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Cider vinegar wood floors.
We re going to use apple cider vinegar because we love the smell but white vinegar will also work well.
It s important to remember that when you clean your hardwood floors you aren t actually cleaning the wood you are cleaning the chemical finish on the wood.
If you want to disinfect your floors as you clean white vinegar should be your choice.
If you like the idea of cleaning wood floors with a natural hardwood floor cleaner but prefer to use something a little different than white vinegar you can get the same cleaning job done using apple cider vinegar.
If you want to use an all natural.
Just don t use vinegar and water to clean hardwood floors.
If you have hard water add a few tablespoons of water softener to each gallon of cleaning water to prevent the minerals from being deposited on your floor.
Cleaning a wood floor with apple cider vinegar.
Apple cider vinegar is a natural cleaning agent that works well on wood floors as when diluted with water it is a safe cleaner for both finished and unfinished wood floors while remaining strong enough to clean and disinfect the floors.
Apple cider vinegar is not as potent as white vinegar so it can be used regularly.
When used correctly vinegar breaks down the grime and dirt on your finish and leaves it clean and streak free.
If you need to clean your wood floors and don t have either one of these types of vinegar on hand you can use apple cider vinegar as an alternative.
Apple cider vinegar can be safely used on most wood floors but it does not have the same cleaning power as white vinegar.
The active cleaning agent in any vinegar is acetic acid which is safe for most surfaces but can dull some finishes on wood or no wax floors and can cause etching in softer stone counter and.
If your wood floor is laminated vinegar is an ideal cleaning product because it won t strip the wax off floors like ammonia will.
White vinegar is ideal for cleaning wood floors.
If you re cleaning and helping get rid of odors apple cider is the way to go.
You can also buy cleaning vinegar 14.
How to clean wood floors with apple cider vinegar.
Using vinegar and water as a homemade hardwood floor cleaning solution can have a negative effect on your hardwood floor.
Distilled white vinegar is a strong acid that cleans well but can dull the finish on hardwood floors.
Clean wood floors with apple cider vinegar.