When cleaning most VCT, sheet vinyl and ceramic or porcelain tile floors you can typically use blue pads for cleaning. Luxury vinyl sheet, plank and tile floors often do best when you stay with white or red pads for cleaning and buffing as the blue may be too abrasive. Linoleum and Rubber flooring are more sensitive types of flooring and require the use of only white or red pads.
Flooring manufacturer provided maintenance instructions will usually indicate the right 3M pad to use for finish removal, cleaning, buffing and burnishing, as applicable. Following the flooring brand recommendations is always best for your floor and provides tested and true results. When floor brand is unknown, use the guideline indicated above or ask us for guidance.