On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:39:58 -0500, benick wrote:

You do know you can get new ones at Homedepot for 20 -30 bucks ??? Just
saying.....

It's 100 bucks and I'd need to drill holes and cutouts for hinges and
latches. Yuck.

I'll try the recommended fluids
1) trisodium phosphate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisodium_phosphate
2) Formby's ($50) http://www.formbys.com/products/
3) Murphy Oil Soap ($50)
(http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=3605020

It seems sanding by hand might be too much work and replacing them too
expensive, leaving only cleaning as an option.