When your hardwood floor starts to look a bit dingy or worn, it is the perfect time to give it a brand new layer of polish. By using a hardwood floor polish, you can help to return its original shine that has since disappeared. But you need to know how to properly polish your hardwood in order to get it to look as good as possible.
How to Polish a Hardwood Floor
The first thing that needs to be done when it comes to wood floor refinishing is making sure that all of the furniture items have been removed from the room. Once this is done, you should proceed to clean the floor as thoroughly as possible, which includes sweeping, mopping, and using a commercial hardwood floor cleaner. After the floor has been cleaned and allowed to dry completely, it is then time for you to apply the polish to small portions of the floor and work it into the wood material using a flat-surface mop. Completing this process will help to make your hardwood floors look stunning once again.
Floor finishes and stains can completely transform the look of the wood.
Polishing Mistakes to Avoid
In order to make sure that your hardwood floor polish has the best results possible, you are going to want to avoid these common mistakes. For example, some people forget or are unaware that their hardwood floors use a penetrating finish, which is not something that should be polished. This can be tested by picking a subtle corner of the hardwood floor and using a sharp knife to gently scrape away a small amount of the finish. When this leaves the wood with a smudged appearance but doesn’t result in any clear material being scraped off, then this indicates that your floor is not something that should be polished.
You will also need to make sure that you wait at least 24 hours before returning the furniture to the room once you have polished the floor. This will help to prevent the newly applied finish from being wrecked before it has a chance to fully dry.
If you are interested in bringing your hardwood floors back to life or getting new pre-finished hardwood floors, then make sure to contact us at T&G Flooring today.