JayDeeWh1t3
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- Jun 20, 2012
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Hello Group!
This thought had crossed my mind some time ago, but now that my wife has rejoined the renovation and is a "User", she asks about "cleaning" the kitchen cabinets.
I opted to use the Surfix-HD as the area in question is a kitchen and subject/exposed to all the things one would expect in such an area. The red gum, (I had never heard of the species - an "eucalyptus",) took the Surfix finish exceptionally. It really makes the grain come to life. Sooner, rather than later, we will want to clean the door and drawer surfaces. However, with "what"? Furniture polish? If I were going there, I would probably go back to the Surfix itself. Murphy's Oil Soap? 409? (Had to ask!) To be honest, the builder grade cabinets we have lived with "forever" never required such thought. Usually it was a combination of 409 and/or Murphy's. The latter if really trying to exercise "care".
This red gum seems pretty dense stuff, and I tried to maximize the process with application, buffing, and hardening. That said, I don't want to just throw caution to the wind and result in needing to remove/refinish the front surfaces. However, if that is ultimately the process, so be it. Here's hoping some of you have experience/suggestions for this. Thanks in advance.
This thought had crossed my mind some time ago, but now that my wife has rejoined the renovation and is a "User", she asks about "cleaning" the kitchen cabinets.
I opted to use the Surfix-HD as the area in question is a kitchen and subject/exposed to all the things one would expect in such an area. The red gum, (I had never heard of the species - an "eucalyptus",) took the Surfix finish exceptionally. It really makes the grain come to life. Sooner, rather than later, we will want to clean the door and drawer surfaces. However, with "what"? Furniture polish? If I were going there, I would probably go back to the Surfix itself. Murphy's Oil Soap? 409? (Had to ask!) To be honest, the builder grade cabinets we have lived with "forever" never required such thought. Usually it was a combination of 409 and/or Murphy's. The latter if really trying to exercise "care".
This red gum seems pretty dense stuff, and I tried to maximize the process with application, buffing, and hardening. That said, I don't want to just throw caution to the wind and result in needing to remove/refinish the front surfaces. However, if that is ultimately the process, so be it. Here's hoping some of you have experience/suggestions for this. Thanks in advance.
