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Hardwood Floor Cleaning Tips & Hacks
Best and easiest ways to clean and polish hardwood floors on the web. Basic cleaning, heavy cleaning, how to eliminate water spots and streaks, and watch our featured video: How to polish hardwood floors with Bona. Check it out!
How to Clean Hardwood Floors
How often you clean your hardwood floors depends on how much they are being used but the basic regimen to follow is to sweep your hardwood floors daily and vacumm at least twice a week. Schedule a day at least once a week to do a deeper basic cleaning of your hardwood floors.
Basic cleaning for hardwood floors
For heavy buildup use the same procedure but the cleaning solution is different. Use a solution of 1 cup of vinegar per gallon of water (hot water works best). The vinegar solution will also make your hardwood floors shiny.
- Clear the floor
- Dry-mop or vacuum floor
- Use Wood wash to mop floor, going with the grain. (For floors with polyurethane, dampen a mop with water and a few drops of dish washing liquid).
- Buff floor with a cloth or floor buffer after it dries.
For heavy buildup use the same procedure but the cleaning solution is different. Use a solution of 1 cup of vinegar per gallon of water (hot water works best). The vinegar solution will also make your hardwood floors shiny.
How To Eliminate Hard Water Streaks And Water Spots On Hard Wood Floors
"Wood Wash... It's safe to use on new floor finishes and is biodegradable. It comes in a concentrated formula and you can make a gallon of floor cleaner for about 70 cents. I like to use distilled water for dilution because it avoids any hard water streaks and brings my cost to only $2.50 per gallon of cleaner. I like to vacuum my floors thoroughly first,then I get down on my hands and knees and spray the cleaner on an area that's easy to reach. I use one rag to clean the floor, and keep a drier rag handy to buff the floor dry. I get a super clean streakless floor that way, and the gallon of cleaner lasts a long time".--The Wood Floor Doctor (1)
Featured Video: How to Polish Hardwood Floors With Bona
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References:
1. Wood Floor Doctor. Com. Retrieved Sept. 9, 2016. http://www.woodfloordoctor.com/_how_tos/articles/cleanpt1.shtml
2. Video: How to polish hardwood floors with Bona. (Feb. 12, 2010). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_QAGethcRk
1. Wood Floor Doctor. Com. Retrieved Sept. 9, 2016. http://www.woodfloordoctor.com/_how_tos/articles/cleanpt1.shtml
2. Video: How to polish hardwood floors with Bona. (Feb. 12, 2010). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_QAGethcRk