How to clean a hardwood floor with vinegar?

First use a swiffer and dust the floor . Then mix up 1 part vinegar and 6 parts water. No soap because it leaves a residue that won’t allow you to screen ( means lightly sand it) the floor before refinishing it. It works great.

1 cup apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp blue Dawn

2 gallons hot water

Wring mop as dry as possible. This will clean and produce a great shine without rinsing afterwards. Mop to remove residue and restore to original finish.

In between, I use a microfiber duster to clean the floors. I've been using this since I was a kid. It cleans and removes residue from all the other cleaners. If I want extra shine, I add OrangeGlo.

If you prefer not to wet mop, I sometimes use orangeglo or furniture polish but beware - they are slick afterwards. My kids love when I do this because they can slip & slide in their socks for several days. The kitty doesn't like it at all, she has a difficult time stopping.

Another cleaner is 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide and 2 gallons of hot water.

If they are sealed floors, use Murphy’s oil soap & then vinegar & water. But maybe 25 vinegar to 75% water.

Try white vinegar and water 50/50 and a micro fiber mop first to remove any residue.then use the hardwood floor care system by Bona

I always just use vinegar and water. If they look dull, I add some Method wood cleaner which smells amazing and makes the floors shiny again.

In our previous home I used warm water with a splash of vinegar. My hardwood floors were dark and I found that any amount of dish soap added would leave a residue. My mother uses a steam mop on low to clean her wood floors, and she loves it.

Good luck!

One cup of vinegar mixed with one gallon of water is a great solution to use after you have swept!

We use warm water and white vinegar as recommended by our floor refinisher

Most hardwood floor manufactures recommend using 1 cup of vinegar and 1 gallon of water to clean a hardwood floor. Most hardwood floors can be cleaned with a micro fiber dry mop that will pick up dirt that might scratch the floor. If you want your floors to shine, the best solution IMO, is to be sure to rinse that vinegar off with clear water and buff the floors with a soft or micro fiber cloth/mop.

You can use a commercial wood-cleaning product, like Bona or Murphy’s Oil Soap. Be sure to follow manufacturer’s instructions. You can also make your own cleaner by mixing one part vinegar to 10 parts warm water. Add a few drops of liquid Castile soap.

Saturate a rag or sponge mop in your cleaning solution. Wring it out thoroughly so the mop is damp, not wet. Mop the floor with the cleaner, being careful to not put too much liquid on the floor. Rinse the mop with clean water, wring out excess, and damp mop the floor to remove the cleaner. Wipe up excess water with a clean, dry towel because standing water will damage the floor.

I damp mop with vinegar. It leaves a beautiful shine.

My company does this professionally. The ONLY suggestion that I would ad-lib to in-between professional clean & buffs would be what a few folks stated above...fill a sink with warm water and add only 1/4 cup of white vinegar and wring that mop out till it's just barely moist and go over your floors to pick up the light dirt films ...if you have a fan or blower, put that on right away to dry it.. If you do not want to permanently ruin, scratch, warp, or water damage your floors....