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Help! How to bring back a high gloss shine?!

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user1476660187 · 17/10/2016 00:32

Hi I have high gloss black kitchen units and I've had really bad built on grime. I read that WD40 can remove this easily so I tried it. With no effort at all it removed it. Problem is it's also removed the high gloss shine! Please help! 😭

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CondensedMilkSarnies · 17/10/2016 00:35

Could you try steaming them to melt the grease ? Whatever you do try don't use Cillit Bang - awful stuff that mucks up surfaces .

user1476660187 · 17/10/2016 00:36

They've already been cleaned now I need to figure out how to get the shine back 💔

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CondensedMilkSarnies · 17/10/2016 00:36

Oh no ! Just realised it has removed the grease along with the shine !

What about olive oil ?

user1476660187 · 17/10/2016 01:29

It's still the same x

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CondensedMilkSarnies · 17/10/2016 01:51

Has it taken the gloss off or has it left a 'film' of oil on the doors ?

CondensedMilkSarnies · 17/10/2016 01:58

I've just googled 'uses for wd40' and it says that it can melt some plastic , so if the finish on the doors is an acrylic type stuff they might be buggered Shock

user1476660187 · 17/10/2016 02:46

Oh nooooooooo 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

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user1476660187 · 17/10/2016 02:47

I cleaned one with oil and that's done it too. Can oil remove acrylic?

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CondensedMilkSarnies · 17/10/2016 03:46

How many doors have you done ? If it's only one could you get a replacement ?

user1476660187 · 17/10/2016 05:24

I've done 1 with the wd40 and 1 with oil. They're so clean but not glossy at all. There's no film of oil because I cleaned it with warm soapy water to get rid of the oil. I wonder if I can DIY high gloss units?

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sevenpounds · 17/10/2016 07:40

Hey,

I use this worktop polish to bring the shine back to my worktops.

ChippyDucks · 17/10/2016 07:55

www.maiic.co.uk/products/product.php?categoryID=1925&productID=8773

This is fabulous for gloss kitchen units.

Ciaranboy100 · 13/04/2020 12:01

Any idea how to get high gloss shine back on kitchen units I have put nail vanish remover on one and its taken shine off Aby ideas how to get shine back thanks 😁

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