How can I clean off built up grime without damaging wood?
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Toi Penano
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I recently rescued a kitchen cabinet, but its covered in years of grime. How do I clean off the grime without damaging the wood? Vinegar and citrus cleaners aren't working. Help!
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I use tsp and Dawn in some hot water
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TSP=trisodium phosphate cleaner. It works well but it's hard on your hands if you don't wear rubber gloves! It may remove some of the old poly/varnish finish on your cabinet as well because you have an old cabinet covered in years of grime. Here's a bit of information: https://www.bobvila.com/articles/cleaning-with-tsp-trisodium-phosphate
TSP is a deglosser to prepare for painting and will mar any finish. I use lemon ammonia or Dollar Tree Awesome Degreaser and/or the Awesome Orange on all my clients cupboards. Get some of those round plastic scrubbies to get the hard bits off and some rubber kitchen gloves to protect your hands.
I use a mixture of hot water, dawn, a little baking soda, then some orange oil
Add a bit of ammonia to the cleaner it will work Murphy’s oil soap works well with a 1/4 cup ammonia