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How Do You Clean & Polish Hardwood Floors?

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How Do You Clean & Polish Hardwood Floors?

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When cleaning and polishing hardwood floors, the type of finish on the floors determines the best course of action. Water-based cleaners and waxes are fine for some types of flooring, but can destroy older wood floors or floors that aren’t finished properly. Once those details are clear, it’s simple to clean and polish hardwood floors until they gleam. Make sure that the floor is surface-sealed, meaning that it has been treated with a urethane, polyurethane or poly-acrylic finish. Use your finger to rub on the surface of the flooring. If no smudge appears, then the floor is surface-sealed. Most new hardwood floors are surface-sealed. Sweep the floor until no dirt or dust particles remain on the surface. Fill a bucket halfway with water and add a squirt of liquid dish soap. Dunk a mop into the solution and wring it out until it is barely damp. Clean the floor with the damp mop, being careful not to leave any puddles of water on the floor as that can damage the wood. Dry and buff the flo

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