Kmart finds: Kitchen cabinets covered in years of grease transformed with item hiding in your wallet

A tenant who moved into a house kitchen cupboards covered with years of grease has found an unlikely way to clean them.

In a Reddit post about them cleaning hack they described the condition of the surface on top of the cabinets as “that gross sticky orange layer that is basically years of grease mixed with dust“.

While new tenants expect to move in clean rental propertiesthey noted that the cabinets are so high that the previous occupants might never have noticed the grease.

They first tried to tackle the thick layer of fat dishwashing liquidwhich helped a little, followed by a degreaser spray.

At this point the “really thick build up wouldn’t budge” so they tried one paste made from baking soda (bicarb soda) and dishwashing liquidbut they did not apply it in the usual way.

“What really worked: Baking soda mixed with a small amount of dish soap to form a paste, applied with an old credit card to spread it out, let it sit for about five to six minutes, then wiped with a damp microfiber cloth. For the areas that were really caked on, I did it twice,” they said.

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“The credit card thing sounds weird, but you can apply pressure and spread the paste evenly without scratching the surface. That worked much better than a sponge the first time.

“The total cost was actually nothing because I already had everything in the house. It took me maybe 45 minutes for all the cabinets, including wiping everything down twice.”

Once the grease was removed, the kitchen cabinet’s “beautiful wood finish” was revealed and even though it is hard to see, the tenant is happy to see it is clean.

They then asked other members of the Reddit Cleaning Tips community for advice on keeping many clean for as long as possible shared a similar hack.

“I just put a layer of newspaper on it myself,” said someone.

“I replace the wax paper there every six months. One less thing to worry about,” said one Redditor.

“I use aluminum foil because it kept the cats off the cabinet tops too,” wrote another.

Other suggestions for linings included newspaper, baking paper, shelf liners and self-adhesive floor tiles.

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Meanwhile, someone else uses sheets, which means he or she doesn’t have to throw away greasy paper or lining, but can wash and reuse them.

‘I cleaned [the kitchen cabinet top] In my house, shortly after moving, I bought some flat sheets cheaply and folded them on top of the cabinets so they aren’t visible from below. Once a year during spring cleaning I take them off, give them a warm sudsy wash and put them back.

Asked to explain what the sheets look like on top of the cabinets, they said, “It’s a sheet. It looks like a rectangle on top of the cabinet. Leave it in place and wash it ‘every year’. This is my favorite thing to do, but I scrub the gunk off first, and the sheet keeps it from getting dirty again.”

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As for cleaning the grease, others recommended mineral oil or baby oil because it “dissolves the same as”, laundry detergent, Krud Kutter spray and sugar soap.

And if you like the idea of ​​a credit card but want something easier to use, you can purchase plastic scrapers at hardware stores in the paint and grout section.

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