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Yup, I vacuum first and sometimes dust the floor, too, before mopping. With the flat mop, wouldn't the terry cover have to be rinsed out often when mopping a huge area (like the entire house)? -
I don't have a huge space. The flat mops flip, so you have the use of both sides. My mop came with an extra pad. Also, the flat area on the mop is about 5 1/2" deep and 18 - 20" wide. It's pretty big. Covers a lot of floor. And the pads rinse out very easily or you can toss them in the washer.
Most times streaky (and sticky) floors mean you are using too much cleaner (or in your case vinegar). Its hard to rinse away excess soap, especially on laminate floors due to their poor reaction to lots of water. But too much soap is the case with any kind of hard surface floor that are streaky and sticky.
I worked for a major cleaning company in college, and they always hammered it into you not to overuse soap, to use the proper amount. Its costly to overuse it, it doesn't make it cleaner, and much more work to clear away the excess. Its hard to figure out the right amount with vinegar, since there is no directions for use as a cleaner. Try using lessor amounts.
Thanks! Good suggestion. Hadn't thought about using less vinegar and more water; will experiment.
There is a product at some Walmart stores called Zep. It is a commercial laminate floor cleaner. These types of floors can be cleaned the same way you would clean plexiglass. There are some green cleaners that contain Propylene glycol monomethyl ether. Propylene glycol is an approved food additive for some animals. Sometimes the water you are using can have mineral deposits that will leave streaks or the cleaning cloth could have residue from laundry soap in it.
I use a brand of products from a company called Norwex. They market a dry and wet mop system utilizing microfiber that is infused with silver (anti-bacterial). Therefore only water is used therefore no danger to pets, kids, etc. The combination of the dry and wet mop work fantastic, especially on pergo, laminate, and wood floors.
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and you call yourself rational...
