Floor Polishing Brisbane
By Jose Grimbot
It is recommended that you polish your floor made from hardwood every 2-3 months to keep it presentable and shiny. By applying polish to your floor, you fill scratches and protect the original finish from fading away due to regular cleaning. Before polishing your floors, you should perform a thorough cleaning as you always do every week. This exercise will make your floor remain as new for a long period. Polishing is not limited to wooden floors alone, it can be done to concrete floors as well.
How to Polish Wood Floors
Hardwood floors can be tricky to maintain if you don’t follow procedures of polishing it. I have a list of steps to be followed when polishing your wooden floor.
- Move furniture and other rugs aside or outside of the building before you start. You may ask a friend or a family member for assistance in lifting heavy furniture like sofa sets and anything else that requires the efforts of more than one person to transfer. If you are all alone, place furniture pads onto their legs before sling them to where you want them to be. Wrap up all other rugs and transfer them as well.
- After removing every other furniture on the floor, start vacuuming your floor. This process ensures all the dust and debris that maybe there are gotten rid of. Take caution when using a vacuum to ensure it does not have any rough plastic part on the edges or near the bottom. If vacuum cleaners have faulty wheels that could damage your floors. If you don’t have one please use a broom instead to get rid of debris and dust.
- Discover the finish of your floor, if your floor has polyurethane, expect it to have a hard finish, while shellac and lacquered may need to be waxed because they don’t have any water on them. If your floor is shellacked/lacquered you may need to remove or strip the wax yearly. Otherwise, use denatured alcohol plus lacquer thinner in testing your floor finishing. You can perform a test in a small area of your floor that has always been covered by rugs or furniture. You need to apply 2-3 drops of alcohol and after a few seconds you touch the spot with a cloth and if it feels soft, then conclude that it is shellac, if not, apply 2-3 drops of lacquer thinner onto a nearby spot, if it softens then conclude it is finished with lacquer, otherwise if it feels tacky, then it is water-based.
- Mop up polyurethane floors by mixing a few drops of liquid in a bucket of water. Wring the mop and use it to mop the floor along the grains. Mop with smooth strokes from the interior towards the doorway. Wipe excess liquid from your floor because standing water may damage your floor finishing. Use a clean dry towel to dry up the floor. Don’t ever mop waxed floors but a vacuum or sweep them.
- The next step is to buff up the floor using a microfiber cloth, you could as well use a buffing machine
- Use the right polish finally and use a water-based polish, use wax-based polish for other finishes. You should test your floor to ascertain the finishing even if you know.
- Finally, apply your polish by directly spraying on the floor or use a cloth to apply using feathering technique strokes to make a streak-free finish
- Apply from the interior parts and work towards the door in 3×3 square feet sections, if your floor is waxed apply in 2-3 layers and not a single thick layer, give 24 hours before the next application.
- Allow the polish to dry for 24 hours before walking in and replace your furniture after two days.
For best results, hire Brisbane floor polishing experts to do the job right.
