Kitchen Cabinet cleaning with Oven Cleaner!

[John Kuthe]

https://i.postimg.cc/fygGyJNY/Soumya-s-new-CLEAN-Kitchen-Cabinet.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/RCs5XbHq/Soumya-s-new-Kitchen-Cabinet-and-door.jpg

:-)

John Kuthe, RN, BSN...

[Master Bruce]

On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 16:48:06 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
<johnk...@gmail.com> wrote:

>https://i.postimg.cc/fygGyJNY/Soumya-s-new-CLEAN-Kitchen-Cabinet.jpg
>
>https://i.postimg.cc/RCs5XbHq/Soumya-s-new-Kitchen-Cabinet-and-door.jpg
>
>:-)

Is Soumiya your new tenant?

[Bryan Simmons]

I didn't look at the links, but oven cleaner is typically lye based. I use lye to clean
my bathtub because (I assume) it is the original 1925 porcelain bathtub, and
over the decades it has been scrubbed with abraisive cleansers. I buy pure
sodium hydroxide, and know how to use it safely.

--Bryan

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

You're cabinets look very nice, you did a good job. I don't know if that stuff
you are using has much in the way of fumes, but of course, you do know to
open doors and/or windows.

[John Kuthe]

On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 7:10:27 PM UTC-6, bryang...@gmail.com wrote:
...

> I didn't look at the links, but oven cleaner is typically lye based. I use lye to clean
> my bathtub because (I assume) it is the original 1925 porcelain bathtub, and
> over the decades it has been scrubbed with abraisive cleansers. I buy pure
> sodium hydroxide, and know how to use it safely.
>
> --Bryan

I buy the Easy Off Fume Free stuff, which still has fumes but not nearly as bad!

John Kuthe...

[John Kuthe]

The Easy Off Fume Free is pretty tolerable and works very well!

And thanks! :-)

John Kuthe, RN, BSN...

[GM]

johnk...@gmail.com wrote:


> The Easy Off Fume Free is pretty tolerable and works very well!
>

> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...


AND if you "huff" it, you can get HIGH as a KITE...

;-P

--
Best
Greg

[John Kuthe]

No, that's toluene, I did that for a short time as a teen. Krylon Kristal Klear lists only "toluene" as a solvent so that was my brand!

I know my chemistry!


John Kuthe...

[Sqwertz]

Why not use it on all the schmutz above he stove? It's growing hair
up there.

You have the same kitchen cabinet faces I have. They're 35 years
old. But I still most of teh rubber grommets that keep the doors
slamming shut.

-sw

[Sqwertz]

On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 22:33:15 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:

> You have the same kitchen cabinet faces I have. They're 35 years
> old. But I still most of teh rubber grommets that keep the doors
> slamming shut.

Oh, I get it now. Your oven cleaner melted them off. Nice going!

-sw

[Hank Rogers]

Yoose a fine cannabis nurse.

[Alex]

Troll.

[Alex]

That's where those brain cells went...

[Alex]

Did you mean above the cabinets?  That's disgusting.

[Sheldon Martin]

Perhaps if you cleaned your bathtub more often you wouldn't need
lye... we clean our tub with a Loofa on a stick and a small bit of
dishwashing liquid (Dawn) after each use and it stays sparkling... the
walls are fiberglass and cover the walls and the ceiling. And we only
use it for showers... the shower head (Delta) pulls out on a hose for
rinsing.
This is the best shower head we've ever used:
https://www.amazon.com/58480-PK-H2Okinetic-5-Setting-Handshower-Showerhead/dp/B00TA85LM0/ref=sr_1_7?crid=2UGF6QYHHY15U&dchild=1&keywords=delta+shower+head&qid=1609598882&sprefix=delta+shower%2Caps%2C852&sr=8-7

[Sheldon Martin]

Doesn't need to huff, Kootchie is naturally high as a kite. LOL

[cshenk]

Try this, much nicer.

<https://www.amazon.com/Moen-26009SRN-Engage-Showerhead-Brushed/dp/B07YNGDQM7>

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 1/2/2021 2:15 PM, cshenk wrote:

> Sheldon Martin wrote:

>>
>> Perhaps if you cleaned your bathtub more often you wouldn't need
>> lye... we clean our tub with a Loofa on a stick and a small bit of
>> dishwashing liquid (Dawn) after each use and it stays sparkling... the
>> walls are fiberglass and cover the walls and the ceiling. And we only
>> use it for showers... the shower head (Delta) pulls out on a hose for
>> rinsing.
>> This is the best shower head we've ever used:
>>
> <https://www.amazon.com/58480-PK-H2Okinetic-5-Setting-Handshower-Showerhead/dp/B00TA85LM0>
>
> Try this, much nicer.
>
> <https://www.amazon.com/Moen-26009SRN-Engage-Showerhead-Brushed/dp/B07YNGDQM7>
>

I have this in addition to the rain type showerhead and a valve to
choose how much water to each
https://tinyurl.com/y88j4jgq

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 10:33:21 PM UTC-6, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 16:48:06 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe wrote:
>
> > https://i.postimg.cc/fygGyJNY/Soumya-s-new-CLEAN-Kitchen-Cabinet.jpg
> >

> Why not use it on all the schmutz above the stove? It's growing hair
> up there.
>
Probably the best thing to get grease off that area above the stove would be
a 50/50 mixture of Windex and non-sudsy ammonia. I say 50/50 to slightly
cut down on the ammonia fumes but it will still melt any accumulative grease.

>
> You have the same kitchen cabinet faces I have. They're 35 years
> old. But I still most of teh rubber grommets that keep the doors
> slamming shut.
>
> -sw
>

Those little self-sticking 'dots' can be purchased at Home Depot or Lowe's.

[Bryan Simmons]

On Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 4:47:40 PM UTC-6, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 10:33:21 PM UTC-6, Sqwertz wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 16:48:06 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe wrote:
> >
> > > https://i.postimg.cc/fygGyJNY/Soumya-s-new-CLEAN-Kitchen-Cabinet.jpg
> > >
> > Why not use it on all the schmutz above the stove? It's growing hair
> > up there.
> >
> Probably the best thing to get grease off that area above the stove would be
> a 50/50 mixture of Windex and non-sudsy ammonia. I say 50/50 to slightly
> cut down on the ammonia fumes but it will still melt any accumulative grease.
> >

Windex is still a decent product, but decades ago they removed a key ingredient.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Butoxyethanol
2-Butoxyethanol is an irritant, but it was never really hazardous in the
concentration in Windex. For several years, the commercial formulation of
Windex still had it. Years later, they added 2-Hexoxyethanol, which doesn't seem
to be as effective, and doesn't smell as nice. Ammonia is a far worse irritant,
and one should wear gloves and only use it indoors with adequate ventillation,
which means probably not in months where the house is shut up for heating or
cooling.

Yeah, I am a cleaning nerd. I worked in housekeeping as a supervisor from the
time I was 18, then as a lowly building custodian for 20 years. Another handy
substance that is very low toxicity is D-Limonene. It's a bit pricey, but it smells
decent. I keep it around, and used it a few hours ago to get the sticker adhesive
off of a cookie tin. Another useful compound is sodium tripolyphosphate. I
have both food grade to add in tiny amounts to brining solution for chicken,
and cheaper non-food grade for degreasing.
> >
> > -sw

--Bryan

[Sqwertz]

On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 14:47:36 -0800 (PST), itsjoan...@webtv.net
wrote:

> Those little self-sticking 'dots' can be purchased at Home Depot or Lowe's.

Mine are kinda smashed, and I'm going to Lowes soon to get some real
pine cleaner (Pine-Sol no longer has pine in it, they nixed it 8-9
years ago, those bastards).

-sw

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

I had to replace several of my cabinet dots/bumpers a few months ago. They
were smashed and would cause doors to stick. Scraping those off and putting
new ones on solved having to jerk open sticking doors.

They work quite well for the back of hanging picture frames that scrape the paint
off walls, too. One in each bottom corner will do the trick.

[Gary]

Also those larger ones for the bottoms of furniture legs.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

These clear dots/bumpers are smaller than a dime.

[Gary]

I'm quite familiar with the smaller cabinet door bumpers. I've removed
many of them when painting cabinets. Scrape them off, clean off the glue
residue, then paint.

Best to wait about 30 days for the paint (or new varnish) to fully cure
before reapplying new ones.