Wood floor wax is popular option for anyone looking to add a polished and immaculate look to any wooden surface in their home or elsewhere. Wood floor wax is also used as a protective surface to prevent damage to your wooden floor, such as staining. The physical composition of wax hinders liquids from ever coming in to contact with the actual wood on your floor. It repels liquids in order to give your floor a modern and spotless, brand new look that will last for a long time.
When applying wood floor wax, there are a few things to be careful of. Waxy wooden floors in general are somewhat slippery, so you want to be sure that you do not apply too much wood floor wax. Otherwise, you will be slipping and sliding across the surface and risk hurting yourself. Apply just enough wax that it does not become difficult to walk across wearing socks without shoes on. A relative amount of slipperiness is a sign of a healthfully waxed wooden floor. When the wax is slippery, it prevents dirt, bacteria and dust from getting into the cracks of the wood and staining the floor. Instead, it makes it so that dirt and dust simply glide across the surface, allowing for extremely easy cleanup. If you are planning on using a mop or a cleaning method that involves a lot of water on the surface of your wooden floor, then waxing your floor is a must. Since wax repels water, using a mop on a waxed floor is no problem at all, however without wax, the water will most likely seep into the wood and cracks over time, which will cause your wooden floor to expand.
Another important step is to make sure that you remove any existing layers of wax prior to applying a new layer of wood floor wax. Since wood floor wax is so durable and long lasting, it is very possible that while you feel the need to apply a new coat of wax, the previous layer of wax has not yet fully deteriorated. This can be done using a wood floor wax remover. Wood floor wax remover can be purchased for less than $10 at any store that has a home cleaning or home improvement section, such as Sam’s Club, The Home Depot or your local hardware store. Removing excessive layers of wax is a crucial step to prevent your floors from becoming too waxy and over time, not doing so will give your floor a yellowish hue, which you do not want.
If you are not confident in your ability to wax your floor properly another option is to hire a hardwood restoration company to do it for you. This, of course, is a more costly process, however will ensure that your floor has the best wax coat possible, for both a pleasing look and a protective surface.
There are several different types of wood floor wax products available for purchase. There are many expensive options out there, but you can easily spend less than $20 on your wood floor wax. Electrolux offers a wood floor wax for $14.95, which can be purchased at any hardware store or retailer with a home furnishing/cleaning section.