Many people have been asking how to clean their solid wood cabinet doors. It’s a good question, but there are things you should be aware of before you start thinking about how to clean your solid wood cabinet doors.
For starters, environmental changes like temperature, moisture, etc., affect wood over time, and this accounts for the wear and tear of wood cabinetry. Nobody can do anything about it.
Instead of asking “How to clean solid cabinet doors,” your question should be rephrased to ask “How to preserve solid wood cabinet doors.”
How To Clean and Preserve Your Solid Wood Cabinet Doors
So, what is the best way to clean wood cabinets? How do you remove grease from them?
When you think of only “cleaning,” you are neglecting certain things you should be doing to preserve your cabinetry. Below are some tips on preserving your solid wood cabinet doors or any other wood cabinetry, for that matter.
Humidity Control
Many people neglect this, but please don’t. As much as possible, maintain a room relative humidity of between 25% and 55% for your solid wood cabinet doors. The woodworking industry recommends this.
Maybe you don’t know, but as the relative humidity in your room increases, the wood expands due to excessive moisture, while reverse occurs when the relative humidity goes down.
If you continue to allow your room’s relative humidity to exceed 55%, then your solid wood cabinet doors will expand more, which leads to wood failure due to excessive moisture levels.
And what happens when your wood fails? You start noticing wood joint expansion, cracks, and splits with your solid wood cabinet doors. So, take care of that humidity.
Sunlight Control
If you can help it, don’t expose your solid wood cabinet doors to excessive sunlight. Wood mellows when exposed to sunlight, hastening the wear and tear of your solid wood cabinet doors.
The Don’ts of Solid Wood Cabinet Cleaning
- Don’t use abrasive cleaners on your wood surfaces, as they cause scratches.
- Don’t rub the wood surface vigorously, as it can mar the original effect.
- Don’t use detergents and strong soaps made of dirt-cutting agents on any wood finishes.
There you have it! You already know some basic tips on preserving your solid wood cabinet doors. Don’t neglect any of them!
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