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I need to clean nicotine stains from oak furniture. what should I use to cut the residue?

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I don’t want to damage the finish on the oak table/china cabinet. After years of smoking I’m ready to clean up my stuff… any suggestions would be appreciated…

Tags: China Cabinet, Nicotine Stains

8 Responses to “I need to clean nicotine stains from oak furniture. what should I use to cut the residue?”

• Di says:

  April 7, 2011 at 1:17 am

  I have heard great things about orange oil and it cleaning nicotine but not sure if it’s supposed to go on wood. You may try calling a furniture restoration company to get advise.

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• shadow wolf says:

  April 7, 2011 at 9:21 pm

  Di is right orange oil cleaners work well on wood furniture
  unless it is antique then check with a dealer

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• D M says:

  April 11, 2011 at 2:57 am

  try these solutons:
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• mimisnan says:

  April 13, 2011 at 2:51 am

  An inconspicuous place to see if it does the job with results you like.
  The job with results you might try murphys oil soap its very gentle on mine but you like.
  The job with results you like.

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• Bobs MonOncle says:

  April 13, 2011 at 11:13 am

  I have used the below and cleaned off cigarette residue from a number of pieces, including:
  - Courthouse benches from the 1930′s
  - Bedroom furniture from a smoker that quit 40 years prior
  - Furniture from an older couple that were chain smokers (When I first met the wife, she had three full ashtrays at her desk, and her husband coughed and hacked the whole time I was there and he was on breathing apparatus)
  - Antique furniture that the owner had scrubbed 4 times with Murphy’s oil soap.
  - A TV cabinet that was in a home with a fire. The TV was destroyed and the cabinet was cleaned to like new (not cigarette, but heavy soot)
  - Numerous kitchen fire soot deposits and grease buildup.

  Another option, one that I don’t use, is to use GoJo or DL Blue Label mechanic’s hand cleaner (white gel version, not the one with pumice)

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• Amy H says:

  April 13, 2011 at 11:55 am

  Use a Mr. Clean magic eraser sponge–or any generic version of it. Works like a charm. Just lightly dampen.

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• Joe S says:

  April 13, 2011 at 2:14 pm

  In the paint section at places like Home Depot there is a chemical called TSP (tri sodium phosphate). You mix this with water and wash the surface with it. I do alot of painting and this stuff works great getting nicotine off of walls and ceilings.

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• Theresa M says:

  April 14, 2011 at 6:31 pm

  Murphys Oil soap

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