Things You'll Need:
- Distilled White Vinegar
- Vegetable Oil
- Non-gel Toothpaste
- Sponge
- Petroleum Jelly
- Baby Oil
- Paper Towels
- Ice Cubes
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Step 1
To care for hardwood floors, mix equal parts of distilled white vinegar and vegetable oil. Put it in a spray bottle. Use a clean cotton cloth and work on small sections of the floor at a time.
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Step 2
Start by spraying the mixture and rubbing it in with a clean cotton cloth. Take another clean cotton cloth and buff that section until it's as shiny as can be. Then do each section until the entire floor is buffed and shiny.
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Step 3
To have a beautiful scuff mark free hardwood floor, use an old clean toothbrush and apply non-gel toothpaste. Scrubb off the scuff mark. Wipe the scuff area clean with a damp cloth or use a sponge.
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Step 4
Or use a bit of petroleum jelly on a cloth and work it into the hardwood floor to remove the mark. You can also use baby oil instead of petroleum jelly for this.
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Step 5
Once the mark is gone, go over the area with dry paper towels. Make sure there is none of the slippery oil or jelly left on the surface. Use the original mixture of distilled white vinegar and vegetable oil to reshine the surface.
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Step 6
For grease stains, cover the stain with one or two ice cubes. As soon as it hardens, carefully scrape the grease off with the dull side of a knife.
Or you can use a spatula or even an old credit card edge is good to use.
Comments
krm479 said
on 8/1/2009 Hardwood floors are beautiful and not that hard to maintain. Great article on how to care for and shine hardwood floors.
goodselfme said
on 3/23/2009 I learned so much from this article about the care and maintainence of hardwood floors.