Prepare a homemade hardwood floor vinegar cleaning solution by mixing a cup of white vinegar and warm water in a bucket.
Vinegar and steel wool hardwood floors.
Add a few drops of lemon lavender oil or grapefruit oil to help get rid of the bad odor.
Spray the solution on test wood and let it dry.
Alternatively mix white vinegar and baking soda to form a paste.
Dilute the vinegar with half water and bring it to a boil in a stainless steel pan with the steel wool.
The best way to bring it to a boil is in a bbq not in the house.
Tight grained species with low tannin levels such as maple and hickory won t show much change with just a straight vinegar steel wool solution but there is another old fashioned low cost option to help with those species.
This is a cheap stain that will age wood or give it a different look.
I hope it helps som.
Today i am testing steelwool vinegar mixed on different woods.