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Cleaning ( not polishing) wooden furniture
lostinrates
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I have freestanding rough pine kitchen units. Sort of 'Mexican' style pine. Rough. 
After some decorating at the weekend meant they were moved and emptied I took the opportunity to scrub them out on the inside. After a vacuum I used washing up liquid and vinegar in hot water. But i dithered. i chose this for the freshness of vinegar and the soapiness and 'scrubility' of washing up liquid. I have worried this might be too drying for the wood, but its rough pine, not fine veneered marquetry!
What would others have used and why? ( I don't like the smell of star drops)
After some decorating at the weekend meant they were moved and emptied I took the opportunity to scrub them out on the inside. After a vacuum I used washing up liquid and vinegar in hot water. But i dithered. i chose this for the freshness of vinegar and the soapiness and 'scrubility' of washing up liquid. I have worried this might be too drying for the wood, but its rough pine, not fine veneered marquetry!
What would others have used and why? ( I don't like the smell of star drops)
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I have a lot of pine furniture. Day to day I wipe it with a well wrung out damp cloth - nearly dry. Once in a while (1 or 2 times a year) I will use Cif to clean the entire top and then give it a light rub of beeswax. I don't wax it regularly and it's fine, no cracks or splits0
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