Rescue me from my slidy floor!

Hawthorn

I would go for a strong solution of soda crystals in hot water. See if that removes it.
It's probably residue from the pledge that's making it like an ice rink.

Penelope_Penguin

butler_helen wrote: »

I hope someone can help me... my floor is a death trap!

Our laminate floor looked all matt and not pretty so I used pledge on it in the problem areas and now our floor is VERY slippy and although it looks good is causing problems.

I think it actually says on polish not to use it on floors We have an exisitng thread so I'll add this one to keep ideas together.

Penny. x

underlay_guru

Whatever you do...do not mop or use water on a laminate floor!!!

Laminate floor is basically made of HDF...or ultra-thick cardboard, to put it crudely... the water will seep into the joins of the floor, causing the HDF to go soggy and warp. It will also leak in between the wood layer and the photographic layer, causing a bubbling effect.

To clean, I would recommend a dry 'Swiffer' - type cleaning cloth on a stick!

angelavdavis

Instead of using ammonia, I would add white vinegar into a mop bucket and clean the floor with it to remove the silicone from the pledge. Bit less smelly!

butler_helen

angelavdavis wrote: »

Instead of using ammonia, I would add white vinegar into a mop bucket and clean the floor with it to remove the silicone from the pledge. Bit less smelly!

as this is in the cupboard this is the plan for tonight!

lil_me

butler_helen wrote: »

as this is in the cupboard this is the plan for tonight!

Try it on an unseen small area first, laminate is not like real wood and it might damage it.