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Cleaning Hardwood Floor

Debbie Laird
11 years ago

I have asked about cleaning hardwood floors and now I have experienced it. I made the mistakes of waxing on top of an oxide finish and washing it with oil soap. The wax sits on top of the finish and had to be removed to get a nice finish. At one time, I was on my hands and knees with a plastic scraper to remove it. I assume oil soap is for raw wood, not an oxide finish as it dulled it.

The manufacturer of my flooring recommended Bona, which I now use the spray mop and I just polished it with Bona polish. I think I love those products. I used the low gloss polish, next time I will use the high gloss.

I am also using the Shark steam mop, with the ceiling fan on a full blast. I'm not loving the Shark. Do any of the steam mops have multiple ports, a larger head and a swivel head?

I purchased the Bona on Amazon and saved $13 on the polish alone.

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