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Household Hints & Help

Lars39

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11. Ah, the great oak/paint gender divide!

Reply to NMDemDist2 (Reply #10)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 09:01 PM

Aug 2016

My husband loves oak cabinets, with maple a close second!
Hopefully refinishing the doors won't be too pricey. At least they can take them and the smell elsewhere to work on them.

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Cleaning 30+ years of gunk off kitchen cabinets???? how? [View all] NMDemDist2 Aug 2016 OP

Those Mr Clean Magic Erasers work great. Just wet them and start erasing! japple Aug 2016 #1

super hot water and ammonia Kali Aug 2016 #2

they aren't painted NMDemDist2 Aug 2016 #3

well, if Dawn strips the finish, ammonia may do it too Kali Aug 2016 #4

Try hand sanitizer (AKA 70% alcohol gel), a pile of rags, and elbow grease on an inconspicuous spot friendly_iconoclast Aug 2016 #5

wow, never would have thought bout using that! NMDemDist2 Aug 2016 #7

TSP De-greaser Lars39 Aug 2016 #6

Simple Green maybe? NMDemDist2 Aug 2016 #8

I've never used that one before. Lars39 Aug 2016 #9

hmmmm... i'd love to paint NMDemDist2 Aug 2016 #10

Ah, the great oak/paint gender divide! Lars39 Aug 2016 #11

yup NMDemDist2 Aug 2016 #12

I've done a dirty kitchen clean up with ammonia and water on a bath towel. demigoddess Jul 2017 #13