Cleaning Your Wooden Cabinets

Does your wooden cabinet look dull and dirty? Do you want to bring it to life? If yes, then all you need to keep your cabinetry presentable is a good cleaning of your wooden cabinets without damaging their surface.  Cleaning wooden cabinets can be a quick and easy task if you regularly clean and maintain them. This will not only help to preserve their original, but it will also give a neat and tidy look to your home.

Wooden cabinets can get dirty if you touch them with unclean and dirty hands. Sometimes spilled pieces of food, drinks or grease makes them look dirty.  In other cases, if you leave your wooden cabinets exposed to sun or water, they might lose their shine or polish. In such cases, it might become very hard to restore your cabinets to their original condition.

How to Clean Your Wooden Cabinets

The best thing to do in order to keep your cabinets clean is to avoid spilling things on them. You should quickly wipe out grease, food or drinks as soon as they fell on the cabinets to avoid damage. For this purpose, use mild soaps and detergents so that the surface of the cabinets such as paint or polish does not get damaged or comes off.

Take two glasses of luke warm water mix some mild soap in it, then take a soft scrubber made up of either a cloth or sponge and rub the cabinets to remove the stains. Do not use scrubbers made up of steel or any other hard material as the hard material can leave scratches or damage the paint of cabinets which will make them look old and dirty.

The best thing that helps clean the cabinets is vinegar and water. Take equal proportions of water and vinegar and start cleaning. Other than this, you can also use lemon juice and soda; this will help in removing the grim and accumulated dust to a large extent.

You can also apply lemon oil for finishing but it should be used after every six months as frequent use will damage the wooden cabinets. Also remember, whenever you use water to clean the cabinets, wipe it off. Do not let the water stand on the cabinet surface as it will damage the material and lead to rusting or swelling of the wood.

It will be good if you use quality wood polish as it will not only clean the cabinets but also help to maintain their finish.

If your wooden cabinets have got small nicks or scratches, you can disguise them with a store-brought scratch cover product. Such products are easily available and help to removes scratches from wood. If the scratches are large, you can use a felt tip pen or shoe polish in the same color as the cabinet to hide them.  

Always try to regularly clean the cabinets as this helps in maintaining the original beauty of furniture. Pay attention to the manufacturer’s instructions on the product you are using for cabinet cleaning as these instructions are given for your benefits.

Always test the cleaning product first on the inner part of the cabinets to check out the results. It is recommended that you take professional advice before cleaning your antique and expensive furniture.

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