Don t rely on lemon juice or a vinegar and water solution to clean hardwood floors.
Clean buildup off wood floor.
Use a dust mop or vacuum to remove dirt dust pet hair and other debris.
Deep clean heavy dirt and grime buildup.
When cleaning with windex on hardwood floors all you have to do is spray sections and let it sit for two minutes.
Floors that have a polyurethane finish do not need to be waxed.
Lift off dust and pet hair with a microfiber mop head ideally treated with a positive electric charge so it can capture negative ion ephemera.
Cleaning buildup off hardwood floors march 24 2010 use ammonia free windex to remove orange glo mop and glo quick shine or the like we had all three on our brazilian cherry distressed floors from laminate or polyurethane finished hardwood floors.
They re durable and with proper care last for decades.
Hardwood floors bring an earthy warm beauty to your home.
If a surface finished hardwood floor still looks dingy or dull after dusting deep clean it with any ph neutral wax free and petroleum free cleaner such.
While waxes vary most contain an emulsion of paraffin or carnauba an extract from brazilian palm trees in a solvent when you apply the wax the solvent evaporates and only the wax coating remains.
They ll dull or scratch the finish.
If waxing a floor that doesn t need it the wax will react negatively with the finish and create a cloudy look.
After it sits wipe up the dirt.
I wasn t sure what he was talking about so i folded back a corner of one of the rugs in the living room and saw the difference for myself.
Attack sticky debris asap with a damp clean cloth a mini squirt of wood floor cleaner and a vigorous rub.
Always make sure that you rinse the windex on wood or it will damage your floor over time.
He said they did clean hardwood floors but that my floors had a buildup of hazy residue that would need to be removed before they could use their equipment on them.
To gain a better understanding of how to remove it it s good to have an idea of the ingredients in floor wax.
A small application of cleaner on a microfiber mop is all that s needed to clean your floors.
Don t use straight ammonia alkaline products or abrasive cleaners.
When cleaning hardwood floors less is more.