On 3/4/2010 8:34 PM, thermo102 wrote:

The house was built approximately 1965 and I'm sure she has used lots of TLC
because the paneling looks great, but I'm sure it has darkened considerably
over the years. Because of waxing, cooking, or cigarette smoke I've no
idea. I suspect all of the above, and maybe more.

My old house had the same pine paneling and here's what I did:

Use any all purpose household cleaner that contains "orange oil". Put
damp sponge in microwave for 30 to 40 seconds, apply cleaner to paneling
with hot sponge. For tough areas leave cleaner on for a minute or so.

Rinse sponge, reheat sponge, repeat.

You will want to wear gloves with the hot sponge.

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