Cleaning And Refinishing Hardwood Floors

Don t use straight ammonia alkaline products or abrasive cleaners.

Cleaning and refinishing hardwood floors.

This section looks at the best methods of cleaning old wood floors that need a new coat of finish. Steam can dull the finish and damage the wood. You can also use a spray and mop product or disposable wet pads that are safe for 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.

They ll dull or scratch the finish. Method squirt and mop and bona hardwood floor cleaner are two good ones. Don t rely on lemon juice or a vinegar and water solution to clean hardwood floors. As with any wood floor refinishing project 90 percent of this job is preparation.

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. Unfinished wood or floors with worn down finish are a very different story and require another approach. 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.