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My kitchen cabinets are almost 23 years old & need a refresh
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Ter7416822
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They are oak with a polyurethane finish- don't want to paint them. What products could I use to clean & refresh. Planning on putting knobs & handles to change the look
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Did you want to restain the cupboards?
Wash with Murphy's oil soap, dry completely. Use either Wilbert's lemon oil, to keep the wood moist, so it don't dry out. Rejuvenate is a product to bring shine to your cabinets. The knobs should match the other hardware. Good Luck!
To refresh them Try Cabinet Magic available at Home Depot
use old English furniture polish with 0000 steel wool. Gently use in circular motion then buff with a clean cloth. It brings them up like new.
My favorite wood refresher is Howard's Restor-A-Finish - it is a conditioner and works great to clean and shine up wood and comes in several difference shades. Buy it at HD, Lowes, etc. I would also add knobs and pulls - it will make a huge difference in updating the space and keep the cabinets cleaner.
they look like they are in great condition. Yesterday ...I FINALLY cleaned my cabinets that were wonky..I used Murphys Oil Soap and they came out beautiful ! SO clean and a soft glow...very nice.
Steel wool? Oh HELL NO !!
using a light sanding grade of Steel wool is fine. Not an SOS pad
I would give them a good cleaning, light sanding and a couple of coats of polyshades. it comes a lot of different stains so you can have a little change or something totally different.
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=22486246 Back once again- Jubilee Kitchen Wax!
I would stain these cabinets with a gel stain {absolutely no sanding required} & add some modern hardware. We used a gel stain to update our banisters & both of the vanities in our bathroom. It's very time-intensive, but absolutely worth it in the end.
If you want to go the gel stain route, I've included our blog post link with the things we wished we would have known before using gel stain... {e. g. - things that could have saved us a ton of time}
https://hippieandsparky.com/staircase-makeover-phase-2
I would try Murphys oil. I used it on my antique secretary that had years of goop on it and it cleaned it up beautifully and does not damage the surface. Use according to the directions.