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8 Ways Custodians Can Use Formula 600 Lubricant to Maintain School Facilities


Written by Chain Guard Staff
Original Date: 2021/08/26
Revision Date: 2025/04/30

 

1. Lubricate Wheels on TV Carts, Gym Equipment, Garbage Cans and Chairs 

Are the wheels on the school’s TV carts squeaking again?  What about the wheels on those finger-flattening scooters?  (You know the ones).  It is important to maintain wheels and casters and keep them clean and well lubricated.  This will help to maintain their function and prevent rust from building up.  Spray a bit of Formula 600 lubricant onto those squeaky wheels and keep them rolling like new.

 

2. Clean Graphite Scuffs from Floor Tiles

It happens in classrooms daily: a pencil breaks and gets underneath a student’s chair, resulting in graphite marks all over the floor. Before you try to mop away these marks, spray a bit of Formula 600 onto a cloth or soft to medium bristle brush (even a tooth brush) and wipe over the pencil marks, then mop. It will help the marks come off faster! 
 

3. Remove Stuck Gum from Surfaces

Found gum stuck under a table or chair? Easily remove it with a little bit of Formula 600 and a scraping tool. 

 

4. Red Cheese Wax Stuck to the Floor

It's a many favorite lunchtime snack for many students, and every custodian’s worst nightmare. Spray a little Formula 600 onto the wax before trying to scrape it off. It will help it slide off the floor much more easily.
 

 

5. Kitchen Equipment Cafeterias 

Formula 600 works wonderfully on kitchen equipment found in school cafeterias or teachers' lounges. Click here to read our blog that contains more uses for Formula 600, which includes how to fix squeaky oven doors and rusty can openers.
 

6. Unstick Chairs

When two chairs are refusing to separate, Formula 600 is your friend! 
 

7. Prevent Rust from Building Up

Use Formula 600 to help fight against rust and corrosion. Spray a little onto metal hinges, wheels and nails to prevent
rust from building up. This is an especially important
 practice to do in schools. 

 

8. Help Tables Fold Up and Down Easily

Have a lunch table that just won’t unfold? Spray some Formula 600 onto the table bars to help it unfold and fold back up with ease.