When the floor gets particularly dirty mop it with a solution of warm water and mild dish soap.
Cleaning polyurethane floors windex.
Be sure there is a polyurethane coating on the hardwood flooring prior to using windex in order to prevent floor damage.
It is formulated specifically to clean glass.
To clean spills on polyurethane coated wood floors wipe up the liquid with a damp cloth as quickly as possible.
I tried cleaning it with some windex and my floors look amazing and shiny.
Laminate floors are popular for indoor spaces that see a lot of heavy duty foot traffic such as kitchens bathrooms entryways and laundry rooms.
This post was edited by ilin on wed feb 19 14 at 13 32.
It pays to know what type of finish your hardwood flooring is coated with to ensure that you are cleaning it appropriately.
When your floor is exposed to ammonia it strip off the finish dry and warp the wood.
A lot of people with polyurethane coated wood floors are turning to glass cleaners like windex and glass plus.
However windex has become a popular floor cleaner with many positive responses.
If the spill has already dried onto the floor spray it with some glass cleaner before wiping with a damp cloth.
Polyurethane finished wood floors are more durable than the wax coatings of the past.
Modern hardwood floors are generally finished with a polyurethane or acrylic coating unless a different finish is requested for while older hardwood floors may be unfinished and only stained they have no surface seal or protective film.
It is designed specifically to clean glass.
Many people have asked if they can use windex on hardwood floors.
Obviously a glass cleaner is not designed for wood floors.
Ammonia is a wax stripper agent that is commonly used to remove acrylic waxes on hardwood floors.
Cleaning hardwood floors with windex keeping the floors spot cleaned using windex will help set you up and on your way to a shiny and clean floor.
Could it damage my floors with long term use though.
However you still need to take special care when cleaning this type of floor as you can damage the floor or the coating if you re not careful.
It is an alcohol and ammonia based product.
To begin with windex is a glass cleaning solution that has ammonia and alcohol as the main ingredients.
Therefore windex should not be used for cleaning sealed.
Apparently a glass cleaner is not made for hardwood floors.
A lot of people that have polyurethane coated hardwood floors are using glass cleaners like glass plus and windex to clean old hardwood floors.
The finish is winwax dark walnut with 2 3 coats of polyurethane on it.
