WOCA Intensive Wood Cleaner for finishing and wood maintenance

It removes surface pigments and neutralizes surface tannins, which allows for a more uniform look and better oil absorption. Always read the WOCA product labels and follow the recommended instructions for best results. 

Often, the floor can be revived by wet buffing the floor with WOCA Intensive Wood Cleaner. Repeat if necessary, until clean. Let dry completely and then apply a maintenance coat of WOCA oil.

The floor may look clean, but WOCA Intensive Wood Cleaner is imperative to remove the WOCA Natural Soap and WOCA Oil Refresher residue for best oil absorption.

WOCA Intensive Wood Cleaner is a strong, heavy-duty cleaner and will dry out an oiled floor if used on a regular basis.  WOCA Intensive Cleaner Spray is the ready to use, already diluted in a spray bottle version of WOCA Intensive Wood Cleaner.  Always touch up with one of the WOCA oils to reseal the surface after using WOCA Intensive Wood Cleaner or WOCA Intensive Cleaner Spray.

Depending on the severity of dirt/filth on a floor, WOCA Intensive Wood Cleaner can be diluted in a range of 3 ounces to 6 ounces of Intensive Wood Cleaner per 1 gallon of water.

It will eventually strip the finish and dry out the wood. WOCA Natural Soap is the “cleaner” to use for regular cleaning. Check out WOCA’s recommended cleaning and wood maintenance guide.

Once cured, the surface must be cleaned with WOCA Intensive Wood Cleaner to prep the surface before abrading. This prep step is mandatory for proper adhesion.

WOCA Intensive Wood Cleaner must be used to prep the surface before abrading. This prep step is mandatory to remove surface pigments and neutralize the sodium hydroxide which is present in some WOCA Pretreatments. This step is mandatory for proper adhesion.

WOCA Intensive Wood Cleaner opens the grain and neutralize surface tannins. There are exceptions to this rule when some WOCA Pretreatments are involved.  WOCA Antique Lye, Active Stain, and Driftwood Lye are dependent on the tannin in Oak for a reaction to occur.  For these 3 Pretreatments, WOCA Intensive Wood Cleaner is not applied before the Pretreatment but is applied after WOCA Antique Lye, and Driftwood Lye have been de-nibbed.

When mopping with WOCA Intensive Wood Cleaner it’s important to not reintroduce the dirty mop water back onto the floor.

This ensures that floating color pigments and tannins are washed off or neutralized, as these may not allow the oil to fully harden and may cause water spots to show. If such spots occur, due to inadequate or sloppy mopping with Wood Cleaner (see #11), on a floor that has already been oil finished, then the floor needs another cleaning with WOCA Intensive Wood Cleaner and another application of WOCA Oil.