Conductive floors must not be waxed with ordinary wax.  The manufacturer of
the conductive floor should provide you with maintenance instructions.  You
may wish to have a shiny finish on the floors.  It does impress the
customers and visitors.  There are many good static dissipative finishes
which are reasonable in price now available.  Some new types are identified
as long life floor finishes.  The material costs are a little higher than
industrial floor waxes, but the maintenance of the floor is about the same.
Call me and I will give you some waxes that I know are good. Set uo a test
area and test several waxes to find the one that gives you the gloss that
you want and the life that you need, with the minimum of maintance.

    Al Cash
    Northrop Grumman ESID-ES
    847-259-9600

> ----------
> From:         SteveZeva[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     TechNet E-Mail Forum.;SteveZeva
> Sent:         Tuesday, April 28, 1998 11:03 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [TN] GEN:Conductive Floor Tile Care
>
> Good Day All!
>
>      I've just joined a start-up company, and really we had a stroke of
> luck
> with the building we're moving into. Not only do I have most of the power,
> compressed air lines, and exhaust ducting I need for the equipment already
> routed and installed out on the production floor, but we also have
> conductive
> tile on the floor too! (...and that stuff not be cheap!)
>
>      We're going to be a contract assembly company, I know that it always
> makes a good impression with potential customers to walk on to a
> manufacturing
> floor that is clean and shiny, and that's my problem...
>
>       I searched the technet archives about esd floor care and conductive
> waxes, and there were a lot of negative comments when it came to esd
> waxes...many said they weren't dependable and could even cause
> problems...not
> to mention the cost, it's well over $25.00 a gallon and we've got a good
> 10-12,000 square foot manufacturing floor...
>
> ...Does anybody know of any good waxes?
> ...Any that don't cost an arm and a leg?
> ...Should I even wax the floor?
>
>                             I appreciate any comments!
>
>                               -Steve Gregory-
>
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