Cupboards Sticky

**rebecca** · 06-01-2006, 04:01 AM

Due to the humidity I have noticed my cupboards (sp) are getting sticky. What would you recommend I use to get the stickiness out? Thanks.

**AmyBoz** · 06-01-2006, 08:59 AM

That's a good question...I hope someone has the answer! (I, unfortunately, don't!)

**canadian gardener** · 06-01-2006, 11:49 AM

degreaser.

There are a number of things that can work. I rely on something very like the Clean Team's Red Juice which is actually a biodegradable and food surface safe engine degreaser. I dilute it to the strength required.

But it's mostly TSP. Now that by itself is a good degreaser but WILL ETCH THE CABINETS leaving a scratchy dull surface (ready for painting which is why you use TSP)

But if you wish to use it, just dilute it at least 10 times what you'd use to etch paint or varnish to ready something for paint.

Other degreasers to try: Fantastic or Mr Clean or plain non sudsing ammonia but they ALL NEED DILUTING OR THEY WILL HURT THE FINISH on varnished wood or Thermofoil doors. Laminate doors, hey they will be fine.

If it strips your floor wax it will clean your kitchen cupboards of the sticky greasy residue in kitchens

BUT test it on a small patch first. No sense cleaning a cupboard then finding out you've stripped the shine off too.

So test it FIRST on a hidden portion. Dilute it down to gentle it down. Degreasers still pack a punch even diluted.

I am not a fan of Murphy's Oil Soap. It may leave a modest shine behind but it doesn't clean stubborn gunk off very well and didn't touch the greasy sticky kitchen residue on my oak cabinets several kitchens ago. I didn't like the smell of it, or the smell of that green stuff that is environmentally safe.

If you have the time to order from Clean Team, I would order some of their Red Juice concentrate. It's handy all round the house and very cheap once you dilute it into your own spray bottles.

If you don't have time then I'd use one of the others.

And another point, I'd use a soft nylon netting square to scrub with. Just go to Walmart's fabric dept, it's sold next to bridal veiling, and it's the netting you make fancy pouffy petticoats out of.

It scrubs without scratching. (BUT TEST FIRST!!!) Wouldn't want your cupboards to be the one exception I've met to that rule.

**canadian gardener** · 06-01-2006, 11:51 AM

An old fashioned cleaner that I wouldn't use is Kerosene. It will work, but it's a serious poison hazard, and very much a fire hazard, neither of which belong in a kitchen in my opinion.

Kid's drink it by accident when it's around, and it's such a fire hazard.

It will clean off any gunky residues, and leave the shine intact though.