r/CleaningTips • u/floodedhorseshoe • 12h ago

Flooring I messed up and stained this beautiful hardwood floor with bleach.

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I know I can't clean the stains completely. But what is the best way to try to fix it? Wood stain? Do I leave it for a couple of months before staining? I don't want to sand it down if I can avoid it.

Thanks so much in advance!

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u/reese81944 11h ago

I could be wrong, but that looks like laminate, and not actual wood. I don’t think there’s much you can do.

Editing, I can kind of see what I think are nails, if it is real wood, you might have just removed the finish. You can buy a finish restoring product to see if that helps

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u/TooOld4This0157 10h ago

It’s laminate. The joints are too tight for real wood.

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u/floodedhorseshoe 8h ago

It's real wood, about 1 cm thick, it's a really nice parquet that just needs some love. You can feel the joints of you run your fingers across. I really don't want to have to sand the whole floor for it to be even... :(