problems with rejuvenate floor restorer

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. Please post photos so that we can help figure out what is going on. @ chuawee Cleaning the floor - at this point - will be pretty basic. Don't need them now and will not ever buy from them again!!!! But! I called the Rejuvenate hotline number and the woman started saying that I had caused the problem by not using the product properly. To this day I do not know why I used it on them since the cabinets were new and cost $16,000 dollars. The floorswere damaged when we had workers rewire the house. That's the good news. Just needed a shine not gros waxy mess. @ Maggie Gthose floors are FULLY finished. He did those on vinyl too, which looks like wont be much as a problem to remove. Windex has 5% ammonia content. Would definitely NOT recommend this product to ANYBODY!! Which is what will get a 2 coat floor to the 25 year mark. The cleaner is great for those types of floors. I wish I had never used it at all. It's been about a year and a half and it still looks great. In a few days, my floors looked scratched. I mostly mop w damp water. Do not use this product if you have to put anything on it. Is highly recommend this product! Problem: when I walked on it barefoot, it was like walking on plastic cling wrap. Our oak floors were starting to look a bit tired. Now you do the 'mist' and wipe (immediate wipe up). When the sun hits the floor I can see the few spots I missed. The gloss lasted for a few days. Our dining room table is used as our desk and dining daily. There is another product you need to add to your regime called Woka Maintenance Oil (self explanatory I suppose) which is applied at slightly longer intervals. 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. This stuff ruined my hardwood floors, I will never get the normal look again, they are smudgy and horrible looking. I removed Rejuvenate wax from my bamboo flooring to bring it back. I have laminated floors. They use the word lacquer because the OIL BASED polyurethane (notice 'polyurethane' is in the title of the product?) No denying the beauty with these photos. The pros will go higherbut it is hard to find those off the shelf at Walmart. Shanna has also shared her review and experience with this product, and has not been pleased with it. I have a tenant moving in soon and will plan on sanding when they move out. Im hoping Windex does the trick! This contamination PREVENTS the new finish from adhering to the wood. The floor was tacky and left foot prints. How? Not what you would expect a builder to carry.but let's not judge too quickly. I don't know if you saw my last post--but to clarify, Bona polish=BAD? Some stains and messes just won't come out, and are permanent. If it is an open living space you are forcing yourself into living with chairs/tables/lamps, etc all in one very specific areathe carpeted area. Now imagine the cost of a full sand/refinish? Would highly recommend that no one buys this product. You will spray the Windex over a 1ft x 1ft spot. And to be completely honest, your floors might not be refinishable in the future. One thing you can try: Windex Original formula. You can try using Windex Original formula on your floors. The coating gets all scratched up and looks horrible. Is there anyway to fix that?I have Bruce hardwood and only use their cleaner once a month. Wear and tear includes dulling of a hardwood surface. A slightly stronger ammonia based floor stripper can be used but you must be VERY cautious about how strong it is an how to use it safely (high ventilation, working in pairs, etc). I did not know that about ammonia so thank you. I prefer Windex because you can buy it by the GALLON and it is cheap and easy to find. Thanks rejuvenate. Bona HD and Loba 2K Supra AT are water based. Shame on us for believing them. You can test to see if they have 'wax' on them. 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). 10 years prior to using this and no issues. However, the three primary ingredients are acetone, toulene and methanol. I hope you enjoy this gift, and stop by again soon! It is death to hardwoods. Just FYI Charles, my site, Stain Removal 101, is not owned and is not associated with the manufacturer of this product, so while I appreciate you telling me what happened when you used it, and warning other readers, this message has not reached the company. Nothing. I am not kidding. A buff and coat should cost around $3/sf (compared to a full sand/refinish = $5/sf). At 15 years old, a 2-coat system is just about at the end of it's 'pretty'. My concern is full wear through (the raw wood is poking through). Over a 1000 square foot of floor pours straight ammonia on small section of floor at a time and used a credit card to scrape crap up and then wiped up. An SR101 Reader shared her experience with these hardwood floor products, and was less than impressed with them. Pay the $2-$3/sf to see what you have LEFT of the wood. Use Windex with no ammonia. You can hire a flooring professional to screen your floor for you. That being said, this is TYPICAL for an oil finish. As for $15/sf, that normally buys you a HIGH end engineered hardwood with 6mm wear layer with site finishing. First application and problems. Natural lacquer was used as a coating and an adhesive 8000 years ago, by early humans at Kuahuqiao, determined by ELISA, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440318302644. Just be aware that a wood floor with exposed raw wood (like yours) has the potential to cause splinters. Went to mop before a showing and they turned into a disaster, white film residue and steaks everywhere. Do not use this product. I'd love to give you a gift! next time i'd rent the equipment. This product should be banned!! 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 industrial strength floor strippers need the user to work with ++ caution. Then you run the MASSIVE RISK (more than 50% chance) that the finish WILL FAIL (peel like a sunburn). Used the restore and shine products and also left a cloudy film that seem impossible to remove.still working on it. Please help with furniture placement in sons Heritage Home apartment! However, it has left a permanent milky haze on our Brazilian Cherry hardwood floor. If you used 2 coats of finish then you have a much more delicate system then if you had gone with the hardier version = 3 coats. Let us know how you fare. In the old days, prior to the 70s, women waxed floors regularly (yes, women). Oh. Sigh. The only thing that takes it off your floors is pure ammonia (which can ruin some floors). Lysol on the other hand I see that is more difficult to find. A heavy hand scraped finish like yours will need MUCH MORE wood to get a single refinish. 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. Don't do anything. Best of luck. To learn more please see my product review disclosure statement. @ jennifercook28 - You will NOT use anything to make your floors shine. Simply click here to return to hardwood floor cleaners. How to remove residue from under carpet from h/w floors? Windex did not work. Thanks for the windex advice. I blame myself for using this product but this should not be sold in supermarkets in the cleaning section. I don't think there is any raw wood peaking out--but I'm not an expert so I will send c/u photos from areas of concern. So I'm 'hearing' several things going on here. Sweep, sweep, sweep or vacuum (no beater barjust suction) every few days, 2. Seems more likely carpeting was installed much more recently than the 1930s. It was hard to remove and we now have to have our floors refinished professionally. Long story short, this stuff builds up and leaves a waxy residue. The waxy substances in Rejuvenate can penetrate PAST the finish and enter the wood. I have photos to prove it, Here are some Photos Before I used rejuvenate all floors restorer. Yes? That means felt pads must be used (hot glue + felt pads = year of use before they fall off). Just get the gunk off of it and leave it be. It looks like these are engineered hardwoods with HEAVY hand scraping effect. I used both products on my kitchen floor, which is made of slate tiles. Problem is such a large area will take forever to remove by hand. Thank you thank you thank you. How much wall space should there be between cabinet and sink window? I don't like oil based poly. If nothing happens to the floor (visually) then shrug it off and keep going. The wood is already damaged and the nails are no longer holding. It takes 30+ days to fully cure (which makes it tough to get a new tenant in without losing an entire month of rentpossibly 2 months) and off-gasses for eons (ok monthsbut you get the idea). I would then try wiping it up with a clean, dry cotton cloth. I'm returning the product tomorrow! That means the NEXT attempt at sanding/refinishing could (probably will) end up with adhesion failure. Might as well try it. When I used this parts of my floor looked really good, but in some sections it is just a smeary mess. Is there anything we can put on these in the meantime to protect them until we sand and refinish? I believe that was caused by your floor still being new enough to still be all or mostly covered by the original topcoat. I got just what I wanted and I just redid them this year. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. I need advice from them on how to restore my floor. I got it back to its original finish using this method. I prefer the HIGH END water based polyurethanes such as Bona Traffic HD (the 'HD' is the important partdon't be fooled by the 'Bona' name - many refinishers say they use Bona only to get you on the hook then they use the Bona Mega which is the low-grade product which has poor performance). Wish I had listened to my inner voice before ruining my hardwood floors. They make an 80 year floor into a 20 year floor just by being applied. But the wood in the bedrooms are ok. I wonder why this is the case. I have read all of the previous chat on this subject and wondered about Minwax Finishing Wax? Fortunately, I was able to use ammonia. If they were unfinished they would be a light 'dusty thirsty' grayish tone. You cannot WET MOP hardwood floors and keep them beautiful. To achieve a full sand and finish (which this floor NEEDS) there must be 3mm of wood above the tongue. I think we can have them professionally spruced up or refinished eventually, at least one time however I am waiting for my youngest to get a little older before we do that. Before you make a mess of things, read these easy steps for removing melted wax from your candlesticks, You may be surprised by some of these ideas for removing cloudy white water marks from wood surfaces, From baths with ocean views to tubs set amid lush gardens, these spaces are designed to relax mind, body and soul, A 1970s Vermont home gets a stunning, ecofriendly, contemporary update, White too bright in your kitchen? Those areas are likely to have bonding failure. All I did was use a damp mop to wash it off then I mopped my floor again twice. Tried it on my laminate floors and love it. Turned out great, but what a job! After using the industrial strength Goof Off, it pretty much took the finish and the stain out. It looks dull 2.5 seconds after cleaning it. As others have stated when it got wet with first cleaning it was horrible. And that Maintenance Oil comes in different colours - so you can refresh the colour that you paid for. Unfortunately, it has a lot of wax build up. I precisely followed all the directions. With heavy traffic across on floors and normal wear and tear, we thought we should polish it up to give it a new gloss. Please help. I tired windex and it does remove wax. If you want to know more, you will need to contact your Realtor VERY QUICKLY. The residue scratches within a few days and makes it look like the floor is scratched. And that makes my teeth hurt. Hoping it will eventually wear off and that my heart doesn't sink every time I pass by the areas that are ruined. A large area rug with proper padding underneath will do what you are looking for (won't be cheapbut it won't be as expensive as removing the carpet inlay in the future). 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. The type of finish. Nothing. Please don't put ANYTHING ELSE on this floor. A DuraSeal water born poly is NO WHERE NEAR the same toughness as Bona Traffic HD nor Loba 2K Supra AT. Nothing but paint stripper will remove it. I would SOAK a 1ft x 1ft spot with Windex. Now like you I am devastated that my laminate floors look terrible. Omg I have been working on getting this hazy buildup off my 1500 as foot new build house. Yes there are areas of wear through but the colour and the light sheen tells us there is FINISH left on those floors. We used this product on our beautiful hardwood floors. Hate this product, used exactly as directed on my laminate floors. Once per week = water-damp microfibre mop head (just to pick up the very fine dust = human skin cells). And that regular maintenance of Oil Refresher application is 1-4 times PER YEAR!!!!! The "wood" surface you see with laminate flooring is actually a photograph, and is very, very thin. Also, my feet left "footprints" on the shiny floor.Getting a sick feeling in my stomach as my husband told me NOT to use this on our floor.Thank God I only did an 8 foot by 5 foot section and not the whole downstairs! And just for fun, try REMOVING the REJUVENATE after the 5th or 6th application (which all of these temporary 'polishes' require). I saw this product at one of my local stores, I have seen some reviews and heard from friends it was an excellent product. As for polishes, be FULLY AWARE that use of a polish of ANY KIND can and will PREVENT future sand/refinishing events. Used it on my floors and at first it looked great. I did buy (havent used yet) Rejuvenate in an attempt to make them look a little better. My floor was back! The Rejuvenate PREVENTS sanding and refinishing. I have never been able to get it to shine. Copyright 2009-2022 - Flanery Companies, LLC - All rights reserved. All of these steps are all well known for a wood finished with oil/hardwax finish. There are affiliate links on this page, and if you purchase a product through them I receive a small commission. It stinks to high-heaven. 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. Sorry I ever heard of this product. How should these be cleaned in the mean time? If you want a machine, you need to buy one. Purchase the floor stripper and get ready for some hands-and-knees-with-a-putty-knife fun! That is to say, their 3/4" hardwood floors are now 'firewood'. If they are truly 'raw' the water will absorb IMMEDIATELY. The renters that lived in our home before we bought it, used a dark Minwax on it right before we moved in. 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. If the finish is in good enough shape you can live on it for a few more years to SAVE UP for the full replacement. 2. (San Diego). Building a house & need advise on Carpet inlay in wood floors. 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. They did the 'quick' fix = wall to wall carpet. It looked fine during the application process but then became all streaky and milky in certain spots. However, over time, high traffic areas appear dull, streaky, and dirty after damp mopping with Rejuvenate floor cleaner, clear water or watered down vinegar/soap solution. These are the ingredients that dissolve the lacquer. But, when I had had enough of streaked sticky lumpy gobs on the floor I spent 8 hours on hands and knees with bleach, dawn, sos pads and a scraper to get them finished again. The floor cleaner is fine, but the floor restore is awful. Hello @SJ McCarthy, I wish I had read this sooner, I just applied rejuvenate to our hardwood floors! Plan to spend an entire day for a 20x10 room. There are 'poly pens' you can purchase at Home Depot.but they are most likely 'oil based' polyurethane in them (you might luck out and find one filled with water based poly). @SJ McCarthy got it. I know the floor has also had rejuvenate and bona used on it by my parents when they lived in the home. Wipe with another cloth. I clean it now with their no bucket cleaner. I really appreciate it. I wonder if they used rejuvenate. What can I use to shine my floors after I remove the rejuvenate? I TRIED to get the flooring company to put 2 coats but they so rushed (this was after KATRINA) no go. If the water beads on the floor long enough to be wiped up, you have finish on them. That's when you decide what to do with the wood. There is often a time limit. Lacquer thinners often also include thickeners or waxes. I will repost in about a week. This product went directly into the garbage. The old buffing machines (the one's grandma use to have to wax/strip her linoleum) are also worthy of purchase. I had to spend $424.00 for a home service janitorial company to strip the floors back to the main finish. The orange is from the old fashioned oil based finishes. It is solvent based and is supposed to 'penetrate' the old lacquer (an alcohol based product). My guess is you will continue to use 5-7 applications (every 6months = 3 YEARS worth of applications) and then STRIP them. They also sell filler and markers. I've sold Chinese cork so I know there are some very good manufacturers over therebut the majority would not be classified as "upstanding". @ Rossini - just leave the floors alone for now. That would be $3/sf just to get it to the ORIGINAL finish. Thanks for visiting my site. I think your $15/sf budget could buy you so much more than a USFloors engineered hardwood from China. 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. I am still searching for a solution. Would never use this product nor would I recommend it. The polyurethane finish UNDERNEATH all that Rejuvenate is all that is needed. After using Rejuvenate, my cherry laminate floors look like I poured Elmers glue on them and let it dry. The *best you can hope for is a buff and coat. Do not use this product. I'm not seeing any polish on this floor. Then I will post the Afters. I wipe the floor and dry the floor immediately. All of these used on a routine basis (soap = 1-3 times per month, Refresher Oil every 3 months, and Maintenance oil every 1-2 years once you decide the COLOUR is looking a bit shabby). You are right. Heather has shared her Rejuvenate floor restorer and Rejuvenate floor cleaner review. Water based products (especially the good ones) have VERY low VOCs, cure in 5-7 days and the odour is gone by the time you move in. Everything you describe SCREAMS OUT contamination. Strip down the wood and add 3 coats of finish. Nothing but scratches. Is that something people were doing in 1938? You spray the MOP and NOT the floor. Our entire first floor of our home is hardwood. Go ahead and pop up a floor vent to see how much wood is sitting ABOVE the tongue. Used it on my bamboo floor. I contacted the manufacturer and complained over and over. They are the #1 killer of all things 'flooring'. If you can't get a sand/refinish done before they move in, then I HIGHLY recommend you get some BIG area rugs in there to cover up the floors the best you can. 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. We are moving and where we had our rugs the floor is beautiful but the other areas look dull. Still sick over this and it is 4 years. Ammonia is a great wax/oil stripper but it is a dangerous chemical by itself. But you'll need this expert design wisdom, Take the ecofriendly high road with a low-cost outdoor chair you make yourself, Personalizza la mia esperienza utilizzando cookie, Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers, Outdoor Lighting & Audio/Visual Specialists. It looks "cool" but is extremely limiting as to room layout. So there you have it folks latex paint remover does it quickly and easily. It is a 5/8" engineered hardwood with a 4mm (1/8") wear surface. The homeowners who purchase a house with Rejuvenate on it are almost guaranteed to have finish failure should they attempt to refinish their floors. Not high-end. Was skeptical at first. There are scratches everywhere due to just myself walking around and the dog doing her normal walking around. A professional cleaning/screening would probably take two days and the pro would burn through DOZENS of screening pads. Do not buy this product. Never buy this for your laminates. I will get you some photos--sun should be coming out today. That's when a professional company comes in and 'roughs up' the existing finish and then puts down a single coat of finish over top. This showed every paw print, every foot print and left an uneven coating. Not even half done but the bit I did do looks fantastic. Then waxed them again. It can be DIY friendlybut you have to WANT to save the floors. That material must be REMOVED every 5-6 applications. DO NOT use Rejuvenate on vinyl planking!!! You are experiencing the END condition of a badly used/abused/cared for floor. I'm so glad I did it on the ceramic before I went on to do the hardwood floor! @SJ McCarthy Would you recommend polyurethane or moisture cured urethane? Further, some cleaning methods can harm your item, so if what you want to clean or launder is sentimental or expensive call a professional. And that junk was created by the PREVIOUS owner. I update the website all the time with tips, tutorials, cleaning recipes, reviews of products from readers like you, and tests I've done on various cleaners, removers and laundry supplies. Hi, I'm Taylor, a busy mom with 3 kids, so I have lots of hands on experience with house cleaning, laundry and my fair share of spots, spills and other messy catastrophes. Now don't know how to remove the restorer that I applied. Lastly, throw the Rejuvenate in the trash!!!! ShelLAC is. @SJ McCarthy I have a rental with hardwood floors and I am not ready to sand these yet. It has an ammonia base to it which means it has the same 'kill rate' as bleach. I loved the way my wood floors looked using Rejuvenate Floor restore but now over time the Floors have wax build up and its showing scratches. Nothing spectacular. My husband and I polished our hardwood with rejuvenate polish and now regret ever using the product. The plastic finish stuck to my bare feet like cling wrap and came up off the floor. It can still be fully functional but it will look pretty rough. It lasted one week and then started to wear off. 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! by Cheri I am disgusted after cleaning those floors on my hands and knees and they looked perfectly fine. You will have NOTHING to wipe up. Absolutely DO NOT recommend this product. I used equal parts of white vinegar, distilled water, and alcohol and they cleaned beautifully. The reason why they had carpet on them? He was totally amazed at how well the floor turned out. Do this is small sections. 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. Aside from making them look a little better, my largest challenge right now is finding something to clean them with that does not leave a film. I think probably the carpet went on in the 50s or so when that became popular. The floors will get a hazy color then simply scrub off. Contact the manufacturer of Rejuvenate to find their 'floor stripper'. They are the toughest of the tough. You will notice that when youre wiping off the rejuvenate floor restore the build up of the rejuvenate floor restorer comes up in small clumps. The only thing you can do, now, is to strip the Rejuvenate and reassess. Nothing else will remove it. Purchasing through my links costs you nothing extra, but helps support the free information provided on this site and my family. Thanks for Windex advice Rejuvenate come right off. I wanted to have it sanded down and refinished but in our country there's a strict lockdown so 'unnecessary' services are not allowed as yet our living room area's floors are really in bad condition, nails coming up out of the food and some parts splintering, and wide gaps between the planks. You can do this application on hands and knees or with a machine. Thx for the advice. Now I can see scratches from the dog's claws, scratches from using the dining room chairs, scuff marks from shoes, water spots, even my dog's drool spots from laying in front of the window show up on my floor and there is no way to get rid of them. I'm sorry you were taken in by the "Shiny" gimmick. Once you are tired of your damaged hardwoods you will probably have to rip them out and find something else.

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