After my floors were laid, I found out it was the first floor the man had laid and he put a coat of wax on them. Now they don’t shine. What do I have to do to get the shine back again?
first of all clean the floor with a remove wax and a little bit of tide and then after washing them apply a thin coat of floor wax. i think your problem will be solved.
first of all clean the floor with a remove wax and a little bit of tide and then after washing them apply a thin coat of floor wax. i think your problem will be solved.
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you have to options if you want a permanent shine, go to a hardware store like Home depot and buy a clear coating to put over the floor, or you can buy a cleaner to mop the floor with. But this way you will have to repeat process over and over. Good Luck
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Clean with Tri-sodium phosphate. This will remove all wax where a regular detergent may not. Several washes may be needed. Use gloves and eye protection. Once the wax is removed, assess the stain and seal with a good quality floor polyurethane. You can get the finish in gloss or satin. I always recommend a satin finish because any scratches or dents in the wood will be exaggerated with a gloss finish. Good luck
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If the floor is old, I would rent a floor sander from Home Depot (get the orbital one, it’s more user friendly). Sand down the floor, re-stain it, and apply a few coats of polyurethane on the floor. (You can get detailed instructions on how to do this on by going to google and entering "how to refinish wood floors".
Or you can just strip the wax using a wax removing product and re-wax the floor.
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