Using Floor Conditioner & Neutralizer after stripping helps neutralize remaining alkaline residue and condition the floor for the next stage of the refinishing process. This helps provide a properly prepared surface for applying new finish or sealer.
Winter Ice Melt & Salt Residue Removal
During winter, ice melt products can be tracked into buildings on shoes and equipment, leaving visible residue on entrance floors and carpeting. Routine mopping may not always remove this buildup effectively.
Stearns Floor Conditioner & Neutralizer can be used on compatible floors and carpets to remove ice melt residue, making it especially useful for schools, office buildings, retail facilities, hotels, healthcare facilities, municipal buildings, and other properties in areas where ice melt products are regularly used.
Key Features
- Concentrated commercial floor conditioner and neutralizer
- Designed for use after floor stripping
- Neutralizes alkaline stripping residue
- Conditions floors before applying finish or sealer
- Helps provide better floor finish application
- Helps prevent leveling and powdering problems
- Helps eliminate dulling, discoloring and hazing
- Removes ice melt residue from compatible floors and carpets
- Removes brown water spots left by hard water
- Counteracts urine odors in restrooms
- 2 x 90 x 0.5 oz water-soluble packets per case
- 180 total premeasured packets
- One packet makes 3 gallons
- Up to 270 gallons per 90-packet package
- Up to 540 gallons per case
- EPA Safer Choice Certified
- NSF Certified C1
Floor Conditioning & Water Flakes Packet Benefits
Stearns Floor Conditioner & Neutralizer combines specialized floor-care performance with a premeasured Water Flakes packet system. Facilities can properly prepare floors after stripping while eliminating the need to manually measure concentrated neutralizing chemical.
Post-Stripping Floor Preparation
After Floor Stripping
- Old floor finish has been removed
- Alkaline residue may remain
- Surface requires proper preparation
- Residual alkalinity can affect finishing
- Neutralization is an important refinishing step
After Neutralizing & Conditioning
- Helps neutralize alkaline residue
- Conditions the floor surface
- Helps prepare for finish application
- Helps prepare for sealing
- Helps prevent leveling and powdering problems
Water Flakes Packets vs. Manually Measured Concentrate
Water Flakes Packet System
- Premeasured 0.5 oz concentrate
- One packet makes 3 gallons
- No manual chemical measuring
- Consistent portion control
- Easy employee training
- Compact concentrated storage
- Up to 540 gallons per case
Traditional Bulk Concentrate
- May require manual measuring
- Dilution can vary between employees
- Potential for chemical overuse
- Measuring equipment may be required
- Potential for spills during dispensing
- Usage can be harder to track
- Larger containers may require more handling
One Packet Makes 3 Gallons
Each 0.5 oz Water Flakes packet is premeasured to make 3 gallons of prepared solution according to manufacturer directions. This eliminates the need for employees to estimate or manually measure concentrated floor-care chemical.
Each 90-packet package can prepare up to 270 gallons of solution, while the complete 180-packet case can prepare up to 540 gallons.
Easy Inventory Planning
The packet system also makes remaining cleaning capacity easy to estimate. Every packet represents 3 gallons of prepared solution. For example, 30 packets represent up to 90 gallons, 50 packets represent up to 150 gallons, one complete 90-packet package represents up to 270 gallons, and the complete 180-packet case represents up to 540 gallons.
Convenient for Multiple Buildings & Cleaning Teams
Because the case contains two separate 90-packet packages, facilities can distribute the product between buildings, custodial closets, floor-care teams, or customer locations while maintaining the same dilution and portion-control system.
This can be particularly useful for school districts, property management companies, commercial cleaning contractors, healthcare systems, and other organizations responsible for maintaining multiple facilities.
Recommended Applications
Stearns Water Flakes Floor Conditioner & Neutralizer #2708992 is a versatile commercial floor-care product designed primarily for neutralizing alkaline residue after floor stripping and conditioning floors before new finish or sealer is applied. It also provides valuable secondary applications for removing ice melt residue, addressing brown hard-water spots, and counteracting urine odors in restrooms.
Ideal Facilities
- Schools & Universities
- Healthcare Facilities
- Office Buildings
- Retail Stores & Shopping Centers
- Hotels & Hospitality Facilities
- Government & Municipal Buildings
- Churches & Community Centers
- Apartment & Condominium Buildings
- Property Management Operations
- Commercial Cleaning Contractors
- Janitorial & Building Service Departments
- Transportation Facilities
- Other Commercial & Institutional Facilities
After Floor Stripping
One of the primary applications for Floor Conditioner & Neutralizer is preparing floors after old finish has been stripped. The product neutralizes alkaline residue remaining from the stripping process and conditions the floor before new finish or sealer is applied.
Properly preparing the surface can help provide better floor finish application and help prevent problems such as leveling and powdering. The formula also helps eliminate dulling, discoloring, and hazing that can affect the appearance of the finished floor.
Before Applying Floor Finish or Sealer
Floor refinishing involves more than simply removing old finish and applying a new coating. The condition of the floor after stripping can directly affect the next stage of the maintenance process.
Using Floor Conditioner & Neutralizer between stripping and finishing provides a dedicated neutralizing and conditioning step to help prepare the floor for application of new finish or sealer. Always follow current manufacturer directions and the requirements of the floor finish or sealer being applied.
Winter Ice Melt Residue Removal
Winter weather can create a significant floor-maintenance challenge in entrances, vestibules, hallways, and other high-traffic areas. Ice melt products tracked indoors on shoes, carts, and equipment can leave visible residue behind on flooring and carpeting.
Stearns Floor Conditioner & Neutralizer can be used on compatible floors and carpets to remove ice melt residue, making it a useful winter maintenance product for facilities in areas where ice melt and deicing products are regularly used.
Ideal for Building Entrances During Winter
Schools, office buildings, hospitals, hotels, retail stores, apartment buildings, municipal facilities, and other properties can experience repeated ice melt tracking throughout the winter season. The resulting residue can negatively affect the appearance of entrances and surrounding floor areas.
Floor Conditioner & Neutralizer provides custodial teams with a specialized option for addressing this tracked-in residue as part of the facility's winter floor-care program.
Brown Hard-Water Spot Removal
The product can also be used to remove brown water spots left by hard water from compatible floors and carpets. This gives facility maintenance teams another specialized application beyond post-stripping neutralization and winter residue removal.
Always verify compatibility and follow current manufacturer directions before applying the product to carpeting, specialty flooring, or unfamiliar surfaces.
Restroom Urine Odor Control
Stearns Floor Conditioner & Neutralizer can also be used to counteract urine odors in restrooms. This secondary application can be particularly useful in high-traffic public and institutional restrooms where persistent urine odors can become a recurring maintenance issue.
Schools, stadiums, transportation facilities, restaurants, bars, office buildings, healthcare facilities, municipal buildings, and other facilities with frequently used restrooms can incorporate the product into appropriate restroom maintenance procedures according to manufacturer directions.
Ideal for Commercial Cleaning Contractors
Commercial cleaning contractors can benefit from the product's multiple applications when servicing different customer locations. The same concentrated packet system can support post-stripping floor preparation, winter ice melt residue cleanup, hard-water spot removal, and appropriate restroom odor-control applications.
The premeasured packet format also eliminates manual chemical measuring at individual customer locations. One packet makes 3 gallons of prepared solution, helping contractors maintain consistent dilution across employees and accounts.