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The Best Way To Polish Up Wooden Kitchen Cabinets By Nick Rivera Aug. 26, 2025 6:39 pm EST

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While having shiny, wooden cabinets in your kitchen can be rewarding, it can also be challenging to maintain. Kitchen cabinets are exposed to dust, grease, smoke, and plenty of fingerprints, so keeping them looking as shiny and clean as when you got them takes more effort than some people realize. Having the right cleaners and polish can make all the difference.

You can't just use any polish for a wood cabinet; certain products are used for certain applications. There are waxes, oils, and soaps, but each type reacts differently with the wood. Oils leave a great shine, but they show excess dust and fingerprints and leave a greasy residue.

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