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• “Just See What You Can Do”
• “The Right Stuff” for Carpet Maintenance
• A Flooring Epidemic Caused by Trying to Prevent Epidemics
• A Game Plan for Commercial Flooring Maintenance Success
• A View From the Other Side: Mark Berndt, Bentley Mills
• A View From the Other Side: Mark Bischoff, Tarkett
• Achieve Long-Term Success with XL Liquid Grab Green!
• Acrylic Finish in Grout
• Alternative Uses for XL Clean-Up
• Announcing Start of Review & Revision Process for the IICRC Commercial Carpet Maintenance Technician (CCMT) Course
• Answers to Your Questions About Vital Oxide
• Anti-Freeze Clean Up
• Ardex & XL North Team Up for Article in The Flooring Contractor
• Asphalt Yellowing
• Avoid Plumbing Back Charges on Tile & Grout Installations with XL Clean-Up
• Battery Acid on Carpet
• Be Part of the Solution: Resilient Flooring vs. Chairs
• Business 101: Capture More Business by Improving Your Website
• Business 101: Learn the Foundational Basics of Sales Presentations
• Can Carpet, Fabrics, or Upholstery be Disinfected or Sanitized?
• Carpet Fiber Color Shift
• Cary the Carpet Guy Talks Shop
• Charged Particles or Filtration Soiling
• Concrete Surface Prep Done Right with XL Porosity+®
• Conflict Resolution in Flooring Maintenance
• Consider Chemical Alternatives for Concrete Floor Prep
• Contractors, Join Forces with XLN as a Preferred Service Provider
• Customer Success Story: Porosity+ Solves the Challenge of Over Hardened Concrete Overlayment
• Discover the Difference that Foam Makes When Cleaning Carpet
• Discover why the FCICA is an Invaluable Resource for Flooring Contractors
• Do You Know The Facts About Vital Oxide?
• During a Pandemic, Where are New Opportunities for Commercial Floor Care Business Growth?
• Education is Key to Keeping Restaurant Floors Clean
• Expanding Into Hard Floor Maintenance
• Extreme Clean for Heavily Soiled Carpet
• Famous Last Words for a Flooring Technician
• Floor Maintenance Professionals: Prepare Your Techs for the Hard Questions
• Floors Maintained with Bleach
• Frozen Floor Finish
• Get Serious About Company Culture
• Go on the Offensive to Protect Your Flooring Investment
• Guideline for Using Vital Oxide® in Cleaning & Disinfection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) Contamination in Commercial, Institutional, and Home Environments
• How Floor Care Providers Can Offer Value to Their Customers
• How to Continue Being a Trusted Service Provider During Today’s Challenging Times
• How to Quickly & Easily Prep Concrete Surfaces with XL Porosity+
• How to Remove Releasable Sticker & Adhesive Residue from Floors
• Ice Melt in July: The Science of Wicking
• Interview with Bob Deweese, Operations Manager, Rite Rug
• Interview with Clare Thomas, Metropolitan Ceramics
• Interview with Eddie Davis, Legacy Maintenance Services
• Interview with Eileen Goodman, Moody Nolan
• Interview with James Parker Burnett, GM, Vital Solutions
• Interview with Jeff Cross, Executive Editor, Cleanfax
• Interview with Jeff Gordon, in Charge of Facilities, Olentangy Schools
• Interview with Joe Tuttolomondo, XL Brands
• Interview with Jon Whittaker, President, Jon Whittaker Consultants
• Interview with Lance Tyson, President & CEO, PRSPX
• Interview with Mark Warner, Education Manager, ISSA
• Interview with Pat Jennings, CRI
• Interview with Peter Duncanson, IICRC
• Interview with Randy Weis, RD Weis Companies
• Interview with Steven Spencer, State Farm
• Interview with The Moisture Testing Guy, Carl Bredl
• Interview: Stan Hulin, League of Hard Flooring Professionals
• Introducing XL LVT/Wood Floor Cleaner!
• Investing in Floor Care Education: The Value of a Trained Technician
• Last Chance to Get the Introductory Rate! IICRC RFMT Training Course & Certification
• Microscopic Photos Show Amazing Results with XL GC
• Oil Spill Clean Up with GRAB® Dry
• Overlayment Polishing with XL Porosity+
• Pile Distortion
• Polish Concrete with 3M Trizact System & Stone Floor Protector
• Protecting Your Flooring Investment
• Read Our Article in Floor Covering News
• Remove Betadine from Carpet
• Remove Coffee Stain from Carpet
• Remove Grease from Carpet
• Remove Gum from Carpet
• Remove Highlighter Stain from Carpet
• Remove Ink from Carpet
• Remove Ketchup from Carpet
• Remove Latex Paint from Carpet
• Remove Motor Oil from Carpet
• Remove Mustard from Carpet
• Remove Nail Polish from Carpet
• Remove Paint from Carpet
• Remove Rust from Carpet
• Remove Toner from Carpet
• Remove Wax from Carpet
• Removing Stains with Specialty Spotters
• Rubber Flooring Pops on School Stairs After Successful Restoration
• Safety, Health, and Cleanliness are Top Priorities When Reopening Your Business
• Spencer Luallen Joins the XLN Lineup
• Statement from XL North Partner Vital Solutions Regarding Coronavirus
• Technical Advisory Committee for IICRC Resilient Floor Certification Course
• Terrazzo Restoration with 3M Trizact System
• Texan Floors Talks Disinfection & Sanitization with Vital Oxide
• The Flooring Contractor & Initial Maintenance
• The Future Looks Bright: Meet the Next Generation of Floor Care Professionals
• The Hard Truth of Resilient Floor Care Maintenance
• The Impact of Concrete Porosity on Resilient Flooring Installation
• The Impactful Role of Maintenance in Flooring Specification
• The Ramifications of Specifications
• Thinset Removal Done Right
• To finish or not to finish LVT floors? That is the question.
• Troubleshooting Carpet Cleaning & Maintenance Issues
• Troubleshooting Hard Surface Floor Care Issues
• Trust the + to Increase Productivity on Concrete Grind and Seal Jobs
• Two New Products, Two Different Processes
• Update on IICRC Commercial Carpet Maintenance Technician (CCMT) Course Revisions
• Vital Oxide – Clean, Sanitize, Disinfect
• What Goes Up Must Come Down … and be Removed.
• What Is a Floor Maintenance Expert?
• When Floor Finishes Fail
• When is Resilient Flooring Beyond Corrective Procedures?
• Why Efficiency is Key to Increasing Floor Care Profit
• Work Smarter with a Wand & Portable Extractor
• XL 25 – Use the Best
• XL Grab Dry Awarded WoolSafe® and CleanSeal® Certifications
• XL Grease & Oil Remover
• XL Grease & Oil Remover Transforms Airport Carpet
• XL North Adds New Distributors for its Concrete Surface Prep Products
• XL North Participates in IICRC Resilient Floor Maintenance Review
• XL North Partnering for Success
• XL North Unveils Concrete Surface Prep Products in New Division Launch
• XL Porosity+® Aids with Concrete Moisture Mitigation Prep
• XL TC & XL GC to the Rescue!
• XLerator Bearing Maintenance
• XLN Interview with Mark Bischoff, Starnet Commercial Flooring
• XLN Partner FSG Spotlighted in Antron Case Study
• XLN Teams Up With Professional Flooring Supply for Harvey Clean Up
• XLN’s Bill Luallen Interviewed for Floor Daily Article

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• 3M Trizact System Case Study
• A View from the Other Side Interview Compilation
• Abraded Carpet Fibers Case Study
• Abraded VCT Surface
• Adhesive on Carpet Case Study
• Adhesive Removal Made Easier with XL Porosity+
• Ardex PC-T Pour & Polish Case Study
• Carpet Color Shift Case Study
• Carpet Restoration Demo Case Study
• Ceramic Tile Grout Haze Case Study
• Cleaning & Maintaining Crumb Rubber Flooring Case Study
• Cleaning Up Toner Spills Tutorial
• Commercial Flooring Maintenance Van and Truck Inventory Checklist
• Concrete Surface Prep Case Study
• Dealing with Ice Melt Issues
• Degrease Restaurant Walk-Off Matting Case Study
• Dining Facility Carpet Case Study
• Dormitory Stairwell Rubber Flooring Restoration Case Study
• Efflorescence on Grout Case Study
• Extractor Terminology
• Flooring Pre-Maintenance Checklist
• Grout Sealant Gone Wrong – A Case Study
• Guidelines for Using Vital Oxide in HVAC Units
• Ink Removal
• Kitchen Quarry Tile & Grout Cleaning Case Study
• LVP Sacrificial Coating Case Study
• LVT Adhesive & Floor Prep Removal Case Study
• LVT Restorative Maintenance Case Study
• Principles of Hard Surface Cleaning
• Recommended Maintenance Procedures for Ceramic Tile & Grout
• Recommended Maintenance Procedures for Crumb Rubber Flooring
• Recommended Maintenance Procedures for Low Moisture
• Recommended Maintenance Procedures for LVT
• Recommended Maintenance Procedures for Resilient Flooring
• Recommended Maintenance Procedures for Rubber Flooring
• Recommended Procedures for Carpet Sanitization
• Recommended Procedures for Disinfection of Resilient Flooring
• Recommended Procedures for Extraction
• Removing Latex Paint on Carpet
• Resilient Flooring & Ceramic Tile Case Study
• Restaurant Carpet Maintenance Case Study
• Restaurant Carpet Tiles Case Study
• Restaurant Kitchen Carpet Case Study
• Restoration of Rubber Floors in School Stairwell Case Study
• Retail Carpet Tile Case Study
• Rubber Flooring Case Study
• Rubber Flooring Restoration Case Study
• Scratched LVT Case Study
• Spot & Stain Removal Guide
• The 4 Fundamentals of Soil Suspension
• The 4 Types of Surfactants
• The 5 Principles of Carpet Cleaning
• The Impact of Concrete Porosity on Flooring Installation
• The Science of Nylon
• The Science of Reverse Saponification
• The Science of Soil Composition
• Troubleshooting Yellowing Vinyl Case Study
• Vinyl Floor Yellowing Case Study
• Vital Oxide & COVID-19: FAQ Guide
• Vital Oxide Case Study
• Vital Oxide Guidelines for Use: Cleaning & Disinfection Coronavirus Contamination
• XL North Product Catalog