Mop Care

Headbands

Narrow Bands
Narrow Bands are 1- 1/2″ wide and come in a mesh material.
Mesh is available in a variety of colors that can be used for color coding and identification.

Wide Bands
Wide Bands are 5″ width and come in a standard mesh material.

NOTE:  Mesh bands come in red, yellow, blue or green and provide an economical way of color coding. Mesh bands promote fast drying time to help prevent mildew and can be used as a scrubber for stubborn spots.

After Each Use
•Rinse a wet mop with clean water and wring it out thoroughly.
•Take a dust mop head and shake, vacuum, or brush it as necessary to completely remove the large particles 
that cling to it.
•Launder all mops at needed.

Laundering

Directions for Laundering Looped End Mops Only
•Put dust mop heads in a netted bag
•Wash in hot water (160 degrees) without bleach or fabric softener for 20 minutes.
•Never use fabric softener on a “Microfiber” product
•Never launder cut end mops

Storage

Storage of Your Mop
Your mop will last longer if it is thoroughly dried and stored in a dry area. When laundered, dry completely at less than 150 degrees for approximately 18 minutes without fabric softener sheets. Whether cleaned after a use or fully laundered, always hang a wet mop so that fibers face DOWN in a dry area.

Maintaining  

Mop Wellness
Mops deteriorate more quickly when they are used inappropriately when used with excessive amounts of bleach or detergent when over washed or washed or dried in excessive temperatures.

For any of these reasons, or simply when a mop has been used so long that its weight is only 75% of its original weight, it is time for a replacement. Otherwise, it will take you 1/3 longer to get the job done.

Caution

Dura-Lon dries quickly. Use lower temperatures and reduce drying times. Bleach will cause severe weakening and deterioration. The use of fabric softeners is NOT recommended.