Cleaning greasy painted wooden kitchen cupboards

[soupfiend]

We dont have an extractor fan in our kitchen and the cupboard above the hob where an extractor should go, is very sticky and greasy, you cant see it as such, its a cream painted cupboard but you can feel it and see it in a certain light if you stand at an angle. Its not coloured grease as such

I have to say I have never cleaned the front of this because I didnt know what to do it with, its painted wood.

The other cupboards in the kitchen I have wiped down from time to time, so they dont feel greasy or sticky, but I only do it now and then with a antibacterial wipe, and Im probably not really meant to use those either

What can I clean this grease off with, without ruining the paint or coating of the cupboard?

I have this issue and agree that soapy water doesn't cut it.

The thing that works best for me is window and glass cleaner

Cif/ Jif kitchen is what I use on mine. Spray it let it sit for a few minutes and wipe.
Easy

Washing up liquid in hot water, but quite a lot of WUL, and I’d recommend actual Fairy liquid.

if you can hang a slightly wrung out tea towel over the door from the top (open the door and shut the cloth in it to secure it, for a couple of hours, so it’s against the surface of the door, that should help with softening the grease, before you try to clean it

I cleaned an extremely dirty kitchen when my MIL moved. I just sprayed the cupboards with a flash spray (cant recall which one) and just watched for a few minutes as a brown greasy film just 'melted' and ran down the painted doors. It was very satisfying. Looked like an advert

Flash Kitchen Degreasing Spray - has to be the one with the degreasing on the front of the label - works wonders. Spray and leave for a couple of minutes, then wipe off.

Sugar soap / soda crystals are perfect for jobs like this.

There is no scrubbing and no foaming. They just cut through grease. I've used them a lot in an old house we are renovating.

I use elbow grease on everything it's
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Sugar soap/elbow degreaser/ washing up powder is great too

The guy who recently repainted our wooden kitchen recommended these. They are slightly abrasive on one side and plain on the other. I think I may have seen them this week in the Aldi middle aisle but not 100% on that.

www.screwfix.com/p/big-wipes-cleaning-wipes-yellow-120-pack/6437f

"Or you could try a strong solution of soda crystals in hot water."

I would think this would work.

Right next week I plan to tackle this. (unless I get waylaid with 'other things' like I have for the past 13 years!!)

There's no point in mixing an alkali such as bicarb with an acid like vinegar or lemon. They react together (the fizzing is carbon dioxide gas) and you are left with water and sodium acetate, which do bugger all to get rid of grease.

theconversation.com/vinegar-and-baking-soda-a-cleaning-hack-or-just-a-bunch-of-fizz-225177#:~:text=Mixing%20vinegar%20and%20baking%20soda,over%20five%20litres%20of%20gas!

I thought I would update you all as everyone was so helpful

I didnt want to faff about making up bicarb and lemon and whatnot so I bought a bottle of w5 degreaser spray from lidl or aldi (get them muddled all the time)

Used one of those soft white fabric cloths you get in a roll, done the trick nicely. It needed a few goings over and then I realised its not just the cupboard front over the extractor its the metal of the extractor as well, that was very sticky and when I rubbed that the colour on the cloth was browny yellow so quite fatty.

Then I realised that as you open the cooker hood thing (like as if you have the extractor on), all the inside of the cubpoard door needed doing as well!!

Anyway, its briliant now. Took about 45 mins, no faffing, no elbow grease needed. Not bad once in every 13 years! I'll set a reminder for myself!!!

Cif.