Once you've removed the old wax, mop the floor to remove grit and debris with an effective hardwood floor cleaner, or ...

Like engineered hardwood, laminates have a factory finish and will not absorb wax. Clean them with a spray cleaner made for laminate floors, applied with a microfiber pad or lint-free mop.

Those with a protective surface—a waterproof barrier such as urethane, for example—will benefit from polish, but floors with penetrating finishes like tung oil or unsealed wood require wax ...

This is the wax of the leaves of the Copernicia prunifera, a plant native to northeastern Brazil. As well as car polish, carnauba is used in polishes for shoes, floors and furniture, and is often ...