5 Tips On How To Shine Hardwood Floors

If you have hardwood floors in your home you likely know how hard it can be to keep them shining. And if you are considering hardwood floors in your home, I do not want that to scare you away from getting them. While hardwood may have a bad reputation of being hard to maintain, I want to assure you that with the proper care, they are more than easy to take care of.

It is important to know that there are several ways that could cause your hardwood floors to look a little dull, so with the proper treatment, you can restore that shine immediately. It is just a matter of knowing how to shine hardwood floors.

So, if you have a hardwood floor that just simply is not shining anymore, I encourage you to keep reading to find out how to shine your hardwood floors. You will not be disappointed, as many of your choices are simply to employ but have drastic results for your floor.

Tips For Shining Your Floor

Do Not Mop A Dirty Floor

When you are trying to clean your floor, it is important to make sure that it is actually clean. Mopping a dirty floor is counterproductive and can cause damage. If there is dirt on your floor then a mop will merely spread it around and leave scratches, residue, and streaks. This will cause your floor to look less shiny.

In order to make sure that you have the floor adequately clean, I recommend using a dust mop along the entire floor. This will not only prepare the floor for a good mopping, but will also avoid any unexpected damage caused by other brooms.

Make Sure That Wax Is Not Building Up

If you tend to use wax on your floor, a lack of shine may be due to that. You might need to strip the wax. Over time, waxing your floors could cause the finish to dull. If you want to avoid this, you should wax your floor no more than twice a year. Many tend to do it more often which is a big part of the reason their floor no longer looks shiny. However, this fix is rather simple as you can find products that are made to remove the buildup of wax at almost any store.

Do Not Overuse The Cleaner

It can be tempting, when you are trying to make your floors shine, to douse it in cleaner. After all, the more cleaner you use, the better it will look, right? Wrong. You should really never be liberal in your use of floor cleaner, if anything it should be used sparingly. This is especially important for hardwood floors as they can become damaged by being too wet. If you want to keep your floor shiny, keep the cleaners to a minimum and do not leave excess water on the floor.

Find The Right Product For Your Floor

Often a good hardwood floor cleaner can do a lot to help your floor get that shine you love. However, finding the right one that will help your floor can be tricky. I recommend asking your floor manufacturer which cleaner they would suggest for the type of hardwood floor you have. This will give you a good idea of what type of floor cleaner will work best at making your hardwood floor shine.

Buff Your Floors Dry

A nice, quick trick that can help restore that shine that you love is to buff the floor dry when you have finished mopping it. Regardless of what type of cloth you use, buffing your hardwood floor dry is essential to restoring or keeping it shiny. When you don’t buff, it is easy for the floor to get streaks that often keep it from looking nice and shiny. The little extra time is well worth it when you see how shiny it will be.

Now, your hardwood floor many not be shining anymore for any one or more of these reasons above. But regardless of which it is, I hope these help. We want to do the best we can to keep our homes looking as good as they did the day we moved in. 

If you make sure that you are observing all of these simple tasks, you can ensure that your hardwood floor will continue to shine for years to come.

1 thought on “5 Tips On How To Shine Hardwood Floors”

  1. My wife and I are wanting to get hardwood floors but we aren’t sure if we can get the look we want. I like that you suggest not using too much cleaner when shining the floors. We don’t want to risk the floors getting wet and damaged so we’ll be sure to do this. Thanks for sharing!

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