Cleaning with Quick Shine
- , by Trudy Chuoke Trudy Chuoke
If you have cleaned your floor only for it to look cloudy, streaky, and dull, you know how frustrating it can be. Cloudy, dull floors are common, and I want to share tips to help your floors look their best this holiday season. First, let me explain some reasons why your floor might not look good.
Excess residue from using too many products causes buildup, which can leave floors hazy. They look great when wet, but they look dull once they dry. Then you repeat the process, which creates more residue. Not all cleaners are alike, and you want to use a very neutral cleaner. That’s why I like to recommend Quick Shine Multi Surface Floor Cleaner. It’s the perfect cleaner for hard surfaces. Quick Shine Multi Surface Floor Cleaner is a Zero-Residue floor cleaner that leaves no cloudy, hazy residue behind.
Another reason your floor can look hazy is a dirty floor pad. You can start with a clean mop pad, but as you clean, it picks up dirt and then redistributes it across the floor. I like to keep several pads on hand when cleaning. Check your pad as you go, and swap it for a clean one. Never use a Swiffer dry cleaning pad with any cleaning product. The wax dots on the sheet will melt with the cleaning product and leave a waxy residue on your floor that is hard to remove.
Once your floor is clean, I like to add a finish. I have newer wood laminate floors, so I like a finish that gives them a soft glow. Quick Shine makes Floor Luster that is easy to use and dries to give your floors a beautiful, soft glow. I like adding a finish to my floors because it protects them from dust and dirt. Dust and dirt act like sandpaper on your floors, leaving surface scratches in the finish. If you have older wood floors, Quick Shine Multi Surface Floor Finish will add a high shine from the first coat. Let me tell you a little story.
I bought a home many years ago that had wood parquet floors. Unfortunately, the previous owner hadn't taken very good care of them, and they showed years of scratches and color loss in many areas. I had a flooring company come in and give me an estimate for refinishing the floor, and the total they gave me took my breath away. About the same time, Dad and I went to a hardware show and ran across Quick Shine in a huge booth. The booth glowed with the Quick Shine product. So when Dad handed me the sample, I knew exactly what I was going to do. When I went home, I dusted all the floors first.
I didn’t want a speck of dirt or dust to be part of the floor's finish. Then I touched up any area with Restor A Finish to restore a continuous color. I used a soft rag to apply. Once the color was dry, I was ready to apply the floor finish. I took a new microfiber mop and started putting down a coat of Quick Shine after I put my kids to bed. When the floor was dry, I was amazed. The back of the Quick Shine bottle said you could apply multiple coats. So every night for 5 nights after my kids went to bed, I put down another coat. When my Dad and Mom came over for Thanksgiving, my mom said how beautiful the floors looked and went into the kitchen to help get lunch ready. But my dad looked at me and said, “I thought you said you were NOT going to pay to have someone refinish the floors.” I told him I didn’t – it’s the Quick Shine! And that started a relationship with Quick Shine that I still enjoy today.
We just restocked all of our Quick Shine products, including their newest mop. The Quick Shine Spray Mop Kit comes with a washable microfiber pad, a refillable container, and a new locking head for baseboard cleaning. This mop is amazing and so easy to use that I want you all to try it, so I want to give you the best price I can: 22.99 (for a limited time). I think you'll see that the price is more than 30% lower than other retailers.