Kitchen Cabinet Miraculous Cleaning
Chris Campbell
So, your kitchen cabinets are a mess, and you dread forking out all
that cash for new ones. Well, maybe new ones are not what you need. The
first place to start, may be with a thorough cleaning of the ones you
have. A good amount of elbow grease may be just what you need to get
rid of all that cooking grease and accumulation of muck from over the
years. Particularly if all the drawers, hinges and hardware are still
in good working order. A simple solution of soapy water and effort may
do the trick. Make sure to wipe all the soap off before drying and
replacing the cabinets. Removing hardware handles and pulls first,
gives you a chance to clean them separately and an opportunity to
remove any gunk that may have built up between the hardware and the
cabinets themselves.
Maybe you still like the look of your cabinets, but their just a little
grungy. If your cabinets are made of solid wood and need a little more
cleaning than just soap and water, then there is another approach you
can try. It's a bit more of a caustic approach, but will do the job
when something a little tougher is required. You'll need a combination
of 3 tablespoons turpentine, 3 tablespoons boiled linseed oil, and 1
quart of boiling water. You have to be very careful with this recipe,
as it is a somewhat flammable mixture. Any brushes or rags that come in
contact with this stuff will be somewhat flammable as well. Be sure to
dispose of them per your local city ordinances.
Once you've got your little concoction ready, it's time to get to work.
Either cover or remove anything around the cabinets that you don't plan
on cleaning. This includes cabinet hardware, countertops, floors,
walls, and small appliances. If you can empty the cabinets as much as
possible, it will facilitate cleaning inside as well as out. Be sure to
wear gloves while doing this job, as to avoid any damage to your skin.
Removing cabinet doors may be helpful as well, depending on how
flexible you are, when it comes to reaching inside to the deepest
recesses of your cabinets. As before, removing the hardware and washing
it separately is a good idea, plus you get better access to the small
sections of cabinet that were underneath the hardware pulls and hinges.
Wipe all the cabinet clean with a rag dipped in your cleaning solution.
Use a different clean rag to dry the surface, once all the old gunk has
been removed. Once everything is clean and dry, replace all the
hardware, and put the kitchen cabinet doors back on.
Hopefully your cabinets look just like new, and you've saved yourself a
few thousand bucks in replacement costs. If your still not to keen on
how they look, then maybe it's time to consider a fresh coat of paint
or varnish to brighten things up. We repainted our dark old cabinets
with a fresh coat of while melamine paint and new updated hardware.
While we did eventually replace them, the paint and new hardware made
them bearable for a few more years.
For more on kitchens visit http://kitchenwarehome.com or
http://www.kitchenapplianceaid.info/ and read other nutrition articles
at
http://foolishmumbles.com/category/kitchen/
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