Bona Wood Floor Refresher 1L: The Professional Alternative to Full Refinishing

When Your Floors Need More Than Cleaning

Here's the truth about sealed wood floors: Even with perfect maintenance, foot traffic gradually wears down the protective finish. Your floors aren't dirty - they're worn. No amount of cleaning will restore that lost sheen and protection.

Enter Bona Wood Floor Refresher - the professional-grade solution that restores beauty and protection without the dust, disruption, and expense of full refinishing.

What Refresher Actually Does

This isn't a cleaner or polish. It's pure polyurethane in an easy-application formula that:

• Restores protective coating worn away by foot traffic

• Increases sheen levels to make old floors look freshly finished

• Fills micro-scratches that dull your floor's appearance

• Extends the life of your existing finish by years

Think of it as maintenance refinishing - addressing wear before it becomes damage.

The Professional Secret

Floor restoration specialists use Refresher between full sand-and-refinish jobs to maximize the lifespan of sealed floors. Why sand away perfectly good wood when you can simply restore the protective layer?

For homeowners, this means:

• No moving furniture out

• No dust containment systems

• No days off work waiting for finishes to cure

• No thousands spent on professional refinishing

Pure Polyurethane Performance

Wax-Free Formula = Future-Proof Floors

This is critical: wax-based products create barriers that prevent proper adhesion of future finishes. When you eventually need full refinishing, wax must be completely stripped - adding cost and complexity.

Bona Refresher is pure polyurethane - the same material used in professional floor finishes. This means:

• Compatible with future recoating or refinishing

• True protection, not just cosmetic shine

• Durable, long-lasting results

• High-friction surface (crucial for safety)

Application Advantages

Quick-Drying Formula: Walk on floors in hours, not days. No extended disruption to your household routine.

Easy Application: No specialized equipment required. If you can mop, you can apply Refresher. (Though proper surface prep is essential - more on that below.)

High-Friction Finish: Creates a safe, non-slip surface - especially important in homes with children, elderly residents, or pets.

Critical Pre-Application Requirements

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Always test for adhesion first

Apply Refresher to a small, inconspicuous area (closet floor, under furniture) and allow 24 hours to cure. If the test area shows good adhesion and desired appearance, proceed with full application.

Surface Preparation is Everything:

• Floors must be thoroughly cleaned (use Bona Wood Floor Cleaner)

• Remove all residues, waxes, or oils

• Allow floors to dry completely

• Light abrasion may improve adhesion on very worn floors

Not Suitable For:

• Waxed floors (must be stripped first)

• Oiled floors (requires different maintenance)

• Unfinished wood

• Floors with failing or peeling finishes (these need full refinishing)

Smart Economics

Compare the costs:

• Full professional refinishing: £30-45+ per square metre

• Bona Wood Floor Refresher: Fraction of the cost, fraction of the disruption

For a typical room showing wear in traffic patterns, Refresher can extend your floor's life by 3-5 years before full refinishing becomes necessary.

Professional-Grade Results

This is the same product floor specialists reach for when clients want to maximize their refinishing intervals. You're not getting a consumer-grade substitute - this IS the professional solution, packaged for home use.

When to Use Refresher

Ideal candidates:

• High-traffic areas showing dullness or light wear

• Floors with reduced sheen but structurally sound finish

• Recently refinished floors needing maintenance coating (per manufacturer guidelines)

• Protective refreshing before major life events (holidays, gatherings)

Not the right solution when:

• Finish is peeling, cracking, or failing

• Deep scratches penetrate to bare wood

• Water damage or staining is present

• Floors haven't been cleaned properly first

The Bona Ecosystem

Refresher works best as part of a complete maintenance program:

1. Daily/Weekly: Bona Spray Mop for surface cleaning

2. Monthly: Bona Wood Floor Cleaner for deep cleaning

3. Annually/As Needed: Bona Wood Floor Refresher to restore protection

This three-tier approach can keep floors looking professionally maintained for decades.

The Bottom Line

One litre of Refresher can restore 40-50 square metres of flooring - that's an entire apartment or large portions of a house, at a fraction of refinishing costs.

You're not just buying shine. You're buying years of extended floor life, maintained property value, and the confidence that comes from professional-grade protection.

For floors worth protecting, choose the solution professionals trust to extend refinishing intervals.

Always follow application instructions carefully. Proper surface preparation determines results. When in doubt, consult a flooring professional for assessment.