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I moved into a rental loft with concrete epoxy flooring and thought it was a good idea to clean the floor with my steam mop. Not so much. After going over a small area, I realized the map left behind streaks where it looks like some clear finish came right off the floor. The mop head was clean and I only used tap water.

I am wondering what my options might be for fixing this. What type of clear coat might be used here and can the affected area be spot-sealed?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated before I come clean about what happened to my landlord.

A photo of the concrete floor with long, matte streaks appearing where steam was applied

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  • Does it seem like color was removed, or are we just seeing a sheen variation? I think test a conventional floor polish to see what it does.
    – isherwood
    Commented Oct 28 at 19:45
  • Hard to say... Seems like there is simply a loss in sheen in some places but a few spots look slightly lighter than the surrounding area. Will look into your floor polish advice. Thanks!
    – KNA
    Commented Oct 28 at 20:21

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This appears to be similar to (mostly) commercial "floor polish" (commonly acrylic-based) products that can be applied, and dry to a hard film, but are also designed to be stripped easily when renewal is needed due to wear/aging.

"Mop and glow" (no affiliation - I don't even use it) is the one similar product that I recall being pushed at the residential market, but for a "loft with concrete floor" I'd expect a commercial/janitorial product was used.

Stripping is usually via a hot alkaline cleaner (e.g. ammonia and hot water) but steam alone may be enough to at least damage the surface film, evidently.

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