Murphy’s Oil Soap on Pre Finished Hardwood Floors - Reader Question January 2, 2009
Question:
A cleaning company used Murphy’s oil soap to clean our hardwood floor. Now there is a dull film over the floor. How can I clean the floor to it’s original luster? This is a new floor with a clear coat already on the planks when they were installed.
Answer:
This is a very popular question! According to Murphy’s Oil Soap you should remix 1/4 cup of Murphy’s to one gallon of warm water to re-clean the floor. It is very important to use the right soap to water ratio because the product is not designed to be used full strength. The reason that you need to re-clean the floor is the Murphy’s is removing any previous floor cleaner residue. Also, they recommend not to use the spray product because it will leave a sticky residue. The floor may need to be re-cleaned several times depending on how many cleaners you have used in the past.
Try this method on an inconspicuous test area before trying on the whole floor.
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In trolling around the web for questions about wood flooring in order to get a sense of what people are asking, I too have come across this a couple of times. But, since I’ve never used the product, I’ve not felt qualified to answer it. So, cheers for your answer here.
I remember the commercials for Murphy’s oil soap. The cleaning ladies cleaning the wood flooring and wood pews of a church. I wonder how many times they had to re-clean!
Cheers again for the post.
Rob.