Cleaning Your Floors
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Top-Coated Floors
All Urethanes-including Polyurethane, Oil Modified, Waterborne and Moisture Cured-and Swedish/Acid Curing Resins (Conversion Varnishes)
Routine Maintenance:
Sweep, vacuum or dust regularly as needed but at least weekly. NEVER use dusting products.
Custom Finished Floors
Use a NoWax Wood Floor Cleaner such as Woodwise, BonaKemi or Glitsa Clean. Some custom wood finish manufacturers do not recommend using vinegar. Contact a floor professional if in doubt.
Method 1: Spray the solution on the floor and wipe it up with a slightly damp (almost dry) mop or cloth.
Method 2: Dip a mop, mop cover or cloth in the solution and squeeze it out until it is nearly dry (never wet). Damp mop floor. We suggest you select a mop that you use only for wood floors. We recommend a mop like the Sh-Mop or the Bona Kemi or Woodwise Mop Kits.
For Prefinished No-WaxFloors
Use the recommended cleaner designed for each brand of pre-finished floor. If you are unsure as to what brand of pre-finished floor you have, we recommend using Woodwise No-Wax Cleaner, Glitsa Clean, or Bona Kemi Hardwood Floor Cleaner which are a general all-purpose wood floor cleaner for top-coated, non-waxed floors.
Some pre-finished wood floors do not recommend vinegar and water, so it is important to know what brand and kind of floor you own.
Never use wax or “oil soaps” on top-coated floors. These may leave surface films that will prevent re-coating the floor in the future.
Reconditioning
For Custom Finished No-Wax Floors
Contact a floor professional and follow his/her recommendations. Often top-coating (instead of refinishing) can be done if the finish has not worn down to the raw wood and it has been cared for according to the instructions above.
For Pre-finished No-Wax Floors
Use various “refurbishing” type of products available for each brand of pre-finished flooring. Consult care instructions.
NOTE: Often completely refinishing the floor is the only way to ensure lasting results.
Waxed Floors/PolyX Oil
(All pre-finished and custom waxed floors including OSMO PolyX-Oil)
Routine Maintenance
Sweep, vacuum or dust at least weekly or as needed. Never damp mop with water.
For Custom Finished Waxed Floors
Buff areas by hand or with a buffer to remove scuffs or dull areas. Re-wax areas that show traffic patterns using waxes made for wood floors.
For OSMO PolyX-Oil treated floors
OSMO Wash and Care is a cleaning concentrate for wood floors treated with OSMO PolyX-Oil.
For Prefinished Waxed Floors
Buff and re-wax areas as recommended by product manufacturer. Use recommended maintenance products. If you don’t know what brand of floor you have but do know it is a waxed floor, maintain and re-wax with Bruce Brand “Lite’N’Natural” or “Dark’N’Rich”.
Never use water on a waxed floor.
For Custom Finished Waxed Floors
Strip off wax with a chemical stripper such as Bruce “Clean’n Strip”. Apply new wax formulated for wood floors such as Bruce brand “Lite’N’Natural” for either light stained or natural floors or “Dark’N’Rich” for darker stained floors.
For OSMO PolyX-Oil treated Floors:
OSMO Liquid Wax Cleaner is designed for initial cleaning, occasionally refreshing and maintenance of wooden floors treated with OSMO PolyX-Oil.
For Prefinished Waxed Floors
Use manufacturer’s recommended stripper and wax product. If that is unavailable, Bruce Brand “Clean’N’Strip” and followed by “Lite’N’Natural” for light floors or “Dark’N’Rich” for darker stained floors.
Acrylic-Impregnated Floors
Routine Maintenance
Sweep, vacuum or dust at least weekly or as needed. Never damp mop with water.
For taking care of spots, spills and scratches, refer to each maintenance product made specifically for the brand of flooring.
Reconditioning
Apply the appropriate refurbishing product and buff with a soft bristle brush or polishing pad.
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