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Cleaning Old Kitchen Cabinets

My beautiful stained kitchen cabinets are 25 yrs old and quite streaked and dirty. I've tried Murphy's wood soap and other cleaners. I would like to clean them really well and then shine them up. I also don't know what to use to shine them once they are clean.

Peggy from Centralia, WA

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RE: Cleaning Old Kitchen Cabinets

Hi
I have same problem. I bought a house and inside the old kitchen cabinet smel like a old wood or mold. what can I do? I put backing soda inside of the cabinets but did not help. :(

Post By Niky (Guest Post)

RE: Cleaning Old Kitchen Cabinets

I have exactly the same problem with oak kitchen cabinets that are resistant to oil soap. What did you use and how did it work?

Post by dot b

RE: Cleaning Old Kitchen Cabinets

There is a product out there called "Cabinet Magic" and it really works.

Post By AuntyC (Guest Post)

RE: Cleaning Old Kitchen Cabinets

I use a product called Liquid Gold. It has brought cabinet doors back to a lovely finish. One word about it though aside from it being very highly petroleum-smelling and thus a bit heady -- rub it on until the wood can absorb no more. Then polish off the excess. Treat at least once a year and more often if your climate is dry.

Post by Lady BE

RE: Cleaning Old Kitchen Cabinets

A friend in a similar situation suggested we use Pledge Revitalizing Oil with natural orange oil. Look for the bright orange trigger. It worked nicely. Need to re-do it about 3 times per year we have found. We use approx. two 16 oz. bottles. The first time, might have been 3 bottles.

Post by cookwie

RE: Cleaning Old Kitchen Cabinets

Wipe your cabinets down thoroughly with mineral spirits - make sure the kitchen is ventilated well - this stuff smells!
Once they are clean and have dried, put on a coat of polyurethane. You can either use the brush-on water-based ones or the "wipe-on" kind. The wipe-on formula is oil-based, but it goes on very easily with a soft cloth and doesn't drip.

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