Cleaning Polyurethane Floors Windex
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Cleaning polyurethane floors windex. Many people have asked if they can use windex on hardwood floors. 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. Be sure there is a polyurethane coating on the hardwood flooring prior to using windex in order to prevent floor damage. Cleaning laminate flooring usually requires only simple household items but cleaning laminate floors with windex can get the job done even faster.
Obviously a glass cleaner is not designed for wood floors. This post was edited by ilin on wed feb 19 14 at 13 32. It is an alcohol and ammonia based product. However windex has become a popular floor cleaner with many positive responses.
To clean spills on polyurethane coated wood floors wipe up the liquid with a damp cloth as quickly as possible. To begin with windex is a glass cleaning solution that has ammonia and alcohol as the main ingredients. It is formulated specifically to clean glass. Apparently a glass cleaner is not made for hardwood floors.
Therefore windex should not be used for cleaning sealed. 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. 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. Polyurethane finished wood floors are more durable than the wax coatings of the past.
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. Ammonia is a wax stripper agent that is commonly used to remove acrylic waxes on hardwood floors. It pays to know what type of finish your hardwood flooring is coated with to ensure that you are cleaning it appropriately. Could it damage my floors with long term use though.
If the spill has already dried onto the floor spray it with some glass cleaner before wiping with a damp cloth. When the floor gets particularly dirty mop it with a solution of warm water and mild dish soap. When your floor is exposed to ammonia it strip off the finish dry and warp the wood. It is designed specifically to clean glass.
A lot of people with polyurethane coated wood floors are turning to glass cleaners like windex and glass plus. A lot of people that have polyurethane coated hardwood floors are using glass cleaners like glass plus and windex to clean old hardwood floors.