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Cleaning a kitchen

My sister is moving house tomorrow and has asked me to help her give her new kitchen a clean. I'm going there in the morning and will bring with me some white vinegar and stardrops.
I've been told the kitchen units is real oak and I'm unsure what to use on them (I don't want to damage them). She is hopeless when it comes to cleaning and I'd like it to look nice for her moving in.

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  • elona
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    I used a mixture of lemon juice and olive oil mixed together and shaken in a glass jar for the wood units at an elderly aunts houe and they came up well.
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  • kika
    kika Posts: 656 Forumite
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    My waitrose sells Pledge Soapy Wood Cleaner not as cheap as Stardrops I'm afraid but cleans and doesn't need rinsing.
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  • greenpixey
    greenpixey Posts: 2,806 Forumite
    elona wrote: »
    I used a mixture of lemon juice and olive oil mixed together and shaken in a glass jar for the wood units at an elderly aunts house and they came up well.

    Thanks elona, this is something I got at home and can take with me tomorrow.

    Has also written a note of your suggestion Kika to take with me for my sister next time she goes shopping. She is not in to the OS stuff and prefer shop bought.
  • jj171
    jj171 Posts: 24 Forumite
    kika wrote: »
    My waitrose sells Pledge Soapy Wood Cleaner not as cheap as Stardrops I'm afraid but cleans and doesn't need rinsing.

    Hi Kika

    I have wood units, and a bottle of Ecover wood floor soap I don't know what to do with. Thanks for the tip - I'm going to try it on the kitchen units....
  • kika
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    Did it work for any one else?
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