Cleaning 'real' knotty pine paneling
replying to crystalroy82 , Melissah wrote:
crystalroy82 wrote:
Okay y'all my think I'm crazy but I'm going through the same thing & have
t
ried EVERY household cleaner possible! I have no idea why I tried this (I
g
uess I was desperate at that time) but cheap Dollar Store window cleaner
w/
ammonia has been a godsend & my walls are finally looking great! The 1st
t
ime I sprayed the wall you could see all the nicotine, dirt, grime & smoke
soot (had a wood-burning stove when the house was used as a camp) running
d
own the walls leaving a trail where the cleaner had touched! Needless to
sa
y I started cleaning right then & there, called my husband & told him to
gr
ab 10 more bottles on his way home. He thought I was crazy until he saw
the
difference. My entire 3bdrm/1bath house is all wood, walls & flooring so
I
was looking for something to clean plus brighten up this place w/o
coverin
g the walls & this is the only thing I have found that works. I hope it
hel
ps them as much as it has me.
I read your post and tried windex. . It worked like a charm!! After
cleaning all the wood I polished it with old English lemon oil and it
looks beautiful.
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