How to clean my kitchen cabinets from grease?
My kitchen cabinets are embarrassingly greasy. Please share your degreasing tips with me so I don't have to cringe every time I glance at my cabinets.
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I do have quite a bit of peeling paint as well, and i want to repaint with latex semi-gloss
If they are wood, start with Murphy's Oil Soap. You can also use vinegar.
I use warm soapy Dawn rag and dry off quickly. Sometimes Murphy's oil soap is too strong on some woods. I've seen it strip the finish before. Use it carefully if you do.
to degrease kitchen cabinets:
1/2 c Borax
1 c distilled vinegar
1 gallon of very hot water
Stir until dissolved, then scrub
Dollar Tree degreaser and microfiber cloth will do the job. Wear gloves because it will pull the oils from your hands. Also a mask because as you spray the degreaser it will get in you lungs. If you need to scrub, you can make a baking soda & peroxide paste. i scrub with a toothbrush.
Here's three things to try Bertha! A degreaser dishsoap or vinegar, or a baking soda solution! Hopefully all things you already have at home!
https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-to-remove-grease-from-kitchen-cabinets/
Hello, I tend to use a soapy water Dawn solution for mild weekly cleaning and Murphy’s oil soap for more moderete cleaning jobs. Murphy's oil soap is an excellent all purpose wood cleaner.
For greasy kitchen cabinets -I would suggest Krud Kutter
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I use a product that I only find at Dollar stores oddly enough it's called Awesome and it is just that. It cuts through grease and grime and is very safe and the best part its super cheap. I always buy the largest bottle and then pour into a spray bottle and dilute it to about 3 to 1. It is Amazing seriously!!
Murphy's Oil Soap for the cabinets. Magic eraser or dawn dish soap for the range hood. Depending on how much you cook, it just needs to be cleaned periodically. I wipe everything down every time I cook, (every day) to avoid greasy build up.
Use a degreaser like Dollar Tree Awesome Degreaser is the best I've used, or use lemon ammonia.
I like Magic Erasers, microfiber cloths and lysol wipes.
Use a cleaner with ONE of the following ingredients: Ammonia (window cleaner); bleach (detergent with bleach); vinegar (white or apple vinegar and water); degreaser (Dawn, Mr. Clean, many others). Clean from top to bottom, using a scrubber sponge. Rinse and dry. Apply a washable sealer, or keep cleaning the cabinets from time to time. With the hood, use a degreaser for the top and underside of the hood. Clean filters in the dishwasher or the sink. If the filter or filters are really greasy, put several paper towels in a bread pan, lay the filters down, spray them with degreaser, heat in a 300 degree oven for half an hour. Then put the filters in a sink of hot sudsy water or run through the dishwasher. When you cook, have the eyes on medium or later, use lids whenever possible, and wipe down the stove and hood, and nearby cabinet doors, with an old dish towel. Steam is as bad as grease. Best wishes 😇💞
Use rubbing alcohol. Put it neat on a soft scourer and rub. wash the scourer regularly. Not too much scrubbing needed.
Mix a 50/50 solution of vinegar and warm water and put into a spray bottle. Mist on cabinets, let sit for a minute or two and then wipe clean with a soft cloth. Add a few drops of liquid dish washing detergent (Blue Dawn Detergent works the best on grease) to the vinegar and water solution to clean extremely grimy cabinets.
I use a product called cabinet magic which is a cleaner and polisher in one and will not harm the cabinets. Home Depot carries this in there cleaning isle.
TSP (trisodium phosphate) for really built up grime. Murphy's Oil Soap for general cleaning.
Goop hand soap works wonders on wood. Not only will it remove grease and years of grime is conditions the wood and livens up the finish. Rub on with a soft cloth let set for 5/10 minutes (depending on the grime level) then wipe off with a new cloth. Use a new damp cloth to rinse and then buff with a clean dry cloth. I have used this to renew furniture making garage sale junk into like new. A tub costs less than $10 at Walmart in the automotive department.
Good luck with your project
The awesome that is sold at dollar store is a good cleaner for kitchen grease on wood. Measure about 1\2 cup in a bucket of almost 2 quarts of water. I use this on my ceiling fans.
You could try Borax and white vinegar
I use plain Windex applied with a soft t-shirt. It may take a couple of tries, but it usually works really well.
I have used Greased Lighting and TSP and both are effective. Also a mixture of cooking oil and baking soda will remove the worst grease. Cabinets that haven't been cleaned in a while may require more than one cleaning.
I use Amish wood milk and/or a product called Awesome.
White, undiluted vinegar cuts through grease on cabinets. Apply with a rag. After application, rinse rag with warm water and wipe down cabinets.
Usually my regular cleaner will get the grime off kitchen cabinets, but when we moved into a rental nothing took it off. Then we learned Meguiar's Hot Rim Wheel and Tire Cleaner spray will take it off. Let it soak for a minute or two and brush with an old tooth brush. Wear gloves. It will also remove mold. Guarantee it will take off anything.
Skin So Soft from Avon: Rub it on with a clean dry cloth let it set and rub with clean dry cloth. Worked for me, hope it works for you.
I've had success with hot water and Ivory dish soap with a scrubby sponge. Just go gently with whatever you use, you don't want to remove the finish of the cabinet!
409 or Fantasik - both contain degreasers.
Ammonia water... stinks like crazy when you're using it, but I've never had anything work as good!
CINCH!!!! (that is the product name!) Spray it on--- grease is GONE! You can even get away without rinsing! How easy is THAT-- now then the product is sometimes rather hard to find. But once you use it-- you'll never need anything else!
Cooking oil and salt. Toothbrush to get in corners an crevasses. Wipe off then wash with soap and water.
I used Simple Green in my restaurant kitchen when I had it and now I use it in my home kitchen. Works like a charm. It is great.
Make a bucket of warm water, a quarter cup of white vinegar and a couple squirts of Dawn dish soap. (Dawn dish soap is the best product to use when dealing with grease and grime.) Clean the cabinets until the grease is gone. Then use Murphy's Oil Soap as directed on the bottle. The soap will clean anything left behind and the oil will condition the wood. Good luck and Happy Holidays.
You can use Purple Power or Krud Cutter to clean your cabinets, just make sure you rinse them off really well. After you clean them consider applying poly to keep them easy to clean.
check our GP66. My go to for almost everything
If they are wood and finished --not painted--you might try an Old Yankee recipe--1/3 cup of vinegar, 1/3 cup turpentine (real stuff--available at smaller home improvement stores--not HD or Lowes-"artificial type" is usually spelled Turpentene), and 1/3 cup mineral oil. use a mason jar--because you will need to keep it shook up as it will want to separate out. It does have a bit of a smell but it will flat out remove grese and grime.
Just put some on a soft cloth--you will neeed to keep rotating the cloth--it will build up fairly fast.
Painted--vinegar.
I used combination of vinegar and blue dawn dish detergent in a spray bottle. More vinegar than dawn. Spray and let sit for a few moments and then ...wipe off.
the top,of my cabinets will also get a greasy film. have tried all above, but most effective is Scrubbing Bubbles. Spray it on, leave 5 minutes. Eats all the grease and grime. Does not hurt the wood. Then I follow with a clean, wet cloth. No oil as it just attracts grime. Hope this helps.
I use dish soap on a sponge to clean grease off everything... even cabinets.
Goo Gone is our go to grease and sticky stuff remover. You need to wash with soap and water well after using it. TSP is also a great cleaner, but wear gloves and also rinse well after.
I just did this in the last week for a friend who has rental units. The previous tenants apparently are unfamiliar with the entire concept of cleaning, so there was a couple years grease on the kitchen cabinets. Krud Kutter and a microfiber cloth worked wonders. I used the kind that comes in the gallon jug - mixed about 1/2 cup in a gallon of warm water and scrubbed. I changed the gross water often. It can take a little paint or finish off, but it gets stuff clean (best to wear gloves, btw, as it is pretty tough on skin). I haven't tried the spray version that K. Rupp recommended above, but I am sure it would work beautifully, too. Using a microfiber cloth makes a good bit of difference, too, as they are good for scrubbing without scratching.
Hot Soapy water with vinegar added and baking Soda or Cream Cleaner and Sponge. Oh I forgot Elbow Grease.....................
I put Dawn dish soap in a spray bottle and dilute it depending on how greasy it is. Use a sponge or old white sock turned inside out, elbow grease, no scratch pads. Use a dry cloth to remove the majority of the soapy mess, then damp wet cloth then repeat with a different dry one. I use old white socks or old white t-shirts remove the soap residue. If you don't thoroughly remove the residue it will actually cling to more grease. Good luck!
Make a mixture of white vinegar,water 50/50 and a dash of blue dawn dish soap
Use Murphy's oil soap, and scrub with a cotton rag, rinse let dry completely. Finish with Wilbert's lemon oil, and work it in. Good Luck!
Kaboom cleaner
Make a thick paste of baking soda and white vinegar. Scrub with a child's toothbrush. Wipe clean. Then finish off with OrangeGlo.
Here's the advise my cabinet builder gave me: Remember your cabinets are a piece of wooden furniture. Clean them like you would a coffee table or dresser. NO WATER!
Keep in mind if you use Murphy's Oil Soap, it will need to be rinsed so for that reason alone I don't use it on any wooden items.
Greased Lightning is a really good product, too. You dilute it to the strength you need. You can find it at lots of places including Dollar Tree and Home Depot.
OrangeGlo for light cleaning
A paste of baking soda & hydrogen peroxide apply with a scrub brush for medium build up
Kitchen and wood safe degreaser like GP66 or Fuller’s for heavy build up
Mr Clean magic erasers and baking soda
TSP will get the grease off ( rinse well) then use Murphy's Oil Soap to remove any residue from the TSP.
Hello, hope this helps you out, Create a cleaning solution with 1-part baking soda, 2 parts warm water and the lemon juice. Add the solution to a spray bottle and spray the liquid onto the kitchen cabinets. Leave for 2-3 minutes, allowing the baking soda to work its magic. Use the soft sponge to gently scrub the grease away.
Dawn dish detergent on a soapy tag
Dollar tree has a product that is perfect for grease.. it is called Awesome
product from Dollar Tree called Awesome is the best
product from Dollar Tree called Awesome is the best
My advice would be to change up your Kitchen cabinet doors & drawer front for somthing very smooth and washable. Something you could wash over every week with Flash! or Steam Clean, or stop frying and using greasy product - Change your diet?
Use corn starch! After cleaning with Murphy's oil soap and still sticky in the small area that gets touched most often, I rubbed some corn starch and wow, that worked. Might have to apply next time after wiping cabinet down, but I would rather do that than deal with a sticky cabinet.
Vinegar will cut through the grease.
I take lestoil straight on a wet cleaning cloth,, wash off that, then take isopropyl alcohol and spray and wipe that. Then if nothing more comes off I get acrylic paint and coat them. Then they look all new, bright and gives me a lift with new cabinets.
Dawn dish liquid is the very best at cutting grease. Just use as hot of way as your hands can tolerate with the the soap. It’s inexpensive and as long as you’re careful to dry them really well it won’t cause any damage to your cabinets.
Vinegar will cut through the grease.
Soapy water with vinagar added, use a washing up sponge with non scratch scourer one side.
Warmed white vinegar mixed with Dawn and water in a spray bottle will clean them nicely. 1/4 bottle of vinegar, 4 squirts of Dawn and fill with water.
There are 5 different methods laid out here! https://www.thekitchn.com/cleaning-showdown-greasy-cabinets-23393902
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