While our rubber floor mats are resistant to damage from chemicals, such as acids and petroleum products, this doesn’t mean, however, they don’t need to be properly cleaned.

Using a water hose and industrial-strength cleaners, such as bleach, ammonia, or an acid-based cleaner, thoroughly spray off the mats to remove any lingering residue. These types of cleaning products will minimize the amount of scrubbing you need to do, but for hard-to-get-off substances, a deck brush can be used.

Hot water will do the best job at cleaning the mats and will dry faster. If you have smaller mats, you can even use a commercial kitchen washer to clean them.

You might not be in the mood to clean your rubber floor mats at the end of the workday, but it’s the most beneficial time to do so. It not only reduces the amount of time substances have to dry onto the mats, but it also provides ample opportunity for them to dry out for the next day’s use.

If at all possible, you should always AVOID laying wet mats back on the floor to dry—especially if your facility has polished floors. If you want to speed up the drying process, laying them outside in the sun is an ideal solution.

Ortho Mat™ even offers some products that feature grommets for easy hanging when they need to be dried.