Cleaning Water Based Polyurethane Floors

Cleaning and maintenance maintenance of your polyurethane coated hardwood flooring should include regular dust mopping damp mopping only.

Cleaning water based polyurethane floors. Wring out the mop completely. Get your mop wet. Wood and water don t mix.

How to clean hardwood floors with water based finishes a polyurethane or acrylic coating. Pure one cup of dish soap one bucket of water mop floor with this solution. After you apply a water based finish to a floor and the water evaporates the film.

Polyurethane finishes usually don t require deep cleaning often but when they do a ph neutral cleaner is best although vinegar which is acidic helps with problem stains. The real danger involved in cleaning a hardwood floor is that the water you use for cleaning. A sponge mop or microfiber mop works best.

We suggest using only steam mops or damp mopping using distilled white vinegar or glass cleaners heavily diluted with water to clean your flooring. The best soaps for polyurethane floors are mild ph neutral ones. Brush sealer around the edge of the floor then apply it to the middle of the floor with the hand applicator spreading it like a thin coat of floor cleaner or liquid wax.

Mix up a solution of soap and water. If you want clean grease spills to use cup ammonia with one gallon of water. All polyurethane finishes are water resistant but flooring professionals advise using water sparingly if at all for cleaning.

When polyurethane concrete floors need deep clean use dish soap with water. Ensure solution not dry on the floor after clean floor mop floor with plain water. You want to apply.