Cleaning chair arms on wooden furniture
by Judy H
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Body oil on chair arms makes them sticky. Best way to remove? Thanks
11 answers
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I use Old English Lemon Oil to help soften the crud then use magic eraser sponge to very gently scrub it away. Remember to go with the wood grain... Never across... Then a good application with the lemon oil to finish
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Michelle Thompson
on Aug 22, 2014
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Gonna try this too!
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Love Digging in the Dirt
on Aug 22, 2014
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I use Murphy's Oil Soap all the time. It's the old fashioned cleaner. It's also good to clean leather.
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Adrianne C
on Aug 23, 2014
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Murphy's oil soap works well add couple cap fulls to a small bucket it will be a little soapy that's fine that's what you want I use a kitchen sponge with a scubber side it will clean up real nice. Works like a charm on any of your wooden surfaces like hand rails :0)
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Donna Wright Graver
on Aug 23, 2014
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I use Goop hand cleaner. You can find it in the auto dept. at WalMart. It is a vegetable based cleaner. Safe, no odor, and cheap. Rub it on and wipe off. Repeat till it's no longer sticky. Your furniture will be smooth as glass. For very thick buildup, use 0000 steel wool to rub it off, then a clean cloth.
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Emma Taylor
on Aug 23, 2014
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Goop. I put it on the wood work and wipe with a strong paper towel. If it's real bad I use fine steel wool (gently).
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Robin Grabner
on Aug 23, 2014
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I use Murphy's on wood. In this case, I would use it and a next to worn out soft scrubber.
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Marion Nesbitt
on Aug 24, 2014
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Use a oh balanced dish soap such as Palmolive dish soap or anything that is good for hands. Rinse. And dry. Using Murphy's on wood is like throwing vegetable oil on it. Same with floors. Using oil will also creat more of a problem. You are cleaning the sealer not the wood. When you damage the sealer by using oils and soaps with vegetable oil in it will create more of a problem. It will build up and haze over. Clean the sealer and it will clean the wood.
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Sherrie
on Aug 24, 2014
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Or protect the wood...is what I should have said.
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Sherrie
on Aug 24, 2014
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Murphy's and a Mr. Clean Dry eraser for the stuck on gunk. Works great on wood because it won't dry it out nor leave it sticky like dish soap will.
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Dbdoeschem
on Aug 24, 2014
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Thanks everyone.
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Judy H
on Aug 25, 2014
Michelle Thompson
on Aug 22, 2014
Love Digging in the Dirt
on Aug 22, 2014
Adrianne C
on Aug 23, 2014
Donna Wright Graver
on Aug 23, 2014
Emma Taylor
on Aug 23, 2014
Robin Grabner
on Aug 23, 2014
Marion Nesbitt
on Aug 24, 2014
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