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Okay, I just recently purchased a home, built in 1957, and it would seem that the wood floors were NEVER cleaned. Someone recommeded "denatured alcohol." Please help - I want to be certain that I use this product without mixing it and that I am not going to have to re-polyurethane the floors. I think they are in good condition, minus the years of "whatever" it is that keeps filling my bucket with dirty water.
Any other suggestions would be helpful as well. I saw the article about the tea bags and would imagine that is only useful once you remove the "grime."
Cindy
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RE: Cleaning Dirty Hardwood Floors
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Post By Ann4 (Guest Post)
(05/25/2005)
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I have hardwood floors that could use a touch-up. Can you tell me about using the tea bags? Is this to improve the color or what? Thanks.
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Post By Holly (Guest Post)
(05/23/2005)
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I have heard that hardwood floors need to be sanded down every few years and re-finished. If this is in the budget, then the sanding will clean them up. However, this whole process produces a lot of dust and uses strong chemicals.
You might want to call around and get a few quotes. Also find out what you can do to minimize the dust created during the process.
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Post By Sarah (Guest Post)
(05/19/2005)
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We recently bought a house that had hardwood floors and the whole house was covered in a brown nicotine film.
The only thing that worked was some ammonia (about 1/4 cup) and water(1 gallon). On the tough spots of dirt I used a magic eraser knock off. When I had gotten the majority of the filth off, I used Orange oil to make it smell nice and look shiny. This had to be hand rubbed but the result was beautiful.
Do not use the oil if any of the polurethane has rubbed off in "high traffic areas" Open a window while using ammonia.
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