How to Remove Orange Glo From a Hardwood Floor

Orange Glo Hardwood Cleaner and Polish sounds like the perfect product for hardwood floors that are looking a little worse for wear. According to the product packaging and advertising, it will clean and polish your hardwood floors, making scratches and scuffs a distant memory. It is true that your floors will shine brilliantly once this polish is applied. Unfortunately, subsequent cleanings can result in a sticky, streaky mess, convincing you that you have ruined your floors. Don't worry, you can fix it. There are ways to remove Orange Glo from a hardwood floor without having your floors refinished.

Things You'll Need

• Rubber gloves
• Ammonia-based window cleaner
• Paper towels
• Polishing cloths
• Wood floor cleaner
• Mop

Instructions

1. Open windows in the area you will be working in. It will take a lot of ammonia-based window cleaner to remove the Orange Glo, and the area needs to be well ventilated.

2. Starting in a corner so that you can work your way out, spray a liberal amount of ammonia-based window cleaner on a 2-foot by 2-foot section of your wood floor. Let it sit for two minutes. Put on rubber gloves, and scrub the section as hard as you can with paper towels. Discard the paper towels. Spray the section again, and let it sit for one minute. Scrub it as hard as you can with paper towels. Discard the paper towels.

3. Spray the section again, and immediately buff as hard as you can in a circular motion with a polishing cloth. You can purchase polishing cloths from any automotive supply company or the auto cleaning section of your local superstore. Repeat this step until the polishing cloth comes away clean, and you can no longer feel any Orange Glo on the section.

4. Continue working in 2-foot by 2-foot sections until you have removed all of the Orange Glo.

5. Mop your floors with a gentle wood floor cleaner to remove any traces of the ammonia-based window cleaner so that it doesn't dry out the finish of your floor.

Tips & Warnings

• It is important to keep using fresh paper towels and polishing cloths so that you do not spread the Orange Glo you have already removed across your floor.

• Do not attempt to use a buffing machine to remove the Orange Glo. It may save time, but unless you are a professional floor refinisher, you can do permanent damage to your floors.

Resources

• Orange Glo Hardwood Floor Care System