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Norminn

wrote:

We have an old varnished/waxed oak floor.

We want to wipe it clean and apply some new wax. The floor is getting
to be
a bit grimy.

Will mineral spirits cause the varnish to discolor or break down?

Are there any good cleaning products (non-toxic, safe around babies)
that you can recommend.
I found something called Treewax Wood Cleaner but can't figure out
what's in it.

Mineral spirits should not damage the varnish. It may dull the surface,
but the floor is old, has scratches, and the wax helps hide fine
scratches. Back when I had wood floors, carnauba was the best. I used
a buffable wax and used a small machine for buffing. With carnauba, you
don't need to wax often .. every year or two. Damp mop, spot clean food
spills, buff and it looks great. The greatest enemies of good wood
floors are wet spills and sandy, gritty dirt.

Here is Trewax's website; they have MSDS info for each product:
http://www.trewax.com/woodcare.html#wood04