Does Anyone Here Still Wax Floors?

[retro-man]

Strange but true.
I rented a house years ago that had such a heavy build up of wax on the lino floor in the kitchen i didn' think anything would take it off. tried amonia, wax remover and a variety of things and they would work a little. then by accident a glass of milk got dropped on the floor and it didn't get cleaned up for a little while like a half hour or so. something came up outside that needed attention. when i came in and cleaned it up with towels then washed the floor in that area all the wax was gone!! got myself a couple of gallons of milk and worked small areas about 5x5 feet and within an afternoon had the floor completely stripped with no chemical smells. sometimes its the strangest things that work.
Jon

 

[laundromat]

I never quit waxing my floors. I use two similar floor finshing/aceilic waxes

1 Future by JW

This is fine for all floors and leaves a great shione after 2 thick coats,

2. Complete by JW

This is what they use in institutions like schools, churches, hospitals and retail stores.I get it at janitor supply stores and it's like a liquid plastic and takes lots of traffic.

 

[danemodsandy]

Um, No.....

...."This is fine for all floors"

Self-polishing waxes like Future (and the late, lamented Glo-Coat and its competitors, Klear and Aero Wax), are not intended for use on hardwood floors. They will darken and stain them, particularly in places where the finish is worn away, like high-traffic areas. Anyone who house-hunts for a Mid-Century house will see the effects of these products sooner or later; many housewives of the time ruined floors' finishes with them.

If the ease of a self-polishing wax is desirable for someone wanting to spruce up a wood floor, Bona makes a range of products for wood floor care. You can get Bona products online:

http://www.mybonahome.com