What am I doing wrong.. This leaves my laminate floors dull and streaky. Help.
2032541
You will have to contact Bona directly...the phone number is on the bottle.
2032542
Mine works pretty well. Maybe you're using too much liquid or possibly not rinsing pad often enough. Hope it works out for you.
1633029
Yes, I did. I used the cleaner in a more diluted form, then the shine. My floors were Pergo and were dull and tired. They came out beautiful and lustrous. You should try it. I was getting my former house ready for listing and tried it on 8 year old floors. I sold the house in a week!
1008829
I've never tried but I found that, after this product dried, it left a film on my laminate wood floors. I've tried several different products and have found that spraying ammonia and water or vinegar and water works best at keeping my type of floors clean and removing spots. Hope this information was helpful.
155115
I cannot answer this from experience, since we don't have laminate flooring, but I tried it on one of our parquet tiles. It made the wood look dull. I would not recommend it for wood or for anything with seams. It works spectacularly well on vinyl, even heavily textured. Sorry I cannot be of more help.
1548984
If you're talking about the wood floor under the rug (or the floor itself), I had similar stain problem under my rug. Had floor professionally refinished. Maybe Oxygen bleach could do the job, but really don't know. Try a spot and see if it works.
1924621
check to see if steam is coming out, should be easy enough with some effort on a shiny smooth floor, might be a little rougher if on a floor that has an upraised pattern. ive never had trbl with ours but our floors are smooth.
2026727
Use a swifter so you don't have to lean in and on the flooring (a Lysol wipe on a yardstick probably would work better). Be sure to let it dry completely.
42014
I just made the mistake of picking up "polish" rather than "cleaner". My floor is ruined. Fortunately, I had only done a section of floor. I am reading now what to do about it. Can't believe how many "mad" people there are who already ruined their floors---never again. Once they are fixed- think I will try the ammonia/water mix. Wish me luck-- Goodbye Bona!!!!!
1154417
I use my Oreck steamer of my laminate floors every week. Be sure us use distilled water and use the steamer on its lowest setting. I spray bona cleaner as I steam the floors.
1589499
i guess you have really dry floors maybe paint or other hard to remove staims. i would suggest a professional look at floor and suggest whether nor not your preparation would work.
2281394
Seems to me soap and hot water should suffice on laminate floors. Must add that Equalizer works fabulously on carpets!
520045
same problem, no suggestions i regret purchasing this mop, I had a steam shark mop but it did not have "solution " to cleam with. I am going to stay with the shark and return this one. what a mess. my tile floor is even sticky. I had to go over it with the steam only to get rid of the sticky tile floor i woud never use this on y hard wood too much water
775480
sorry,i can't help you. i never used it. we decided to get a new kitchen floor which is not a laminate floor.
115336
Thank you for asking...You should always read your manufacturers instructions first. Certain laminates are of different quality, but using steam can damage the floor nonetheless if you do not do it properly. I keep the steampad no longer than 3 to 5 seconds at a time on the area that I'm working with. If you have a stubborn stain, it would be wise to scrub it out by hand first, then run over with the steamer.
2159963
I have laminate. According to the manufacturer it is safe to use the lower heat on wood floors but apparently it can cause them to look dull after time.
523191
Laminate is NOT sealed hardwood. You have small seams that the water vapor will get into. Please, please, please call your manufacture of the flooring and the steam mop and ask what they will do for you if the mop damages your floor. Likely at most replace the mop and the flooring manufacture likely voided your warranty the first time you steam mopped it. Even site finished hardwood a mop is not recommended. Your floor shrinks in low humidity which breaks the bonds between board in your floor. The vapor can and will work it's way into the floor in time and can cause the boards to warp. Please contact the manufacture or a hardwood expert for advice.
1567280
Have the same problem. I am thinking it may be the bruce floor cleaner. I changed to bona, and not quite as streaked.