How to Remove Wax Build-Up from Linoleum Floors
- 1). There are a couple of ways to strip a linoleum floor of stubborn wax build up. I would feel somewhat remiss if I didn't tell you that Armstrong manufactures a good linoleum wax build up stripper, and an ammonia and water mixture will also do the trick as well. I know that some people would prefer a less harsh floor treatment, so I'll continue on in that vein. First you'll need to sweep and mop your floor as usual to clear any loose debris from the surface. Then let it dry and move on to step two.
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Next, you'll pour in about a gallon of White Vinegar into the first bucket--your local discount store will most likely carry the huge plastic, half gallon sized, plastic bottles of white vinegar. Make sure that the bucket is plastic as well. - 3
Then you'll mix into the bucket of White Vinegar approximately one cup of Cream of Tartar (potassium hydrogen tartrate - don't worry, it's perfectly safe). - 4). Next, you're going to mix your solution until the Cream of Tartar is thoroughly dissolved and your mixture is completely liquefied.
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Then, you'll fill the other bucket halfway with hot, clean water, and throw your unsoiled cleaning rags into the water to sit until you need them--which will be very soon. - 6). Then, you'll don your plastic gloves, and dip your scrubbing brush into the mixture and scour your linoleum floor in large, rotating circles (Think back to Mr. Miyagi telling Daniel son to "wax on and wax off" in The Karate Kid).
- 7). Next, after you're done with each area of scoured circles, you'll wring out one of your cleaning rags and wipe up the White Vinegar/Cream of Tartar solution off of your linoleum floor.
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Finally, when you're entirely done scouring and wiping, you'll want to mop over your whole floor with a clean, water dampened mop. Let it dry and sit back and enjoy your sparkly, wax free, linoleum floor.
