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Cleaning polyurethane floors windex.
Polyurethane finished wood floors are more durable than the wax coatings of the past.
It pays to know what type of finish your hardwood flooring is coated with to ensure that you are cleaning it appropriately.
If the spill has already dried onto the floor spray it with some glass cleaner before wiping with a damp cloth.
To begin with windex is a glass cleaning solution that has ammonia and alcohol as the main ingredients.
Laminate floors are popular for indoor spaces that see a lot of heavy duty foot traffic such as kitchens bathrooms entryways and laundry rooms.
When the floor gets particularly dirty mop it with a solution of warm water and mild dish soap.
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Obviously a glass cleaner is not designed for wood floors.
The finish is winwax dark walnut with 2 3 coats of polyurethane on it.
Could it damage my floors with long term use though.
It is an alcohol and ammonia based product.
It is designed specifically to clean glass.
Cleaning laminate flooring usually requires only simple household items but cleaning laminate floors with windex can get the job done even faster.
When your floor is exposed to ammonia it strip off the finish dry and warp the wood.
Apparently a glass cleaner is not made for hardwood floors.
However windex has become a popular floor cleaner with many positive responses.
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.
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.
However windex disinfectant cleaner multi surface does and is a good choice for laminate countertops and glass stoves areas you want to be disinfected since they re where you cook.
It is formulated specifically to clean glass.
I tried cleaning it with some windex and my floors look amazing and shiny.
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.
Therefore windex should not be used for cleaning sealed.
Ammonia is a wax stripper agent that is commonly used to remove acrylic waxes on 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.
To clean spills on polyurethane coated wood floors wipe up the liquid with a damp cloth as quickly as possible.
