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Posted by sharoncleaner (My Page) on Tue, Apr 8, 08 at 16:28
We having a problem with a wood floor in a beauty salon.
They use a lot of chemicals and hair spray creating slippery spots. What can be used to clean and prevent this from happening, and how often should it be maintained? |
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| I do not think that wood floor is the bet choice for a beauty salon. I would look into changing the floor out. |
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| I use the Shark steam mop on my hardwood floors. It removes chemical residues, and doesn't leave any of it's own. Sounds to me like it could be the perfect solution to your problem. (The Bissell steam mop has also gotten good reviews on this forum.) I think it took about 5 steam moppings to completely remove all the cleaning residues from my floors, so don't expect it to do it in one cleaning. However, you will notice a big difference on the first mopping. |
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| I use warm water and white vinegar with a damp mop.(as per a hardwood floor guy years ago) (Not too wet, its not good for the wood). Im also suprised that the above poster uses a steam mop on hardwood. Steam and wood are not best friends. |
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| Steam mops are safe for hardwood floors if they are sealed. I can promise you, mopping with water and vinegar brings more water in contact with hardwood floors than steam-mopping does. The floor is only barely damp for a few seconds after being mopped with a steam mop (especially with the Shark) Also, you can't put vinegar in the steam mop chamber, however if you like using vinegar, you can spray it on the floor before using the mop. I don't find it necessary, though, as the steam seems to take care of any residues, sticky, oily or otherwise that are there. |
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| I live in an older home with hardwood floors. I doubt they are sealed. Is there a test to figure this out? If they aren't sealed, can I use my Scooba on them? |
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| I would think the best thing for you to do is to seal the floor to protect the wood from these products and prevent long term damage. I'm by no means a floor professional, but I personally use murphy's oil soap on my hardwood floors and it keeps them looking new & beautiful. I would think it would add a protective coating to the wood. That would be my best suggestion other than replacing the floor altogether since I don't know what other chemicals it comes in contact with. Good luck |
RE: Cleaning wood floors
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| PF Hardwood Floor Cleaner and Polish are the best on the market when it comes to cleaning your floors to make them look just like they did the day they were installed! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Palmetto Floor Care
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I agree with earthie. ( sorry Linda C) I also use a shark steam mop on my hardwood floors (for years)..no damage what so ever. They made this mop to be used on sealed wood floors and other surfaces as well. The steam will remove the hair spray.
like earthie said, it will take a few times before it is all removed, especially with a build up. Once you get it off, you can use Bona wood restorer. It is a protecting finish and looks like it was just polly'd. Once you get the hairspray off, I think you will have to give it a quick cleaning after the shop is closed each night... a lot of work! maybe for for quick clean ups, the Bona wood floor cleaner and their micro fiber mop is very good also... Do you have the chair mats? that will help protect the flooring also. let us know what you try and how was the results!
Ree |
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| Another vote for the vinegar and water. I don't think the other cleansers are getting thru the sealed floors to the wood. Nothing does except standing water! |
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I am 70 years old and have lived with hardwood all of my adult life. Back in the day it was recommended that we clean our hardwood floors with a non water based cleaner. Then we were advised to use a paste wax on them and buff them. No need to tell you how tedious this was. Later we were told to NOT wax our hardwood floor because the wax, over time, would soften the finish. I have lived long enough to see this happen. That dilemma was solved when the fashion was to cover up these hardwood floors with wall-to-wall carpeting, as I also did.
Then a while ago hardwood floor made a comeback but people didn't want to spend the time we did years ago taking proper care of these floors. Enter the companies that started selling steam, chemical and other tools for which to clean your floors without real work.
The only thing that hasn't changed are the floors themselves. Hard wood is still hard wood with the same features, beauty and vulnerabilities they have always had. A hard wood floor breathes. It expands & contracts with heat, cold and humidity. Only the tops of the wood boards are finished with the sides remaining in an unfinished condition. There are minute openings in these floors. Every board offers the potential for water or steam to enter. This is done in the space between the boards. Once this water seeps between the boards it goes to work on penetrating the wood. You will find over time that your floor is pithy, and it will rot from the sides or bottom up. Your finish (poly or oil finish) will either crack or soften. Hardwood is a very expensive possession in your home. The laying of a new floor is time consuming, back breaking and extremely expensive, not to mention the time you have to be away from home while the minimum of three coats of finish is applied, and the sanding is done. Treat those floors as you would fine china or a good antique and it will reward you with a life time of beauty. Please don't use water or steam on these beautiful floors. |
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