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How to Clean Kitchen Knobs

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By 2laughcarol
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Clean Kitchen Knobs (Ceramic, Metal or Wood)

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  1. Step 1
    Various Knobs
    Various Knobs

    Using the screwdriver, remove the knobs from the cabinets. Make sure to keep the screws in a safe and secure place.

  2. Step 2

    Important - Only for ceramic or metal knobs. Do not use on wooden knobs.
    ** Wooden knobs use the same steps as below, but instead of bleach use Murphys Oil Soap.

    Using hot water put all cabinets "Pulls" into sink or bucket with 1/4 cup of bleach per gallon of water.

  3. Step 3

    With a toothbruch and a disposable rag clean the knobs throughly with the water and bleach.

  4. Step 4

    Rinse throughly to get all the the cleaning residue off. Also use a clean dry rag to dry throughly and get all water spots off of the knobs. Let air dry to get all the water clear of the screw holes to prevent rusting.

  5. Step 5

    Using the screwdriver. Put the knobs back on. Then you are done and your cabinets look great.

Tips & Warnings
  • Make sure to read the notes about what type of knobs you are cleaning.

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on 4/9/2009 Thanks for the comment.

Arathi said

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on 4/8/2009 I have never cleaned them by taking them out. Nice tip!

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