Not only will it help to loosen any extra dirt and grime but in the event that you also missed a little bit of adhesive the hot steam from the mop will help to loosen the material so it can be.
Cleaning hardwood floors after removing carpet.
After a good cleaning my floor looked better but still dull.
While it pays to work slowly to remove the carpet whether it was secured with adhesive a tack strip and staples or both it s understandable to feel a growing sense of anticipation before you lay eyes on the floor for the first time.
The home stretch refinishing after sanding your floors you should plug any holes caused by nails by filling them with wood plugs or wood paste a combination of saw dust and white.
An even better option when it comes to getting your floors clean after removing carpet is to opt for a hardwood steam cleaner.
The next step would be to refinish your floors but before you can do this you need to sand them to remove any scuff marks left by the carpet or by your cleaning.
But take it from the experienced pros who have.
It s a project for an optimist if there ever was one.
Removing carpet to expose the wood floor underneath.
Remove all of the leftover residue.
Apply weiman high traffic hardwood floor polish restorer.
After 26 hours of labor i found out how and how not to remove carpet padding from hardwood floors.