CLEANING WHITE KITCHEN UNIT DOORS

Are they gloss units or matte? Wooden or laminate? If they are gloss, I suspect the magic sponge may damage the gloss finish. I had some white kitchen units in a previous house which were matte finished, and found that using a VERY diluted bleach solution brought them up bright without damaging the finish, but only did this occasionally. Vinegar is useful too, but the smell lingers for so long - I use vinegar for descaling my kettle and stainless steel drainer/sink. How about lemon juice? Same sort of effect but better smell!

I use ‘Pink Stuff’ it’s a cream that you apply then wipe off with a wet cloth, it’s very good on most painted surfaces.

Oh, Pink Stuff is so good for so many things Oopsadaisy1. Stained saucepans (not the non-stick ones, though) come up good as new and stainless steel sinks positively gleam after using it. My daughter also gave me a tip for stainless steel cooker hoods. She uses a tiny amount baby oil on hers applied with kitchen roll after cleaning and there are no streaks or water marks left behind.

Hello.Thank you they are matt laminate i think,doubt they are expensive,they were fitted by a big house builder when we bought the house eight years ago,just with the sunlight they look a bit faded in parts that's what made me think it must be a build up of cooking,doubt a daily wipe with a damp cloth is enough and i should have realised this sooner.

Did have white kitchen units in last house and never experienced what you describe. What I do find is after painting room doors both sides one side always seem to have a yellow faded hue. Don't know how many times I told DH and he always says its the surfaces absorbing different colours from different surfaces in the different areas of house making the white look different on each side. Makes sense. Would your units have colours from shadows, flooring, even kitchen towels. Would not use kind of abrasive eg pink stuff, cif on the fronts, good old washing up liquid, warm water. Dry, then buff up with a very light spray of furniture polish.

Thank you for your advice.

Yes, I have had a similar problem with an ikea white work top. The marks seem to come, not very often and go. They are like a small blotch and no rubbing will make them disappear. Maybe it is depending on what cleaning products I have used but I can never nail it down but they do go.

I just use distilled water and white vinegar in equal measures - on a soft cloth, then dry thoroughly with another one. We have hard water here so I don't use tap water.

thank you.