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gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 6, 2006
6:31 PM Post #2975099
| We have it and I've used several concoctions I've read about online, but I'm always looking for suggestions. What do you use to clean your Pergo flooring? |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 8, 2006
2:36 PM Post #2982252
| No one? |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
December 8, 2006
5:44 PM Post #2982917
| I don't have Pergo, but I think most common floor cleaners are probably OK on it (since it's plastic rather than real wood). Many cleaners will say on the label what they're safe for (although your Pergo installer would probably tell you to use something special and expensive!) |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
December 8, 2006
6:10 PM Post #2982998
| I think anything that you would use on vinyl or linoleum will work. |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 8, 2006
7:43 PM Post #2983229
| That's the thing...Stuff you use on linoleum leaves a cloudy sheen on Pergo. Whatever's used has to dry quickly. Some of the concoctions I've used have rubbing alcohol in them. I was just wondering if anyone has a favorite homemade or store-bought product. |
claypa
West Pottsgrove, PA
(Zone 6b)
December 8, 2006
7:48 PM Post #2983237
| Pergo's site says vinegar and water, or ammonia and water, but as ecrane pointed out, they'll be happy to sell you their brand of cleaner too. : )
[HYPERLINK@www.pergo.com] |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 8, 2006
7:53 PM Post #2983255
| Thanks. I didn't have much luck with vinegar and water. I might try ammonia and water again, though. I just hate the smell sometimes -- wintertime I don't open the windows. |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
December 8, 2006
7:56 PM Post #2983265
| I'm pretty sure the cleaning solutions that come along with the Swiffer Wet Jet and the Clorox Ready Mop are both OK on Pergo and are supposed to leave your floor shiny, although all I have is un-shiny tile so I couldn't tell you for sure if they work or not. Of course if you don't already have one of these, then you have to go and buy the whole system which might be more than you want to spend without knowing for sure if it'll give you the look you want! |
Mangosteen
Feasterville Trevose, PA
(Zone 6b)
December 9, 2006
6:59 AM Post #2984124
| I remember reading on a different thread that someone said all they used on their floor was a very weak tea formula. They bought the cheapest tea they could find and used that. They said that they used this when they were growing up on hardwood and have since tried it on other types of floors with good results. |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 9, 2006
8:03 AM Post #2984301
| Tea? Well, I'll be darned. I looked it up - thanks!
The Queen of Clean shows the process: [HYPERLINK@www.diynetwork.com] I have hardwood floors in every room except the kitchen and bathroom, and they're old and not coated with polyurethane. I'll have to try the tea on them, especially.
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claypa
West Pottsgrove, PA
(Zone 6b)
December 9, 2006
9:00 AM Post #2984424
| I like her ideas. Instead of a whole cabinet full of nasty stuff, you just use five or six different ordinary substances that you know what the heck they are. And no obnoxious 'fragrances'! And it's inexpensive. |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 9, 2006
10:20 AM Post #2984665
| Yep.
I have used regular glass cleaner on the floor and it seems to do a nice job. I might just stick to that. I'm such an information junkie, I like learning about new stuff, though. :D |
