Floor wax is a liquid mixture of chemicals that create a thin hard protective surface when applied and allowed to dry on a surface.
Floor waxing chemicals.
Be sure to use the correct type of wax for your floor and finish.
Floor wax offers glossiness additional hardness slip and scuff resistance while protecting the floor from water or other liquid damage.
Once the concoction has been mixed and allowed to harden it can be rubbed.
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Before waxing hardwood floors carefully clean the surface with a broom or mop to remove any dust or dirt that could get trapped in the wax and impact the finish.
Be sure that you do not overdo waxing your floor to avoid ugly wax build up.
Waxed floors such as linoleum or vinyl can flake or become yellow due to age or too many layers of wax.
Depending on the exact flooring and the product you use for waxing you may not need to re wax the floor for a period ranging from a couple of months to nearly two years.
These finishes require a water based polish instead.
How to remove old wax from floors without chemicals.
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Even freshly washed and waxed floors.
Finally for the do it yourself crowd the free online guide to less toxic products from the environmental health association of nova scotia recommends concocting your own all natural wood floor wax by warming up a combination of olive oil vodka beeswax and carnauba wax in a tin can or glass jar in simmering water.
For example some types of modern hardwood flooring have a sealed surface that should not be waxed.