I recently purchased my first home. I had the only carpet ever laid over the Art Deco Style Wood Floors in the living and dining room pulled up. The exposed wood floors have some stains, which are kind of grayish black, and some paint stains. Other than that, I don't think they are in bad enough shape (just grime and dirt) to need total refinshing. What could I use to clean them? I've thought of using a buffer machine (renting) and using a scrubber pad (one of the green or red ones) and some simple green or murphy's wood soap. Is this going to give me an OK result?
You're best off using the most gentle method possible. The paint may be hard to remove if the floor has a varnish or polyurethane finish. Maybe some GooGone or mineral spirits will soften it up enough to scrape it with a plastic putty knife (go with the grain). The dark spots may not come out but you could try some extra fine steel wool.
If the floor is waxed or if there is any raw wood showing do not use anything containing water. This includes Murphy's Oil Soap, Simple Green and bleach. There are very few instances where any of these should be used on a wood floor. If you must use something with water, use a hardwood floor cleaner that contains alcohol. It evaporates quickly and doesn't leave residue like Murphy's or Simple Green. Also never use any ammoniated products.
Clean off the paint, steel wool the dark areas and reseal, then either clean by hand with hardwood floor cleaner or if it has a wax finish, apply a very thin coat of paste wax and buff.
Also, any type of hardwood floor product that says it polishes is best to be avoided. It may be good short term but not long term.
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