5 Easy Steps And Items Needed To Treat Dry Wood Cabinets
The lifespan of wooden cabinets is near about 50 years, if you take proper care of it because the cabinets are made by the natural wood but the kitchen wooden cabinets will dry after few years and then you need to fix this issue as soon as possible, to do this you need to collect the given items and follow all the 5 easy steps. Here are the item list and steps for this process:
Things You Will Need
- Bucket & Oil Soap
- Sponge & Lint-Free Cloths
- Paraffin Wax & Cooking Pot
- Mineral Oil & Wooden Spoon
Steps
Once you've collected all the needed items, now follow the given steps:
- Fill: First of all you need to fill a bucket with water(warm) & 2 to 3 tablespoon of oil soap. Swish the water to dissipate the soap. Moisten a sponge with the help of a soapy water and then wring out the any excess liquid from sponge.
- Wipe: Next, wipe your cabinets with the help of a sponge. Descend the sponge over & around the cabinet handles. Rinse your sponge in the water(soapy) as you remove grime & dirt from your cabinet surface.
- Rinse: Rinse your cabinets by using some fresh, clean water in a water bucket. Wipe your sponge over the cabinets for removing the soap residue. Make sure your sponge is damp but not sopping too wet as the dry wood cabinets would greedily absorb the liquid and will lead to swelling. Dry your cabinets with a lint-free cloth after removing the soap from your cabinets.
- Melt: You can also melt 1/4 cup paraffin wax deliberately in a cooking pot on your stove. Remove the pot from your stove after the wax has melted completely. Add one cup of mineral oil to the melted wax. Stir this mixture by using a wooden spoon. Allow this mixture to cool until it is only warm but not too hot.
- Pour: Finally you need to pour one tbps. of this mixture onto a folded soft, clean cloth. Rub this mixture onto the dried wooden cabinets by using slow, circular motions so the mineral oil absorbs into the wood. Continue adding this mineral oil to your cloth & applying to the cabinets. Buff your cabinets with a clean cloth after applying the mineral oil.