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Tactile indicators need very little maintenance, but the little they need is easy to get wrong with the wrong chemical. This guide is written for facilities teams and cleaning contractors, by material.
Routine: mop or scrub with a neutral (pH 6–8) floor cleaner. Machine scrubbers with soft or medium pads are fine. Avoid: chloride-based cleaners and bleach left in contact, which can cause tea-staining even on 304; steel wool, which leaves iron particles that rust. If staining appears, a mild stainless steel cleaner or a paste of bicarbonate of soda and water removes it.
Routine: neutral cleaner and normal machine cleaning; a soft lustre develops and is usually welcome. Avoid: acidic tile cleaners, which strip the surface, and abrasive pads. To restore a bright finish, use a brass polish and then, if wanted, a clear lacquer. Lacquered brass should be cleaned only with neutral products; re-lacquer when the crown wears.
Routine: neutral cleaner, soft pads. The coating is harder than steel and does not chip, but scouring pads can dull the polished base beneath, which shows as a change in sheen. Avoid abrasive powders and hydrofluoric-acid descalers.
Routine: neutral cleaner. Avoid: strongly alkaline degreasers and acidic cleaners, both of which dull anodising. Use a rubber mallet, not a hammer, for any re-seating.
Routine: any normal floor cleaner; PU tolerates alkaline and mild acidic products. Avoid: solvents such as acetone or thinners, and floor polishes, which build up in the grooves. High-pressure washing is fine in exterior covered areas.
Treat as the surrounding floor tile. Keep grout lines clean so the dome grid stays crisp.
Walk every field and path twice a year and after any works nearby (floor grinding, tiling, trench works). Look for missing, loose, rocking or worn pieces, proud screws on tiles, and build-up of polish or grime in patterns. A single missing stud in a platform-edge field is a defect an auditor will record.
Order spares from the original batch: MetalX keeps batch records so a replacement stud or bar matches the finish. Keeping 1–2% of the original quantity on site avoids a wait.
Give the facilities team the product data sheet, the cleaning guidance above, the batch reference and a few spares. It takes ten minutes and prevents most of the problems on this page.
Neutral floor cleaners and normal machine scrubbing. Avoid bleach or chloride cleaners left in contact, and never use steel wool.
They do not need polishing. Clean with neutral products and soft pads; abrasive pads dull the sheen.
Stem-fixed: cut flush, drill and epoxy a new stud. Self-adhesive: warm, lift, clean the residue and press on a new stud. Order spares from the original batch for a matching finish.
Twice a year and after any nearby floor works. Record missing or loose pieces and replace them promptly; a gap in a field is a compliance defect.
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