Hi Carmen in our place we have 100 year old hardwoods that we refinished. Out of everything I've tried the best "natural" cleaner is a simple 50/50 mix of white vinegar and water that we mop them with about once a week or more often if they need it. I add a healthy splash of essential oils in there too to help shine them up and make the house smell good. It works great because it leaves absolutely no build up behind.
Saturate a sponge or rag mop in the water, then wring it almost dry so it feels only slightly damp to the touch. Damp-mop the floor, being careful to prevent standing water on the floor. Rinse with a clean mop dampened in clean water, but only if the cleaning product requires it.
I use Bona every 2 months. In the between time I use white vinegar and water in a spray bottle. I do not spray the floor I spray my swiffer mop to clean.
Hi Carmen. Try adding half a cup of good, old-fashioned white vinegar to a gallon of water. Wet your mop with this solution and then wring it out until slightly damp. Clean your hardwoods using the mop. Rinse the mop to remove dirt and repeat. Good luck Carmen. Happy Holidays.
Usually 50/50 white vinegar and water. If I really want to clean another way I use Orange Glo and a microfiber cloth. You can find Orange Glo at diy stores.
My advise is not to use Bona. I used it on my new bamboo floors and always wondered why it always had foot prints just minutes after cleaning. The Bona leaves a residue on the hardwood, and as soon as you walk on it, it smudges and then transfers to your footwear and tracks wherever you go, and makes a mess. Finally cleaned with vinegar and water, then windex, and finally got all of the residue off from a couple of years of using Bona. Now the problem is gone, but make sure the other floors in your home do not have cleaner residue on them, it will still track on to your clean wood floors and make prints. Bona always looked nice when you first clean your wood floors, why, because it leaves a residue that leaves a sheen, and soon as you walk on the floor, it’s a mess. Using windex and an orbital machine with 2 different pads now, one for cleaning, then a dry pad to help dry and polish the floor now, and have much better results. Bona may be ok for other wood, doors, furniture, but not floors. Just my 2 cents of experience.
p.s. I did try Bruce hardwood cleaner, and it worked better, but, after a few cleanings it too has a build up of residue, that’s when I went to windex, buy it by the gallon, does not take much, and last a long time., and really cleans the floor great, and no worrying about using water on your floors.Good luck.
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Hi Carmen in our place we have 100 year old hardwoods that we refinished. Out of everything I've tried the best "natural" cleaner is a simple 50/50 mix of white vinegar and water that we mop them with about once a week or more often if they need it. I add a healthy splash of essential oils in there too to help shine them up and make the house smell good. It works great because it leaves absolutely no build up behind.
Murphy's Oil Soap.
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/clean/floors/cleaning-solid-hard-wood-flooring-1938329
Cleaning solid hard wood flooring
I use a steam cleaner and here's my post - https://chascrazycreations.com/chemically-free-clean-your-home-with-a-wagner-power-steamer/
Bona wood floor cleaner is the best you can find it at grocery stores, Walmart, etc
Saturate a sponge or rag mop in the water, then wring it almost dry so it feels only slightly damp to the touch. Damp-mop the floor, being careful to prevent standing water on the floor. Rinse with a clean mop dampened in clean water, but only if the cleaning product requires it.
I use Bona every 2 months. In the between time I use white vinegar and water in a spray bottle. I do not spray the floor I spray my swiffer mop to clean.
I use a hardwood floor cleaner in a spray bottle, then run a washable microfiber mop pad over it.
Home Depot wood floor cleaning tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odVAT-BqS1E
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tsp blue dawn
2 gallons warm water
wring mop as dry as possible
For daily cleaning, a microfiber dust mop.
Zep floor cleaner. Bona seems to leave a film that Zep doesn't.
Hi Carmen. Try adding half a cup of good, old-fashioned white vinegar to a gallon of water. Wet your mop with this solution and then wring it out until slightly damp. Clean your hardwoods using the mop. Rinse the mop to remove dirt and repeat. Good luck Carmen. Happy Holidays.
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You buff then you don't want to get them wet ,there's a special mop looking tool and stuff to put on the floor
Use the orange oil wood cleaners and a microfiber mop
Usually 50/50 white vinegar and water. If I really want to clean another way I use Orange Glo and a microfiber cloth. You can find Orange Glo at diy stores.
Here is a Great product for all hardwoods
https://us.bona.com/articles/how-to-clean-hardwood-floors.html
Microfiber dust mop for daily cleaning. Mop with steam or 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp blue Dawn, 2 gallons warm water. Wrong mop thoroughly.
My advise is not to use Bona. I used it on my new bamboo floors and always wondered why it always had foot prints just minutes after cleaning. The Bona leaves a residue on the hardwood, and as soon as you walk on it, it smudges and then transfers to your footwear and tracks wherever you go, and makes a mess. Finally cleaned with vinegar and water, then windex, and finally got all of the residue off from a couple of years of using Bona. Now the problem is gone, but make sure the other floors in your home do not have cleaner residue on them, it will still track on to your clean wood floors and make prints. Bona always looked nice when you first clean your wood floors, why, because it leaves a residue that leaves a sheen, and soon as you walk on the floor, it’s a mess. Using windex and an orbital machine with 2 different pads now, one for cleaning, then a dry pad to help dry and polish the floor now, and have much better results. Bona may be ok for other wood, doors, furniture, but not floors. Just my 2 cents of experience.
p.s. I did try Bruce hardwood cleaner, and it worked better, but, after a few cleanings it too has a build up of residue, that’s when I went to windex, buy it by the gallon, does not take much, and last a long time., and really cleans the floor great, and no worrying about using water on your floors.Good luck.
Rick ✌️🙏🏻