Cleaning Kitchen Cabinets

Leave the abrasive cleaners and scrub brushes to your sink.

Cleaning kitchen cabinets. Start by mixing 1 2 cup of baking soda with 1 4 cup of vegetable oil to form a paste. Baking soda is abrasive and may scratch the surface of a water based latex painted surface. Take the paste with a toothbrush and rub it with care on the area where the grease is located.

Wipe them down with a cloth or sponge. Make a paste of vinegar and salt. For deeper cleaning spray oil soap wood cleaner onto the cabinets and gently rub it in with a towel.

Cabinets directly above the range are most prone to grease stains. Instead prepare your own gentle cleaner. Harsh scrubbing can damage kitchen cabinets finish or paint.

Cleaning kitchen cabinets with baking soda should only be done on oil based painted surfaces. Most cabinet types including metal plastic laminate painted wood and vinyl cabinets can be cleaned with a solution of liquid dish soap and warm water. Do use a gentle cleaning solution.

Don t forget to wash the sides of the cabinets even in tough spots such as next to the refrigerator or wall. Use more pressure on the dirtier spots. Finish by removing the paste with a wet cloth.

Rinse and dry the cabinets when done. Mix a squirt or two of grease cutting dish soap into a bucket of very hot water as hot as you can stand and use a nylon scouring pad to attack cabinet grease. This simple and mild solution is enough to get food smudges dust and mild grease build up off of your cabinets.