Graphic explanation of wood floor waxing methods and maintenance considerations

Many netizens have paved wood flooring at home. After a period of use, they found that the surface was somewhat waxy. Waxing is a routine maintenance method. However, many people do not know how to wax. Improper waxing methods will result in whitening, ring marks, and discoloration. When waxing the maintenance floor, be sure to read the following precautions.

Why does the floor wax?

Clean: just renovated the floor, early maintenance, through a layer of protective film, isolate the floor and dirt, to avoid these dirt directly contact the floor surface, infiltrate the paint. Lead to difficult to clean in the future;

Moisturizing: The daily use of the floor, through the wax molecules to make up for the gap between the paint molecules, to maintain the wood moisture content of 11%, neither leakage lead to dry burst, nor absorb excess moisture in the air lead to expansion;

Protection: direct sunlight on the floor, easy to change color or even crack, natural wood wax is equal to sunscreen, to protect the floor paint does not change color;

Polishing: Improve the brightness of the floor and maintain the flexibility of the floor. The effect is better than once.

Wood floor waxing method

1. Choose sunny weather and wax

Humidity in rainy days is too high and waxing can cause cloudiness. When the room temperature is below 5 degrees, the floor wax will harden. Before waxing, do not wipe the floor with a rag containing chemicals. This can cause poor adhesion of the floor wax.

2. Remove trash and dirt from the floor surface.

Use a vacuum cleaner to remove trash and dust from the floor surface. Wipe the stains on the floor with a diluted neutral detergent, and wipe the hard-to-clean stains with a solution of water. To prevent the detergent from accumulating in the grooves, the rag soaked with detergent should be wrung out as much as possible. Floor wax scavengers can cause floor stains and bulging and must not be used.

3. Wipe with a wrung rag.

Wipe with a well-wrung rag. The surface of the floor, especially the grooved part, should be carefully wiped and there should be no residual detergent. If there is residual detergent and moisture, the surface will be whitened and bulging.

4. Fully dry

The moisture on the floor surface and groove is completely dry for waxing. According to the season, the time required will change, but it will take more than half a day. If not fully dried, the floor wax will not adhere closely to the floor surface, affecting the appearance and causing whitening.

5. Waxing method

Shake the container with floor wax and stir it evenly. Before the entire floor of the room is waxed, perform a partial trial at the corners of the room and check for any abnormalities.

In order to prevent the floor wax from contaminating the wall baseboard and furniture, the above parts shall be covered with tape paper. It is advisable to fully dip floor wax with a clean cloth so as not to drip. Do not pour the floor wax directly on the floor, otherwise there will be traces of marks and circles. Apply it carefully in the direction of the wood grain of the floor, without missing paint or uneven thickness. Excessive smearing will cause uneven shades and excessive smearing that will result in poor film formation. Keeping thin and even is the key to waxing. Do not dilute the floor wax with water. Waxing tools can be used for waxing mop, easy to operate, and ideal results.

6. Before the floor wax dries, do not walk on the floor.

Drying usually takes from 20 minutes to 1 hour. Such as the use of waxing twice, the second time, after the first complete drying. After about 6 months of waxing, you can keep the floor beautiful for a long time.

Wood floor waxing considerations

1. According to the type of floor to choose the corresponding floor wax.

Floor wax can be roughly divided into two types, water and oil.

2. Floor wax removal method

Ordinary floor wax scavenger, some strong alkaline. Due to the fact that wood flooring is made of wood and alkaline ingredients, it can cause floor discoloration and trace stains. It must not be used. It can be wiped with a rag soaked in solvent (Urea formaldehyde water).

3. Precautions when laying floors

The urea-formaldehyde adhesive has high bond strength and special attention must be paid. In case of sticking to the surface, place a rag soaked with urea formaldehyde water, and cover the rag with a plastic film, soften the adhesive, and remove it with a bamboo blade or a plastic blade.

4. Required tools and materials

Resin floor wax, cover tape, waxing special mop, solvent, (urea formaldehyde water), buckets, solvent gloves, rags, plastic blade, bamboo blade, vacuum cleaner.

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