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Mopping Hardwood Floors

I have a terrible white film on my hardwood floors and don't know how to get it off and restore the luster back to my floors. Can anyone help with suggestions? I am so afraid to make them worse.

Thanks.

By lo from Huntington Beach, CA

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Mopping Hardwood Floors

I wouldn't use any product on wood floors, just a light amount of water once a month or so and wipe it up right away with a soft rag. If the floors have a film you can't get rid of, it might be time to refinish, which isn't that expensive, but it's a pain to DIY it. (03/04/2010)

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By Allison

Mopping Hardwood Floors

I recently had new hardwood floors installed. To clean and remove any excess glue, the installers used mineral spirits to wipe down the floors. You might want to try a little of that on an inconspicuous spot (under a piece of furniture, for example). Wait a day or so and see what the area looks like. If it still looks good, wipe down all your floors with mineral spirits. (03/05/2010)

By Jean

Mopping Hardwood Floors

Home Depot has a product called Rejuvenate and you will be amazed what your floor will look like after your finished applying. Make sure you buy the terry mop cover at the same time. It should be in the floor cleaning section. Make sure you read the directions first. My hickory floor is about 5 years old and it looked brand new after first use of product. Application lasts 2-3 months. (03/05/2010)

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By Ookiesmom

Mopping Hardwood Floors

There is a great product called Holloway House Quick Shine. I've found them in Walmart and in Lowe's. (03/08/2010)

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Anonymous
December 19, 20210 found this helpful

We have hardwood floors and got that cloudy effect. We have a swifter that we make cloths from rags for. First try mopping with distilled water to remove film. It might be your water. I dilute wood floor cleaner with distilled water.Sprinkle/spray a little them mop up. Shine is great now. Thrifty and better. But key for us was distilled water and less cleaner. Hope that helps. If floor does not dry quickly dry with dry rag on mop.

 
December 19, 20210 found this helpful

We had that issue. We use an old swifter mop with rags we cut to size ourselves, from old towels, fleece etc and microfiber cloths. We spray sprinkle/spray on cleaner and mop. We dilute cleaner with distilled water.

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I have used vim and walmart version of floor cleaners. A little goes a long way when diluted. Took a couple of times but floor is shiny. First time just use water if film is from build up of cleaner.

 

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