What is the best thing to clean laminate wood floors with??? Everything I try leaves a film on them??

Answer 1

The best thing to clean laminate floors is with a specific laminate cleaner and a mop handle with a terry cloth head. You will want to use the cleaner provided by the manufacturer to maintain your warranty on the product. If you run out of the cleaner, in a pinch you can also use Windex for a little while. The laminate cleaner and Windex will clean your floor with out leaving a film or streaks behind.

Take care.

Answer 2

I owned a cleaning business a while back. There are different reasons you'll get a film after cleaning.

One reason is that the pad or mop, your using isn't clean to start with. Sponge mops are about the worst thing to use on a laminate wood floor, no matter how much you rinse them, you'll never completely clean them. If you have a sponge mop, toss it out.

Reusable pads are the best way to go, but do not clean them in your washer. They pick up softener residue, etc from your washer and become useless. Always wash them by hand with a dash of liquid dish soap in the sink. Rinse them out well and just hang them to dry.

Another reason for film residue is using too much cleaner. Cut back on the amount the directions say to use. Just like with the Murphys soap, I use between ½, to ¾, of what the directions say and the floors come out great.

Last but not least, is improper rinsing of the mop, if you’re using one? But dry buffing can overcome this.

For every day touch ups, all we ever used on a clients floor was window cleaner. If heavier cleaning was needed, we would only use Murphy's oil soap and/or their Squirt and mop products.

I'm not saying they’re the best, but they were cost effective and my customers never complained.

Just make sure, you buff dry your work after you clean. That really shines the floor up and eliminates filming. You can either stand on an old towel, scoot it with your feet to pick up all residual water, or you can get a buffing mop.

For an average size house, I'd probably just use my foot on an old towel to dry buff and shine the floor. But a buffing mop is way faster, you can get one from Lowe's or Home Depot for about $30.00. That will get you a rubbermaid commercial products mop. Get the one that use's the Q409 and Q408 pads, those work very well and they're easy to get replacement pads for if needed.

Answer 3

Just hot water and a terry cloth mop. No chemicals. A Swiffer the rest of the time.

Answer 4

Vinegar and water. Mix according to how dirty or greasy the floor is. Vinegar removes oil.

Answer 5

Somebody told me to use Windex with the green label. Why I don't know. I have the other.

Answer 6

I have had this same problem, the only thing that has help me is rinsing the mop more often.