Chris Bacon wrote:

Job to do - clean "antique pine" kitchen units. These are
in a house occupied by a "lady" who seems to like cooking
things in oil. The electrics are dreadful, & I don't fancy
touching anything until it's cleaned. I mentioned cleaning,
& she asked why - I wiped some Bounty over it and it came
off horrid & greasy. This stuff is AFAIK factory sprayed
crap. What to clean it with? White spirit?

Dilute bleach or caustic.

If its not varnished. Well even if it is...then you can paint over the
ghastly stuff afterwards.