improving wooden floorboards

[Trudjef]

I found this post and wondering if these products would work on the floorboards in photos

’One of the ways to rejuvenate the shine on your floor is to use Cabot's 1L Floor Polish in combination with Cabot's 1L Floor Clean. This is on the condition that you have a glossy finish on your floorboards.’

 

 

 

 

[JacobZ]

Hi @Trudjef,

This method would work well to remove scuff marks and light wear on the surface of the floorboards and then add a light waxy coating from the polish, but it is not going to remove deeper gouges and damage.

There are some areas of damage that I can see in the second image that look a bit more severe that might not be removed using these products.

In saying this, I think it is certainly worth a try as the alternative is sanding everything back and then reapplying a sealer.

Let me know what you think and if you have further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Jacob

[Trudjef]

Hi Jacob

Thanks so much for your support and quick response. This workshop group is a great idea! 
We will definitely go with this process. Just wondering what the time line of doing this is and steps, could it be completed in a day given it is a fairly small area ?
Do we clean the floors with anything else first, and what applicator do we put the polish etc on with. Thinking Bunnings would have all we need but wondering if readily available or need to be ordered?
And then how long till you can walk on the floor.
Sorry lots of questions but trying organise around the moving in process and furniture delivery etc 

thanks again

[JacobZ]

Hi @Trudjef,

Glad to hear you are happy with Bunnings Workshop. It really is a wonderful community of helpful people, and we are happy to have you with us.

There's no need to clean the floors with anything else; just give them a good sweep or vacuum to remove dirt and dust, then use a standard floor mop, mop the floors with Cabot's Floor Clean, and then allow it to dry.

Once dry, the Cabot's Floor Polish should be applied neat with a sponge mop or decking oil applicator, ensuring bubbles aren't introduced, and the polish is not allowed to pool. These are readily available products; there's no need to order anything.

After application, the polish should be allowed to dry for an hour. At this point, you can either add a second coat to increase the gloss level or leave it as is. If you add a second coat, the drying time of an hour would be the same.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Jacob