How to Clean a Kitchen Table

Here's how to make that table so clean you could eat off of it! Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

1

Spray the surface of the table with a cleaning fluid for routine cleaning. Use a neutral cleaner for synthetic materials; use oil soap for wood. Wipe the table dry with a soft towel. For deeper cleaning, read on.

2

Lay a plastic tarp on the floor around the table.

3

Prepare a solution of neutral cleaner (for synthetic materials) or oil soap (for wood). The product label should give guidelines about mixing proportions.

4

Use a sponge to apply the cleaning solution to the table surface. Wipe with the grain of the surface material.

5

Wring the sponge out over an empty bucket.

6

Use the sponge to wipe the cleaning solution off the table, and wring the sponge out periodically over the bucket.

7

Immediately wipe the surface dry with a soft terry cloth towel.