Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - Cleaning refinished oak...

We had a couple of white oak floors refinished a year ago w/oil based poly. The refinisher said to only clean it with a dry dustmop. Well, that doesn't cut it...

Does anyone have any experience with cleaning products containing d' Limonene orange oil? Any thoughts?

Thanks.

I don't know about "d' Limonene orange oil" but most any detergent suitable for wood can be used. The main thing is any cleaner residue or wax can be an issue when it comes time to refinish the floors.

What is a "detergent suitable for wood"? Do you have any examples? Also, the refinisher said NEVER use water. Do the detergents mix w/water?

Thanks!

You can't get completely away from using water. A damp rag or mop is fine - you just don't want to flood the wood with water like you would if you were mopping a vinyl or tile floor.

I usually use quick shine by holloway house on our wood floors. I'm sure there are many other wood cleaners to choose from. We get ours at walmart.

If the issue is dirt/etc., the above suggestions work well... You cannot get away from water in some form. If this issue is minor scratching of the wood finish - I take a brush with polyurethane and lightly cover the scratch with a thin layer - it dries in 24 hrs and hides the scratch completely....

Avoid use of wax or oil and cleaning products that contain waxes or oils. Murphy's Oil, orange oil products, etc. contain oil. Oil products will eventually dull and soften finish over time and contaminate wood. Wax products also contaminate the wood flooring. Contamination will create adhesion problems when it comes time to refinish.

There are commercial wood floor cleaning products. Make sure the label specifically states safe for polyurethane finish. Many flooring manufacturers recommend their own cleaning and maintenance products in order to prevent folks from using inappropriate cleaners.