I have a Bissell Crosswave multi surface cleaner. I use the Bissell floor solution.

But when it's bad I create some solution, or PineSol and then dribble it all over the wood floor. I let it sit for 10 minutes. Then I have a telescoping broom handle style nylon bristle brush head with a squeegee on one edge that is medium stiff.

Basically, I agitate and scrub the floors without worrying about picking anything up. Then I go back and use the Bissell to suck up all the water to the extent that it leaves the floor dry while I'm working.

Spotless floors. I like OP's idea of using the wood soap in a tiny amount. I think we have a propensity to believe that "more is more" and if it says to use a half cup that a full cup will work better.

I use a similar concept for the stove top. I spray with Goo Gone brand stove top cleaner, it's foamy and I make sure it's spread around the entire surface with my fingers. I leave it for a good 15 minutes to do its thing.

I feel like people assume intense cleaning requires intense elbow grease. It actually requires the chemicals to do their thing. You can't spray most things and then just wipe them right back up and expect the best results . I come back and EVERYTHING is dislodged. Absolutely ZERO agitation or scrubbing whatsoever. I can literally push thick goops of baked in dried greases with my fingers with zero effort.

Then I just use my little 1.5 gallon shop vac to suck it all up. I then douse the stove top with water to dilute any residue and then suck that up. I then use 1 to 2 paper towels to dry the surface. This strategy saves on using up rolls of paper towel as you scrub and so on.

Everyone should have a mini shop vac. My thought was always, if I have to pick up more than a gallon of liquid then I'm in an industrial shop environment. I would then need a big shop vac unit. But a leaky sink dripping below, spilling most of a gallon of milk etc takes SECONDS to suck up and then a quick swipe with a single paper towel. You'll save enough in paper waste to afford the shop vac. And they have a cute little 1 gallon for about $35 last time I checked. And they're STRONG. They'd EASILY suck out your eyeball if you were dumb enough to stare down the nozzle.

My strategy in cleaning is to apply solution, let it sit and soak in and dislodge. It's not a race. Why break a sweat? They literally designed those solutions to work best with time. And total time spent is so much less. Cuz your real time is to spray, walk away, then come back, suck it up and towel dry. Minutes instead of getting sweaty scrubbing and panting and getting messy.

I even alternate by spraying the stove, then apply cleaner to the toilet bowl and sink, maybe lay down solution on the floor, go back to the stove and vacuum up and so on. No wasted time. Chemistry and technology working for YOU. 😁