Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Recently I got a serious bee in my bonnet about cleaning my dark wood floors to a brilliant SHINE. It's been 4 years since I moved in but I don't have ANY carpeting aside from a small welcome mat by the front door. SO...my floors are out & proud 24/7. On top of that, my house is not a "take off your shoes house," I have 2 small rescue chihuahuas tap-tap-tapping across the floor), I dog sit OFTEN...and I walk through the house weekly with an ocean salt & sand kissed surfboard & wet-dry bag. I mean, I know I'm pretty rough on those floors (sorry, floors). Over the past few weeks, I've read some reviews and tried a few different products. My usual go-to, Murphy's Oil soap, wasn't really cutting it. I've never been WOWED by BONA...not only is that stuff expensive, but it just doesn't last and, honestly, I don't think it creates much shine at all. I tried to make my own natural cleaner (e.g. some mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, a little bit of tea-tree oil, blah blah blah) and I found that was "OK" but seemed to leave the floor feeling a bit greasy. I was afraid to use the other products on the market that require you to know the type of finish your floor has (sorry, I have no idea and I'm not about to involve my landlord in this endeavor - just not worth it). Further, these cleaners require you to clear your house of everything you own, clean your floors, apply the product, and wait HOURS for it to dry, then some require you to buff it afterwards, etc. etc...Aint nobody got time for that! PLUS, if I had to put up with dog paws or a footprint in my finish until I had them professionally "fixed" I'd go insane...my OCD is already ramped up...so I needed something that I wasn't sincerely afraid would RUIN my floors. That's when I found this WEIMAN stuff where you squirt, mop, and go. You just let the floor dry for 30 minutes and you're done! And just look at my photos - you get a NOTICEABLE SHINE (first photo is with WEIMAN shine & the second one with the dogs is what it looked like beforehand). It's not sticky. It's easy & quick. I happened to use 2 coats. I waited 24 hours between cleanings, myself. I first vacuumed, then I cleaned my floor with a water & vinegar mix, then I made sure the floor was totally dry. Afterwards, I tried out the product in a small space and felt confident my floors would drink it up nicely. PEOPLE: DO NOT DUMP A PRODUCT LIKE THIS ON THE MIDDLE OF YOUR FLOOR THEN COMPLAIN TO THE COMPANY WHEN YOU HAVE TO REFINISH YOUR FLOOR! I mean, just try it out in a test spot first. I am glad I did this, because there are 2 spots in my house where I have pergo flooring, and this did not work the same way as on my wood floors. I used it on the test spots, but it left the floors dull & cloudy until I buffed it. After I buffed it, it was fine, but I repeat: Ain't nobody got time for that! Anyway, the first time I used this product, I used 2 microfiber clothes, got down on my hands and knees, and waxed on-waxed off. It looked great in 30 minutes time...I was honestly happy with it, but the bottle said you could get MORE shine if you did it up 2x. So, 24 hours later I decided to do it again. The second time around I just squirted it on the floor as the bottle instructs and used a dry mop. It was quick & man, look at the pics...it's SHINY! YAY! FINALLY! I LOVE IT! Now, I've just done this a day ago, so I can't attest to how long the shine lasts. ALSO, I'd say I have two LARGE rooms (living room, entry way/dining room, and 2 smaller adjoining hallways)...and I used the entire bottle for the 2 coats. I was pretty liberal...but I had read another review that said to be liberal and I feel it didn't HURT so...I just kept at it. and, HUZZAH! Perfection! It's so dumb how happy my shiny floors make me but...Whatever, I love them! CLEAN ALL THE THINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!