What can I do for oiled hardwood floors cleaned with wrong cleaner?

3 years ago

We just bought a house with Provenza Oak hardwood floors that look to have an oiled finish. I love the matte look, but they are heavily soiled in high traffic areas and look a bit dried out everywhere.

The previous owners left us their Bona floor cleaner, but it is for polyurethane finished wood, not oil finished wood. I’m guessing that’s what has caused the excessive wear.

Should I just use the new cleaning products I bought that are specific for oiled hardwood floors (Provenza cleaner for oiled floors, spot treatment, rejuvenation oil) and it will improve over time, or is there some ”rescue” step I should do first?

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chispa
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Contact the manufacturer for the best way to remove the Bona residue. Also confirm that you do have the oil finish.

Bona has great marketing and exposure, but can be pretty bad on some floors. My parents had used the Bona tile cleaner on their tile and it seemed to accumulate on top and make the floors look dirty. They got it cleaned off and had no problems with other cleaners.

I have hard wax oil finish on my engineered wood floors. We have been in the house we built for a year. The floors are performing really well and we have 3 dogs. We clean/mop weekly with the cleaner recommended by the manufacturer and I have the oil for future touch-ups and re-coating.
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Stacey
3 years ago
Bona sells a cleaner for oil finished floors.
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