How to clean kitchen oak cabinets

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There is grime from opening and closing them.  No hardware.

Mary-Ann · Answer

You can try Murphy's oil soap. If there was a good top coat on the cabinets then this may work. The natural oils from our fingers are very effective in breaking down topcoats-so good luck!

Janet Pizaro · Answer

I use cabinet magic which is a cleaner and wood protectant.Home Depot carries this in the cleaning aisle.

Brenda · Answer

Dawn dish soap, baking soda, and ammonia.  Dampen rag put dish soap on the rag then the baking soda , and wet rag with the ammonia it will clean them like crazy. After wipe off with damp rag let dry and wipe with oil soap if you like.

Vicki · Answer

Use Cream Polish with super fine steel wool. My furniture refinishers told me this it what they use to clean, polish and preserve would cabinets. I used it on my maple cabinets and they look great!

Deb · Answer

Mix u some ammonia and water and wipe it down.

Kathy Meador Wells · Answer

Murphy's Oil Soap is great. If you are wanting something you already have try vinegar, dawn, and water.

Louis Lieberman · Answer

vinegar+dish soap

B J Alexis · Answer

Had the same problem with my honey oak cabinets, even with hardware. Try Thomasville (spray) Wood Cleaner and Polish. Shake can, spray on a clean cloth and rub in the direction of the wood. Didn't harm the wood at all.

Maryann · Answer

Hand sanitizer. The alcohol loosens the grime then wash with dish soap and then you polish or add a wood preserver I found that this worked better than vinegar and dish soap.

Debra McMillan · Answer

I second the (white) vinegar and (blue version of Dawn), mixed with water in a spray bottle......my one-stop cleaner now, except for maybe glass or mirrors!

TinaLouise · Answer

I just answered a similar question, Scott's liquid gold wood care. You can purchase it at Walmart for $5. I wanted to redo our oak cabinets that are 14 years old, a neighbor brought this over. IT looks amazing, new. I applied it with an automotive pad from the $store, bought a pack of two. Honestly, we were all set to restain them especially one part that looked very faded. In less than five minutes, it looked so good I couldn't believe it. It made more work though because then I had to do all of them :)

Melody · Answer

You can also spray them with scrubbing bubbles - wait a few minutes - wipe clean.

Janet · Answer

People gave me solutions that worked for them.  Haven't tried any yet.

Chas' Crazy Creations · Answer

I have a post that might help https://chascrazycreations.com/cleaning-kitchen-cabinets/

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