Oreck has those buffers for rent. If you want to know more, you will need to contact your Realtor VERY QUICKLY. The polyurethane finish UNDERNEATH all that Rejuvenate is all that is needed. What can I use to shine my floors after I remove the rejuvenate? Purchasing through my links costs you nothing extra, but helps support the free information provided on this site and my family. Please help. That would be $3/sf just to get it to the ORIGINAL finish. No way of fixing it so far the company hasn't gotten back to me yet on what can be done but a miracle product if it ruins floors this easily. You are experiencing the END condition of a badly used/abused/cared for floor. With heavy traffic across on floors and normal wear and tear, we thought we should polish it up to give it a new gloss. Sigh. I agree with never using Rejuvenate on your wood floors. Thanks for Windex advice Rejuvenate come right off. Was skeptical at first. white vinegar, and acetone did nothing. Leaves a streaky hazy finish. With COVID-19 rocking the world, one of the few things you can still find on the cleaning shelves = Windex (because many people don't know that ammonia has the same 'kill rate' as bleach). I am an independent third party website which just provides reviews of products from readers. Just get the gunk off of it and leave it be. They looks pretty nice for just having carpets pulled off. After using the industrial strength Goof Off, it pretty much took the finish and the stain out. In many states there is a way for a buyer to get compensation out of the seller. I was thinking just give them some oil to remoisturize and then wax them? Is that one application enough to damage it or is it the repeated application? It is HORRIBLE for flooring!!! You spray the MOP and NOT the floor. But the wood in the bedrooms are ok. I'm guessing someone is using the word lacquer to describe the OIL BASED polyurethanes. I'd love to give you a gift! Leave it sit for a 30 - 60 seconds. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Let the mixt.ure sit for about a minute, and took a wide putty knife, and gently scraped in the direction of the wood grain. Lacquer also contains a solution of shellac in alcohol that creates a synthetic coating, causing it to form a high gloss surface. And that regular maintenance of Oil Refresher application is 1-4 times PER YEAR!!!!! Don't buy this product unless you follow the directions to the letter. It is a 5/8" engineered hardwood with a 4mm (1/8") wear surface. They make an 80 year floor into a 20 year floor just by being applied. @ Rossini - just leave the floors alone for now. This has been done in the past. Hi! TERRIBLE product! Some stains and messes just won't come out, and are permanent. Thank you! For more on shellac https://www.doityourself.com/stry/lacquer-finish-vs-shellac#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20major%20differences,a%20variety%20of%20different%20colors. thx! Lysol (the brand) likes to work with Ammonia whereas Clorox (the brand) likes to work with bleach (sodium hypochlorite). Wish I had listened to my inner voice before ruining my hardwood floors. (San Diego). I spent 2 days using the solution on my floors and I am so happy. I really appreciate any advice, I keep reading/hearing conflicting information. You do not know the whole history of the cleaning schedule. They also got the wax all over the baseboards and left a boot print in the wax do we need to just sand and seal? WINDEX WAS A MIRACLE!!! Put a few drops of water in a single spot. All of these steps are all well known for a wood finished with oil/hardwax finish. Absolutely DO NOT recommend this product. That's normal. Then waxed them again. It went on easily enough. The company told me to NEVER use anything but a home steamer on the laminate flooring, plus possibly a bit of vinegar in the steamer. I just wanted them clean. As for $15/sf, that normally buys you a HIGH end engineered hardwood with 6mm wear layer with site finishing. I really do. It is provided as is, without warranties or guarantees. Has this company got no way of getting there product off people floors better get they sit her are still sell there crappy product with no solution but just keep apologizing for there wrong doing! That is a process where the finish is 'roughed up' and then a new coat is applied over top of what is already there. I need to remove floor restorer from marble, cannot use vinegar, what to do? I think your $15/sf budget could buy you so much more than a USFloors engineered hardwood from China. It has HIGH VOC's and isn't meant to be a wood floor finish. Went to mop before a showing and they turned into a disaster, white film residue and steaks everywhere. The floorswere damaged when we had workers rewire the house. My home is 6 years old and had very very few scratches which were primarily due to my dog. The renewer product is like putting a thin simple layer or sealant or wax on the floor. Absolutely not recommended for today. Once you are tired of your damaged hardwoods you will probably have to rip them out and find something else. So there you have it folks latex paint remover does it quickly and easily. by Cheri I hope you enjoy this gift, and stop by again soon! Sweep, sweep, sweep or vacuum (no beater barjust suction) every few days, 2. I used Rejuvenate about 5 years ago on my new laminate floors. We are still trying to figure out how to get the milky haze removed or to restore it to its natural Brazilian cherry hardwood look. Don't Hesitate to Use Them in Your Personal Space, You can make an outdoor fish paradise of your own, for less than you might think. A heavy hand scraped finish like yours will need MUCH MORE wood to get a single refinish. This stuff ruined my hardwood floors, I will never get the normal look again, they are smudgy and horrible looking. wood flooring? How much wall space should there be between cabinet and sink window? Do not use this product. The orange is from the old fashioned oil based finishes. I mopped the floors for the first time since the application. The scratches were in the wax, not the wood. But I have read about using the Windex on here and that it works. next time i'd rent the equipment. Absolutely the worst thing I've ever tried for my laminate floors. I really appreciate it. The kitchen tile was scratched after rejuvenated and now I cant remove the rejuvenate with out extensive labor. I did the 2 step process and was thrilled at the result. I've seen larger commercial sized ones at rental places but they are HEAVY and hard to control. This product should be banned!! How? To learn more please see my product review disclosure statement. Our dining room table is used as our desk and dining daily. So I'm 'hearing' several things going on here. Took 2 days on hands and knees. I have tried using plain water and microfiber, very diluted pine sol, Bruce cleaner, bona, you name it! If you want to make sure there is no 'residue' left over, go ahead and clean a small patch of floor using Windex Original and some cotton cloths. I like working with Windex. Zip. First photo is an area that isnt high traffic and the floor is in much better shape- the second are very high traffic areas. So after seeing your ad I decided to use your Rejuvenate and I am now very much sorry I did. It is too weak (of an acid) to do anything but make your house smell like a fish&chips shop. As a wood flooring professional I have called 'out' cleaners and homeowners (and Realtors) and ANYONE who thinks Rejuvenate (or OrangeGlo, etc) is a great product. A DuraSeal water born poly is NO WHERE NEAR the same toughness as Bona Traffic HD nor Loba 2K Supra AT. Will I wax my floors? You are right. I don't think my back can take it. https://www.doityourself.com/stry/lacquer-finish-vs-shellac#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20major%20differences,a%20variety%20of%20different%20colors. I used both products on my kitchen floor, which is made of slate tiles. Step two was to add that beautiful high gloss finish from rejuvenate restorer. Give her a call or send her a email. We moved in a house 2 months ago and the previous owner used it. Very upset. @ jennifercook28 - You will NOT use anything to make your floors shine. Wear and tear includes dulling of a hardwood surface. It's made unlike other floor cleaners to not leave behind residues and help keep the floor looking shiny and clean. Woah, no. The solution she sent me was free of charge and worked perfect. I don't need the company to commiserate with me. When you get to that point - PLEASE THROW OUT THE REJUVENATE! The Howard's Restore A Finish is for furniture. Any suggestions for regular, weekly cleaning? 3. I had to spend $424.00 for a home service janitorial company to strip the floors back to the main finish. Hoping it will eventually wear off and that my heart doesn't sink every time I pass by the areas that are ruined. I'm pretty happy with the results. It would be a complete waste of time and money. You will spray the Windex over a 1ft x 1ft spot. Protective pads are on all table and chair legs --the problem is our shoes over time (15 years of daily use)! The Rejuvenate PREVENTS sanding and refinishing. It looks like these complaints have been following this product for years!Do NOT BUY! I need advice from them on how to restore my floor. I TRIED to get the flooring company to put 2 coats but they so rushed (this was after KATRINA) no go. The process is much faster (1-2 days) and is roughly 1/2 the price of the full sand/refinish. If it comes up 'grimy' blackish brown then you have dirtnothing else. The core of laminate flooring is MDF, and while that product has it uses, its awful for a flooring in particular because it absorbs moisture so easily. My husband bought the Rejuvenate kit. Lastly, throw the Rejuvenate in the trash!!!! It is death to hardwoods. The 5% concentration is the 'mild' version of a floor stripper. I used, in a spray bottle, white vinegar, small amount of Dawn dish soap, and mineral spirits. I would be greatly surprised if these floors are selling for that amount of money. Just wait). When he walked in he at first thought we were either robbed or had a good because I had to move furniture around and it wasn't quite ready to be walked on. 3. To this day I do not know why I used it on them since the cabinets were new and cost $16,000 dollars. Bona HD and Loba 2K Supra AT are water based. Please STOP using Rejuvenate on your wood floors. All I did was use a damp mop to wash it off then I mopped my floor again twice. If it comes back yellow/orange/brown then you have a polish on their. Strip down the wood and add 3 coats of finish. So give them a call. The pros will go higherbut it is hard to find those off the shelf at Walmart. That's a middle of the road engineered hardwood. This is an independent website which allows people to review various cleaning products, among other things, which means that one, people commiserate on the site when something bad happens, and we do try to figure out what will help. Anything that has raw wood poking through (more than a deep scratch) needs the full sand/recoat. You could offer to purchase the area rugs AFTER they move in - to make sure the rugs 'fit' with their decor. Your photos show a floor that is a bit beaten up in a high traffic area. how much raw wood is exposed to the Rejuvenate). This showed every paw print, every foot print and left an uneven coating. Whichever one you like to work with (Lysol or Windex) will probably work. Please post photos so that we can help figure out what is going on. Shame on us for believing them. She will ask you to go to your local store and buy ammonia free glass cleaner. don't fall for her. Dry with a clean cloth. If the floor is still in decent enough shape that the current topcoat is still there then the renewer product doesn't have anything it can adequately adhere to. The remaining wax dissolved, then went over the section with a damp cloth, and dried with another cloth. DO NOT use Rejuvenate on vinyl planking!!! The Simple Way to Remove Wax From Candlesticks, How to Remove Water Rings From Wood Tables, World of Design: 12 Soothing Bathtubs in Rejuvenating Settings, 4 Dreamy White-and-Wood Kitchens to Learn From, Quick Fix: Erase Water Rings from Furniture, Rejuvenate With Vibrant Color in the Bedroom, Houzz Tours: Truro Mid-Century Modern Rejuvenation. These are the ingredients that dissolve the lacquer. It had been about 4-6 weeks after applying. My husband and I polished our hardwood with rejuvenate polish and now regret ever using the product. I would prefer to see 4mm-6mm. Plan to spend an entire day for a 20x10 room. Get Free Email Updates(and get a FREE printable). The feet of the chairs. Hello @SJ McCarthy, I wish I had read this sooner, I just applied rejuvenate to our hardwood floors! The massive amounts of contamination (any ONE of the things listed above can do this on their own) your floor has pretty much doomed it to a 'rip out when ready'. It is a fashionable linebut that's the only thing remarkable with these. - Steve. All because a Realtor looking to cut corners preferred to 'perk up' the floor with a cheap polish rather than tell the homeowners to spend the money and do a proper job of refinishing a badly maintained hardwood finish. How to remove residue from under carpet from h/w floors? The coating gets all scratched up and looks horrible. Any suggestions for a machine to help remove wax along with Windex? Nothing removes it. You can test to see if they have 'wax' on them. Our floors are milled PECAN wood, with a Satin Water based Poly (2) coats 15 years ago. That means the NEXT attempt at sanding/refinishing could (probably will) end up with adhesion failure. Thank you for sharing your comments and saving me money. My floors will never look good again! Tried it on my laminate floors and love it. It lasted one week and then started to wear off. Do not buy this product. That means felt pads must be used (hot glue + felt pads = year of use before they fall off). I am a little nervous now, reading all of the negative comments, of what to expect when I need to damp mop it, or in time. Unfortunately, it has a lot of wax build up. I wipe the floor and dry the floor immediately. One thing you can try: Windex Original formula. It looks dull 2.5 seconds after cleaning it. I used the cleanser and the polish on both hardwood and tile flooring It totally ruined my tile floors. Best of luck. I found this product at Home Depot and it sounded like it was just what I needed to bring back some shine and cover scratches to my ceramic tile floor. This product has left a film over my floor. The finish is a UV cured (at the factory) OIL finish. How about Howards Restore a Finish? Also floor became more prone to scratches over time. Lacquer is not made from insects. Go ahead and pop up a floor vent to see how much wood is sitting ABOVE the tongue. It contaminates the wood UNDERNEATH the finish (which is not repairedjust hidden under lip the polymerjust like trying to hide mouth cancer with cherry lip gloss). Animal urine can, like all liquids, penetrate through the polyurethane to reach the wood below. It looks "cool" but is extremely limiting as to room layout. Keep doing the 'soak and wipe' until that cloth comes back with just a HINT of yellow/brown. The darker the floor, the worse it looks. I finished with sanding the entire floor with a belt sander (what a mess), i cleaned the sawdust up and stain and finished with polyurethane for floors. Bruce sells a cleaner and a polish- would you recommend the Bruce polish for this? I'm sorry you were taken in by the "Shiny" gimmick. If your floors are 15 years old, you can get a professional company to do a 'buff and coat'. I live alone along with my dog and I now have a mess on my hardwood flooring. Not scratched just a slight scuff. Copyright 2009-2022 - Flanery Companies, LLC - All rights reserved. I will get you some photos--sun should be coming out today. You can pop off a floor register to see the surface layer. Yah. 10 years prior to using this and no issues. I was trying to upload a picture of it, but its not working on mobile so I will try to do it through the computer later. As for polishes, be FULLY AWARE that use of a polish of ANY KIND can and will PREVENT future sand/refinishing events. I would SOAK a 1ft x 1ft spot with Windex. And that junk was created by the PREVIOUS owner. Houzz Pro: One simple solution for contractors and design pros. I called the Rejuvenate hotline number and the woman started saying that I had caused the problem by not using the product properly. Nothing could remove the residue, not even Krud Kutter. The gloss is temporary but the damage is permanent. But! Do not 'moisturize' them. For some homeowners they lose TENS of thousands of dollars worth of flooring. I removed Rejuvenate wax from my bamboo flooring to bring it back. Vinegar does nothingand I mean nothing. We are moving and where we had our rugs the floor is beautiful but the other areas look dull. After using Rejuvenate, my cherry laminate floors look like I poured Elmers glue on them and let it dry. We have engineered hardwood and my housekeeper put it on our floors several years ago, since dirt build up has penetrated the wax and ruined our floors.