Cleaning And Refinishing Hardwood Floors

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Cleaning and refinishing hardwood floors.

Keep in mind steam water vinegar and cleaners like murphy s oil soap that produces suds should never be used to clean wood floors. You need to use special techniques for cleaning heavily soiled hardwood floors without a finish. You have to thoroughly clean the floor touch up any deep scratches and roughen the existing finish with sanding screens so the new finish will adhere well. Method squirt and mop and bona hardwood floor cleaner are two good ones.

Unfinished wood or floors with worn down finish are a very different story and require another approach. Steam can dull the finish and damage the wood. Don t use straight ammonia alkaline products or abrasive cleaners. Don t rely on lemon juice or a vinegar and water solution to clean hardwood floors.

This section looks at the best methods of cleaning old wood floors that need a new coat of finish. Afterward mop using a micro cloth and concentrated cleaner specially made for hardwood floors. Unless you use a steam mop designed for cleaning hardwoods steam cleaning is not advised for hardwood floors. You can also use a spray and mop product or disposable wet pads that are safe for hardwood floors.