You can also use a cotton swab with rubbing ... Only apply it to your rag — do not put it directly on your hardwood floor.

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You can generally figure that homes and apartments built prior to the late 1950s will have hardwood floors--target neighborhoods of these homes and leave fliers on doorsteps or as door hangers.