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Originally Posted by look 171

Try the Murphy Soap on some small area. If not, make sure there's no other incompatible chemical that will not mix well with the finish should you change your mind on screening and top coating it.

Are you asking how to clean the floor or how to clean the years or the fine layer of dirt on it that can't be removed with a mop and soap?

The missus wanted me to ask. I think her concern is just giving it a good cleaning. I suggested mild soap and water. I also mentioned murphy's (lots of folks on the Murphy's site complaining that the "new and improved" formula is only half right).

I don't know how far she's going to want to go.

I'll give her a few options, and let her think about and decide which she's interested in. I suspect she'll want to try soap and water before she gets around to screening.

I have no idea what's on the floors now. Someone at some point has "refinished" them, I think with a belt sander, and I don't think they did a very good job. I can see marks in various places, next to walls, next to door thresholds, etc..., where the roller at the end of the belt sander was pressed down too hard or let sit there too long and now there's a cylindrical groove. It's not horrible, but if I look, I can see it in several spots around the house.