Cleaning and Shining Hardwood Floors

Date: 09/10/2008 Topics: Cleaning > Floors | Readers Request > Cleaning

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Does anyone know how to clean and shine wooden floors that have NO sealant on them? We live in a house that's almost 60 years old and can't afford to refinish the floors ourselves. Also, we don't have the physical strength to do so.

I did try the mineral oil trick and it worked! The floors seemed revitalized, but I should have cleaned them first, but didn't know how. Now I'd like to start over. After I clean them, I'd like to seal it in, if anyone can help me with a recipe or product. Tried Orange Glow (completely un-worthwhile), Murphy's Soap (did absolutely nothing), products from TV and hardware store, with no luck. Thank you!

Smoochie

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RE: Cleaning and Shining Hardwood Floors

Post By carol keckler (Guest Post) (09/13/2008)

Holloway wood floor care has a wax that shines well.
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RE: Cleaning and Shining Hardwood Floors

Post by kimhis (973) | (09/13/2008)

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Now that you have mineral oil on the wood, no wax product will be able to stick, sorry to say.
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RE: Cleaning and Shining Hardwood Floors

Post by nancyscorner (1) | (09/12/2008)

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I use apple cider vinegar it cleans and shines my hardwood floors. What is the mineral trick? Never heard of it more details please.
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RE: Cleaning and Shining Hardwood Floors

Post by Amy1082 (4) | (09/11/2008)

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I did some looking around the internet and came up with a couple of options for you. One lady said she used a tiny squirt of Murphy's Oil Soap and some lemon oil in a big bucket to clean her unsealed floors. Another site said you can use linseed oil with a rag, allow it to soak in for a little while, and then mop it up with a little more oil. Hope that helps some!
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