Popularized in the 1940s, waxing is a floor-finishing technique in which clear or colored wax, made of a blend of solvents and synthetic and/or natural waxes like beeswax or carnauba, is applied ...

And the standard method of treating and maintaining these flooring types was with floor wax and lots of elbow grease. Early floor wax came in paste form and had to be applied the hard way — on hands ...

And when homeowners are cleaning the floors, they take the soil from the surface and push it into the wax. That's where Courtney Lee and his team at Truman's Hardwood Floor Refinishing come in.