Haze on Hardwood Floors

RE: Haze on Hardwood Floors Post By Cat (Guest Post) (08/24/2008) My daughter has gorgeous hard wood floors through out her kitchen and dining area. She tells me it really isn't in what your using to clean the dirt, but that it is KEY that you are buffing it DRY. She uses a large size mop handle that looks like a swiffer only she attaches a micro-fiber cloth to it and buffs away! Her floors are always amazingly clear and shinny! Give it a try! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Haze on Hardwood Floors Post by jeanne01 (6) | (08/24/2008) Contact Since I have used Bona X on my floors for 12 years without haze, maybe you could this product: Bona X Pacific Floor Clean, available in a ready-to-use dispenser, or I use the commercial size available at local floor covering store. Much, much cheaper to mix your own. Manufacturer address is: BonKemi USA, Inc., 14805 E. Moncrieff Place, Aurora, CO 80011. One thing: be sure to rinse out your cleaning cloth often. That may be the cause of the haze. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Haze on Hardwood Floors Post by John M. (1) | (06/28/2008) Contact I had the same problem. I used windex with a paper towel and it removed the haze. My floor now look very nice and have that sheen back! I am not sure if I would do this as a normal practice of cleaning your floors. Now that I have removed that cloudy haze I am going to search for a good standard safe way of cleaning them. By the way I used Murphys soap and orange glow. That seems to be the cause of the haze! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Haze on Hardwood Floors Post by saucier28 (1) | (03/26/2007) Contact Thank all of you for for your suggestions, but I am still going crazy with this floor. It is a new home (4 months) with wood floors and I was told it would be LOW MAINTENANCE!! Well, it has been anything BUT! I have NOT used wax or Murphy's Oil, only the things that I have listed. I even bought a buffer, money spent for nothing! The latest thing that I did was clean it real good with the Quick Shine Cleaner, not the Quick Shine polisher. Then, I used the Quick Shine Polisher, with individual cloths. It looked beautiful, at first, then, as usual, as it finished drying, the paw prints appeared!!! I keep researching and talking to people, but everything and everyone says the same thing. I don't know what else to do! Any other ideas? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Haze on Hardwood Floors Post By finch (Guest Post) (03/25/2007) I've been doing intensive research on this subject in order to treat my own relatively new (4 years) hardwood floors that have been beaten up by indoor construction, pets, and neglect on my part. None of these products should cause this problem UNLESS your floors were WAXED at some point in the past. Old wax will cause hazing issues with any of these products. Wax is tenacious (seeps into pores and stays) and will chemically interfere with newer products. IT MUST BE STRIPPED first. Use a good quality wax stripper first, then polish with one of the polishing products you mentioned, and maintain with a neutral, diluted cleaner. NEVER MIX WAX AND OTHER POLISHES. USE ONE OR THE OTHER! Murphy's Oil Soap is a good cleaner but not a polish (and it CAN be used with finished floors- read the label). Orange Glo and Quick Shine are polishes. Re-polish periodically with your chosen brand. Good Luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Haze on Hardwood Floors Post By sc93 (Guest Post) (03/06/2007) I hate to let you in on this but...Murphy's Oil Soap is not even made for todays wood floors. It is for UNFINISHED wood. This is probably where the hazing started in the first place. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Haze on Hardwood Floors Post by Kitrina7158 (4) | (03/01/2007) Contact Maybe time to re-seal your floor. Good luck Report Spam or Abuse RE: Haze on Hardwood Floors Post by the Oracle (418) | (02/28/2007) Profile | Contact Orange Glo has a wood cleaning and maintenance system. It works on everything from new wood floors to my 70-year-old beauties. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Haze on Hardwood Floors Post by buffalogal95 (11) | (02/28/2007) Profile | Contact Vinegar and water mixture is a good cleaner for hard wood floors. It will make them shine, and take away the haze. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Haze on Hardwood Floors Post by kimmcg (188) | (02/28/2007) Contact They do make cleaners just for hardwoods. I also heard that murphys oil soap is great for hardwoods. I know water will make a haze on hardwood if you dont dry it quickly. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Haze on Hardwood Floors Post by slw1299 (49) | (02/28/2007) Contact Have you tried Murphy's Oil Soap? It does wonders w/woodwork. Report Spam or Abuse