Cabinet Cleaning and Care

Wood Finishes
Dust cabinets with a soft, lint-free cloth. Clean spills immediately. Use a clean, damp, soft cloth and mild soap if necessary. Wipe dry with a clean, soft, lint-free cloth. For everyday cleaning, simply wipe the surface of your cabinet with a clean, damp cloth and then dry. To remove general soil or grease, use suds from a common dish washing liquid and a damp cloth to wipe clean. Dry thoroughly. Excess moisture can damage any cabinet finish.

Laminate Finishes
Wipe the surface of your laminate cabinets with a clean,damp, soft cloth.Tough stains may be cleaned using a soft cloth dampened with mild all purpose cleaner. Clean spills immediately using a clean, damp cloth and mild soap if necessary. Whipe dry with a clean soft lint-free cloth.

Cabinet Cleaning "Don't"

• Don't use cleaner that contains bleach, ammonia (i.e. Windex) or that state on the label that they have any type of abrasive
• Don't use soap pads or steel wool
• Waxing your cabinets is not necessary. If polishing your wood cabinets is preferred, use only a fine furniture polish. Wipe off excess to avoid build-up.
• Don't use a paste wax or polish that contains silicone. The wax build-up is difficult to remove and will leave a residue that attracts dust.

Glass and Grille Doors
Commercial, ammonia free glass cleaners can be used to clean the glass. The glass can be cleaned for better access. When cleaning mounted glass, be careful not to damage the finish of the door and cabinet parts. We suggest you do not spray the cleaner directly onto the glass as it may seep into areas behind the mullions and could discolor the wood. Instead, spary a small amount of cleaner onto a lint-free cloth, then wipe the glass.

Preventative Care
Self-cleaning overs are cleaned with intense heat. If the heat gasket does not seal properly, heat may escape from the oven. Cabinets installed near a self-cleaning over can suffer finish or surface damage. To minimize the risk of damage during the cleaning cycle, we recommend removing the dorrs and drawers from cabinets that are above and adjacent to the self-cleaning oven. We recommend that heat producing appliances such as coffee makers and toaster ovens not be mounted beneath cabinets. Excess heat and moisture from these appliances can damage cabinets.

Avoiding Moisture Related Problems
Any solid wood product will expand over time as moisture and climate conditions change. Due to these condidtions, panel expansion, joint expansion (especially on miter doors), slight bowing, door panel contraction or stile and rail expansion may occur. Certain types of wood, primarily Hard Maple, have a tendency to expand more than others. If expansion in dorrs occurs prior to installation on cainet box, air conditioning will usually return doors to normal.