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Old 05-21-2009, 10:45 AM
 
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My hard wood floors are driving me nuts!!!

We bought our house over 2 years ago and I started using swiffer wet mop to clean the wood floors. It worked for a while then it got a wierd residue.

Then I switched to vinegar and water and that worked for a while. Now the residue is back. Any ideas what it could be?

Any recommendations on how to clean a wood floor so it's shiny?
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Old 05-21-2009, 11:12 AM
 
Location: southwestern PA
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Maybe the finshd is ruined...
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Old 05-21-2009, 04:10 PM
 
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Didn't think of that. That area gets a lot of sunlight to. I'll have to look into it.
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Old 05-22-2009, 07:20 AM
 
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Are your floors prefinished, or were they sanded and finished on-site during construction?

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Old 05-22-2009, 04:30 PM
 
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The were pre finished
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Old 05-26-2009, 06:41 AM
 
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Have you ever used Murphy's Oil Soap on those floors?

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Old 05-26-2009, 07:20 AM
 
Location: Baltimore
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Have you ever used Murphy's Oil Soap on those floors?

Streamer1212
I've been following this post as I have the same problem with my floors. Is using Murphy's a good thing or a bad thing?
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Old 05-26-2009, 10:18 AM
 
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I've been following this post as I have the same problem with my floors. Is using Murphy's a good thing or a bad thing?
I find that Murphy's leaves a haze.
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Old 05-26-2009, 10:30 AM
 
Location: Southern NC
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I'm a resi/commercial service owner...any cleaner that looks cloudy/hazy in the bottle will leave your floors that same way.
If your floors are laminate..you can use Windex and a damp mop...they will shine like glass.
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Old 05-27-2009, 07:23 AM
 
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I've been following this post as I have the same problem with my floors. Is using Murphy's a good thing or a bad thing?
Murphy's Oil Soap leaves a haze on prefinished wood floors. I'm not sure if it's the polyurethane finish or the aluminum oxide in the finish (for hardness) that creates the issue.

I would recommend the products from Bona or Bruce to clean the haze off, then maintain them with other products from those two mfr's as well, especially Bona.

Todays' flooring materials are fairly high tech (even wood floors) and require a different cleaning/maintenance approach than Grandma's oil rubbed floors did.

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