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sicone · 05-31-2007, 05:06 PM

Whats the best way to keep these things clean? I picked up one of them swifer sweepers and the mop thing but they leave track marks along the floor that I have to then use a dry towel to get up. So basically I am having to go over the flooring 3 times to get it clean.

How do you keep yours clean?

Peaches · 05-31-2007, 05:09 PM

I vacuum the big stuff up, followed by a dry Swiffer, then a wet Swiffer. Haven't noticed any track marks, but my rooms are small and mostly covered in junk. And dogs.

RawAlex · 05-31-2007, 05:12 PM

I have about 2000 square feet of hardwood in the house there. The best combination I have found right now is swiffer and a vacuum, then VIM floor cleaner and a cotton towel to dry it back off. That leaves no streaks and makes a nice job of it.

You can also use any number of hardwood floor cleaner / polising products every so often, that seems to help add a protective layer to them.

BJ · 05-31-2007, 05:13 PM

get a wife

Sosa · 05-31-2007, 05:16 PM

we are going through the same thing and about to buy one of those $250-$350 vaccum deals for wood floors.

We can't keep ours clean at all. We still have dirt all around our house because landscapers like to take their damn time on getting here, and our lab has to go in/out throughout the day so he bring alot of dirt/dust in. No matter what we try the only thing working right now is towels with plain water. One person cleans, and another comes right behind them and dries.

beemk · 05-31-2007, 05:21 PM

make sure whatever you use is for hardwood floors, if it contains any soap in it, it fucks up the polyurethane and leaves streaks. i have a cleaning lady, but what she uses is one of those mops where you attach rags and does a dry mop on the floors to pick everything up. then i have a hoover floormate to clean the floors... which you dont use every time... only when its actually dirty. it works like a shampoo machine where it puts clean water down and sucks the dirty water into a different container, it works awesome. heres a link for it:

http://www.amazon.com/Hoover-H3060-F.../dp/B0007MS5B2

lisa k · 05-31-2007, 05:23 PM

I use the Swiffer SweeperVac ... LOVE it! And a wet Swiffer when "mopping". I haven't had any trouble with streaks.

sicone · 05-31-2007, 05:27 PM

Should I try the wet swiffer 1st and then follow with the dry?

sicone · 05-31-2007, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PureMeds

get a wife

Yeah, but then when she talks she's going to expect me to listen. The streaked floors sound better to me

MattO · 05-31-2007, 05:32 PM

A couple of weeks ago my wife cleaned our floors with PLEDGE. She figured it was to polish wood, so it'll clean the wood floors, right? Our house is like a fucking skating rink now.

Vendzilla · 05-31-2007, 06:01 PM

take two cats and rub them together till they build up some static electricity, then start tossing them sliding accross the floor, they pick up a surprising amount of dust

beemk · 05-31-2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by sicone

Should I try the wet swiffer 1st and then follow with the dry?

do dry first unless you vacuum first, you will get the bulk of the stuff up like crumbs, hair (if you have pets), etc.

aico · 05-31-2007, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sicone

Yeah, but then when she talks she's going to expect me to listen. The streaked floors sound better to me

Get one that doesn't speak English.

aico · 05-31-2007, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vendzilla

take two cats and rub them together till they build up some static electricity, then start tossing them sliding accross the floor, they pick up a surprising amount of dust

I can verify this as being a very successful method

MandyBlake · 05-31-2007, 08:14 PM

use vinegar and water

L-Pink · 05-31-2007, 08:14 PM

Install shag carpet.

HeadPimp · 05-31-2007, 10:37 PM

I suck up all the dirt with the vac, then go over it with a swiffer and some hardwood floor cleaner. Works great every time.

05-31-2007, 05:06 PM	#1
sicone Retired Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sac Posts: 18,453	Hardwood floors question Whats the best way to keep these things clean? I picked up one of them swifer sweepers and the mop thing but they leave track marks along the floor that I have to then use a dry towel to get up. So basically I am having to go over the flooring 3 times to get it clean. How do you keep yours clean? __________________

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beemk CLICK HERE Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 20,829	make sure whatever you use is for hardwood floors, if it contains any soap in it, it fucks up the polyurethane and leaves streaks. i have a cleaning lady, but what she uses is one of those mops where you attach rags and does a dry mop on the floors to pick everything up. then i have a hoover floormate to clean the floors... which you dont use every time... only when its actually dirty. it works like a shampoo machine where it puts clean water down and sucks the dirty water into a different container, it works awesome. heres a link for it: http://www.amazon.com/Hoover-H3060-F.../dp/B0007MS5B2 __________________ I host with Vacares

05-31-2007, 05:23 PM	#7
lisa k Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 587	I use the Swiffer SweeperVac ... LOVE it! And a wet Swiffer when "mopping". I haven't had any trouble with streaks. __________________ ICQ 319-675-425

05-31-2007, 05:27 PM	#8
sicone Retired Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sac Posts: 18,453	Should I try the wet swiffer 1st and then follow with the dry? __________________

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05-31-2007, 05:09 PM	#2
Peaches Old broad Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Away Posts: 13,933	I vacuum the big stuff up, followed by a dry Swiffer, then a wet Swiffer. Haven't noticed any track marks, but my rooms are small and mostly covered in junk. And dogs.

05-31-2007, 05:12 PM	#3
RawAlex So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In a house. Posts: 9,465	I have about 2000 square feet of hardwood in the house there. The best combination I have found right now is swiffer and a vacuum, then VIM floor cleaner and a cotton towel to dry it back off. That leaves no streaks and makes a nice job of it. You can also use any number of hardwood floor cleaner / polising products every so often, that seems to help add a protective layer to them.

05-31-2007, 05:13 PM	#4
BJ Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: asia Posts: 5,590	get a wife

05-31-2007, 05:16 PM	#5
Sosa In Tushy Land Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nebraska Posts: 40,149	we are going through the same thing and about to buy one of those $250-$350 vaccum deals for wood floors. We can't keep ours clean at all. We still have dirt all around our house because landscapers like to take their damn time on getting here, and our lab has to go in/out throughout the day so he bring alot of dirt/dust in. No matter what we try the only thing working right now is towels with plain water. One person cleans, and another comes right behind them and dries.

05-31-2007, 05:32 PM	#10
MattO The O is for Oohhh Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: AUSTIN TEJAS Posts: 10,861	A couple of weeks ago my wife cleaned our floors with PLEDGE. She figured it was to polish wood, so it'll clean the wood floors, right? Our house is like a fucking skating rink now.

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05-31-2007, 08:14 PM	#16
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05-31-2007, 10:37 PM	#17
HeadPimp Bad Mo-Fo Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,772	I suck up all the dirt with the vac, then go over it with a swiffer and some hardwood floor cleaner. Works great every time.