To polish the whole floor, dip your microfiber cloth or mop into the cornstarch solution. Wring it out well, so it's just damp, not soaked (you don't want too much water on hardwood). Wipe down ...

But now, as a furniture maker and expert woodworker with 40 years of experience under my belt, it raises the question -- was that polish doing the furniture any good, or even perhaps harming it?