How to Clean Hardwood Floors With an Aluminum Oxide Coating

How to Clean Hardwood Floors With an Aluminum Oxide Coating
Published: Sep 18, 2010
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
2 minute read

With proper care, your aluminum oxide coated hardwood floors will give you a lifetime of use.

Things You Will Need

  • Dust mop
  • Cleaner approved for aluminum oxide coated hardwood floors
  • Soft cloth
  • pH neutral cleaner approved for prefinished hardwood floors
  • Bucket
  • Sponge mop
  1. Use a dust mop to remove the surface dust, dirt, hair and debris. Repeat this process once a week to keep your hardwood floors looking their best.

  2. Apply a cleaner approved for aluminum oxide coated hardwood floors to a soft cloth. Gently rub any scuff marks with the saturated cloth. Continue rubbing until you have removed all scuff marks.

  3. Purchase a pH neutral cleaner that is approved for prefinished hardwood floors. Follow the directions according to your specific brand of cleaner. Most pH neutral cleaners must be diluted before use. Pour the recommended amount of cleaner and water into a bucket. Submerge a sponge mop into the mixture and wring out the excess liquid. Mop the hardwood floors with the sponge mop in a back-and-forth motion.

The Drip Cap

  • Aluminum oxide coating increases the resistance, durability and overall strength to polyurethane finished hardwood flooring.
  • Repeat this process once a week to keep your hardwood floors looking their best.
  • Apply a cleaner approved for aluminum oxide coated hardwood floors to a soft cloth.
  • Gently rub any scuff marks with the saturated cloth.

Photo Credits

wood image by Christopher Walker from Fotolia.com

wood image by Christopher Walker from Fotolia.com

Amanda Flanigan

Amanda Flanigan began writing professionally in 2007. Flanigan has written for various publications, including WV Living and American Craft Council, and has published several eBooks on craft and garden-related subjects. Flanigan completed…

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