Sinks
- Porcelain – Coloured sinks – never use bleach. pour white vinegar over stain, scrub with a scouring pad. White sinks – pour liquid bleach over stain, cover with layers of white paper towel, pour bleach over towels, let stand for a few hours, rinse and let dry.
- Stainless steel – Clean with white vinegar or rubbing alcohol, rub with rag soaked in club soda, then wipe dry or pour a little baby oil on sink, dry with paper towel and repeat
Cabinets
- Formica, imitation wood, plastic, painted, metal – rub with Murphy’s Oil Soap
- Wood, prepare solution of 1 litre boiling water, 2 tablespoons boiled linseed oil and 2 tablespoons turpentine. Using rubber gloves, dip a rag into the solution, wring out and wash surface, wipe dry.
- For spot smudges, rub Lava soap on a wet rag, scrub, rinse and wipe dry
- For sticky areas, rub on mineral-spirits paint thinner.
Counters
- Formica, wash with damp rag, wipe dry or squeeze a fresh lemon over stain, let soak for 30 minutes, sprinkle with baking soda, scrub with a terry-cloth towel, rinse and wipe dry. Glossy/shiny formica – wipe with rag dampened with lemon oil, wipe dry with clean rag.
- Butcher block/leather grain formica – pour club soda onto counter, wash, rinse with warm water, wipe dry
- Tile – pour liquid bleach on counter, scrub with a nylon brush, rinse and wipe dry
- Grout – use liquid bleach or white toothpaste on toothbrush or nylon scrub brush and scour
Butcher Block
- Clean with damp cloth or cloth dipped in vegetable oil, wipe dry or squeeze fresh lemon onto stain, soak for 20 minutes then wipe dry.
Chrome Trim
- Wipe stain with rag dampened with baby oil, wipe with a clean, dry rag.
