How to clean the d***)) laminate kitchen floor

[kally]

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Okay gang, I have laminate in the kitchen and of course it gets messy. So I clean it with a mop that sort of sprays a water/cleaner mixture for laminate floors. Then it is all dull and streaky and it drives me crazy. I need to wash or clean this floor regularly, so what on earth do you use? Thanks

[catherine]

I use vinegar and water for my all-purpose cleaner. Sometimes you have to get on the floor and polish it to keep it from beading/streaking, but overall, I love the vinegar (except for the smell, but that evaporates, or you can throw in a couple of drops of essential oils).

[bunnys]

Exactly. The purists use vinegar and water. (Catherine, you are obviously a purist.) But I've washed windows with vinegar and it streaks...

So, I guess unless you use nothing but water your going to have some kind of residue.

I bought a floor cleaner (I think it's Hoover) about 2 years ago. I don't use it often but I used it this week and it is SO MUCH CLEANER than just flinging the mop around. It takes a lot longer but does a much better job. I use pine cleaner in it.

[nswef]

I have old vinyl and use a microfiber cloth wrapped on a sponge mop. I only use water to wash- wring it well, put it on the mop and it seems to clean pretty well without streaks...but to be honest, I'm not too picky.

[Tussiemussies]

My Mom was told with her laminate to only use water!!!

[Rosemary]

i use a solution of dish detergent in water for my laminate floors.

[Wildflower]

You should ONLY clean a laminate floor with water!!

I vacuum mine, then mop with water, and be sure to dry with a towel. Then it looks perfect!

[kally]

just to catch you up. I gave up. I bought an industrial rubber backed carpet piece and just ran it in the area where the laminate was getting all the water. Looks better to me.

[Sonora Shepherd]

My daughter in law said the secret to mopping laminate floors is to use vinegar in water and wring the mop (in my case a towel) till it is almost dry and mop in the direction of the grain of the floor. That has worked for me. Our whole house is laminate and it has been a snap.

[Float On]

The less water the better. I sweep or vac or dry mop most weeks. About once every 6 weeks I'll use a damp mop with vinegar water. Mine looks like the day it was laid down 8 years ago.