Finished hardwood does not need a strong cleaner. It needs the right one. Bona Professional Series Hardwood Floor Cleaner is a waterborne, pH-neutral cleaner made for hardwood carried under a clear unwaxed finish, and this one gallon refill is how facilities and flooring crews keep spray bottles and mop reservoirs filled without buying a new bottle every week. It lifts the grit and film that dull a finish and dries without leaving residue behind to build up.
Built for these use cases
- Daily and weekly maintenance of polyurethane-finished hardwood in offices, schools and clinics
- Refilling Bona Professional Series spray bottles and spray mop cartridges in a janitorial closet
- Flooring contractors leaving a homeowner a maintenance routine after a sand and finish
- Property managers standardizing one hardwood cleaner across multiple buildings
Why crews specify it
Two reasons come up more than any other. The first is residue: pH-neutral waterborne chemistry evaporates clean, so a floor cleaned weekly for a year does not develop the cloudy haze that oil soaps and all-purpose cleaners leave behind, and a recoat later still bonds. The second is the building itself. The formula is nonflammable and low in VOC, and Bona holds GREENGUARD certification for the Children and Schools program, which matters when the floor is cleaned while people are in the room.
Buying the gallon instead of the ready-to-use bottle is the practical call for anyone cleaning more than a few hundred square feet a week. One container refills the sprayer many times over and takes up one slot on the shelf.
Floor care in three steps
1. Vacuum. Vacuum, dry mop or sweep to remove loose dirt and grit. A soft brush attachment is the best way to lift grit. If you dry mop with a Bona microfiber mop, rinse the pad with water and wring it out before wet cleaning.
2. Spray. Lightly mist a 4 x 6 foot area of the floor, or mist the cleaning pad directly.
3. Clean. Work the area with a slightly dampened, well wrung-out microfiber cleaning pad and finish it before moving on. Rinse and wring the pad when it soils; launder and swap it when it soils heavily, since an overloaded pad is what causes streaking. Pads are washable and reusable. Do not use fabric softener, dryer sheets or bleach on microfiber, all of which destroy how the fiber picks up soil.
Specifications
- Type: waterborne hardwood floor cleaner, one gallon refill
- pH: 7.0 to 8.0 (neutral)
- VOC content: less than 3 percent
- Certification: GREENGUARD Certified for Children and Schools
- Flammability: nonflammable
- For use on: hardwood floors with a clear, unwaxed finish, including polyurethane and prefinished aluminum oxide
- Not for: waxed, oiled or unfinished wood
- Residue: dries without dulling residue
About Bona
Since 1919 Bona has supplied hardwood flooring professionals with finishing and care systems, pioneering dust containment and waterborne finishes. Low-VOC waterborne chemistry without toxic fumes is the reason Bona products are specified in occupied buildings, schools and healthcare spaces where solvent odor is not an option.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use this on a waxed or oiled floor?
No. Bona Professional Series Hardwood Floor Cleaner is formulated for hardwood with a clear unwaxed finish. On a waxed or penetrating-oil floor, use the maintenance product the finish manufacturer specifies.
Does it leave a residue or film?
No. It is a pH-neutral waterborne cleaner that dries without dulling residue, which is why it is safe to use week after week and why a later recoat still bonds to the finish.
Is it safe to use around children and pets?
Bona holds GREENGUARD Certification for the Children and Schools program for this cleaner, and the formula is nonflammable with less than 3 percent VOC. As with any cleaner, let the floor dry before normal traffic returns.
What does the gallon refill fit?
It refills Bona Professional Series spray bottles and spray mop cartridges. The gallon container is a refill, so keep one sprayer and top it up rather than replacing bottles.
Will it work on laminate or tile?
Use the matching product instead. Bona publishes a separate Stone, Tile and Laminate cleaner for those surfaces; the hardwood formula is built around a wood finish.
How much floor does a gallon cover?
Coverage depends on how heavily you mist and how soiled the floor is. Because it is applied as a light mist rather than flooded on, a gallon typically lasts a maintenance crew through many cleanings.
Discount Cleaning Products is an authorized dealer for Bona, with US-based product support to help you match the right floor care product to your equipment and your material.
