Orange-Glo Hardwood Allura Floor Care System
Written: Mar 28 '05 (Updated Apr 09 '05)
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Pros: Cleans and restores hardwood floors to their natural shine
Cons: Time consuming.
The Bottom Line: Works well to restore the shine of your dull hardwood floor. Fairly easy to use and will clean and removes most stains.
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| MississippiMom's Full Review: Orange Glo Hardwood Allura Floor Care System |
When It comes to Cleaning I am one to try any new Product that comes out on the market. While I was shopping at Wal-Mart I came across this Floor Care Kit. I read the box looked at the price and said why not.
Here’s what the kit included:
22 oz Hardwood Floor Cleaner
One Microfiber Mop
One Microfiber Cleaning pad
8 oz trial size Hardwood floor Refinisher
One Microfiber Refinisher Pad
Anyone who has Hardwood floors knows that it takes proper care to keep them shining beautifully. Using a plain mop and bucket will saturate your floor with excessive water that can damage the wood. Then of course by using the wrong cleaners on your floor will dull the shine and leave a residue. That’s why I clean my hardwood floors with products that I trust and that formulated just for wood floors. I have a couple products at home I am completely satisfied with but always open to trying new ones when I see them.
First I’ll tell you a little about this product from information I obtained from the package.
The Microfiber Mop:
**Electrostatic action attracts dirt and absorbs it.
**Cuts through dried on stains
**The Microfiber Mop does the hard work for you.
The Hardwood Floor Cleaner:
**PHed balanced, so its residue free
**Ready to use no Mixing or Diluting
**Water based, non toxic
**Covers 2000 square feet (6-7 uses)
The Hardwood Floor Refinisher:
**Provides long lasting shine to dull surfaces
**Easy to Use, quick drying
**Safe non toxic
**Covers 100 square feet
Directions for use:
Step 1: Vacuum, dry mop or sweep your floor to remove any loose dirt. According to the package it states to for Best results vacuum with a soft brush attachment. If you use the Microfiber Mop to clean the floor be sure you to remove any dirt from the mop head by rinsing it with water and wringing it out because you will need to use it in Step 3 and you want it free of any grit.
Step 2: Mist a 4 x 6 area of your floor or directly mist the Cleaning pad with Floor Cleaner.
Step 3: Make sure your cleaning pad is damp and well wrung out. Using the Orange-Glo Mop thoroughly clean the floor surface, finish one area before you go on to the next.
Step 4: Apply the refinisher when your wood floors are dull or worn, scratched or show wear up to 4 times a year. If necessary. Apply with the Orange-Glo Mop and Refinisher Pad. Directions are also included for this.
Any Questions or concerns you can contact Orange-Glo International at 1-800-781-7529 or go to their website at www.cleanwoodfloor.com
Okay now that all that information has been included let me tell you what I think about this product. It works, but for myself, I’m not crazy over this product. I honestly don’t think its worth my time when there are other products that work just as well if not better.
If time is a factor for you then this is not the product for you. Following all the steps some took time and then I found it took a long time for the floor to dry. I couldn’t walk on it for at least an hour. Not good, I cant sit still that long, even when I am online I jump up to do something.
I have always maintained my Hardwood floors, therefore, this product didn’t make much of a difference on my Floors. I couldn’t see where they looked any cleaner.
Putting the mop together was a breeze. I just had to screw the 3 pieces together to make the handle and attach the mop head to the base. Its attached by velcro and I found it stays put when in use.
I found the Mop to be very lightweight, it swivels in a 360 degree angles, but I also found it flips over the handle bends easily when you need to apply a little pressure and that aggravated me at times when I wanted to get the job done.
Therefore, I took it over to my daughters home. They decided to pull the carpeting up as they are remodeling and found they have a beautiful Hardwood floor underneath.
Now if you are looking for a product that will help restore an older hardwood floor that needs to be cleaned and refinished then yes, go for it.
On her floor it worked good taking up some of the stains. She didn’t like how the mop kept flipping over either, but we both liked the fact that it did work well on hard to reach areas like under her extra large sectional sofa without having to move it.
Yes, It made a big difference so honestly, I wasn’t that disappointed with making this purchase. It cleaned and brighten her floor after years of being covered by the carpeting.
I have to admit it looks much better than it did when I first seen it.
Now her living Room Hardwood Floor looks clean and has a nice shine to it. Most of the really old stains are gone.
Using the refinisher took a little extra work. They followed the directions for use and it did show a lot of improvement.
I am just waiting for the next time she cleans her floor with this product. I would honestly say that in time with a little more elbow grease and use of this product her floors will have a lustrous polyurethane look like mine.
Its not as simple as 1-2-3 but it will get the job done with some effort. I would recommend this product if you want to take the time it takes from start to finish.
One last Note: The Mop head and Cleaning Pad are also machine washable which is a Plus and that you can also use the Orange-Glo Cleaner on Lamiated Floors.
*****Update: April 09, 2005
The Mop Head washes Nicely and goes back to form easily it has gone through two wash cycles already now that my daughter had used this product to clean her hardwood floors again since i had posted this review.
Her Floors are becoming more Lusterous and it is honestly bringing out the natural wood. Her floor has a blonde tone to it and this product is actually working to restore it. My First Impression was okay with it... but now, I am sold on it for floors that need care.
Thanks for reading!
I hope this Review was Helpful. If you are interested in this product you can find it at your local department or grocery store.
I have seen these at Tops Supermarket in NY with Bonus Card savings as low as $14.88
Always, look for Coupons and save even more.
2005_MississippiMom
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