Instead it s better to wash the floor periodically using the cleaner recommended by the flooring manufacturer.
How to remove wax from prefinished hardwood floors.
Your hardwood floor is no doubt a great source of pride and you want to keep it clean of dirt stains and residue.
When cleaning hardwood floors less is more.
While waxes vary most contain an emulsion of paraffin or carnauba an extract from brazilian palm trees in a solvent when you apply the wax the solvent evaporates and only the wax coating remains.
A small application of cleaner on a microfiber mop is all that s needed to clean your floors.
Even when an accident.
If waxing a floor that doesn t need it the wax will react negatively with the finish and create a cloudy look.
Moreover wax eventually dulls and removing it can be a laborious process.
Floors that have a polyurethane finish do not need to be waxed.
All these can make wood floors appear to have a milky white substance on top of the surface even after cleaning.