Do not drag furniture or heavy appliances over your hardwood floors.
Will windex hurt hardwood floors.
Very occasionally i ll add a little vinegar to my mop water.
Most people have been asking if windex is safe on hardwood floors.
A mop that is used to clean hardwood floors should only be slightly damp.
Cleaning laminate flooring usually requires only simple household items but cleaning laminate floors with windex can get the job done even faster.
The finish is winwax dark walnut with 2 3 coats of polyurethane on it.
There are many ways recommended for using windex most especially on sealed hardwoods and not all of these methods are safe for the lifespan of wood floors.
It is an alcohol and ammonia based product.
Remember that windex is not formulated for heavy duty cleaning.
Felt pads furniture straps and additional assistance are all good ideas.
Could it damage my floors with long term use though.
Laminate floors are popular for indoor spaces that see a lot of heavy duty foot traffic such as kitchens bathrooms entryways and laundry rooms.
If you plan to wash the entire floor rather than spot cleaning mix a solution of 3 4 cup of water and 1 4 of windex to do the job.
To begin with windex is a glass cleaning solution that has ammonia and alcohol as the main ingredients.
Cleaning hardwood floors with windex.
Windex is not going to damage your wooden floor furniture appliances or anything else.
The weight of furniture left unprotected can damage the finish and the wood over time.
I tried cleaning it with some windex and my floors look amazing and shiny.
Heavy furniture should be lifted carefully off of the floor and placed back on the floor once in their new position.
After sweeping dust mopping i use a damp mop with no extra water that can damage your floors over time.
However windex has become a popular floor cleaner with many positive responses.
A lot of people that have polyurethane coated hardwood floors are using glass cleaners like glass plus and windex to clean old hardwood floors.
Oct 16 2018 at 2 26 pm.
Apparently a glass cleaner is not made for hardwood floors.
Ammonia is a wax stripper agent that is commonly used to remove acrylic waxes on hardwood floors.
Glass cleaners have become trendy for wood flooring applications.
Can t wait to try it and see the results.
If you run out of windex spot clean messes immediately with a damp cloth.
Ammonia is a wax stripper best suited for removing acrylic waxes on hardwood floors.
It is formulated specifically to clean glass.
The 1 source of damage to finishes although people might think that sloshing a soaking wet mop back and forth over their floors is a good idea this will actually ruin the finish and damage the wood itself.
Sounds like a great trick.
