Video: Two Steps for Maintaining Kitchen Cabinets

SAN RAMON — Host, Sarah Rutan: After having new kitchen cabinets installed, you’ll want to protect them from premature wear and damage. Today we’re in San Ramon with Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Frank Canova Jr. of Diablo Valley Cabinetry to learn two major maintenance steps.

Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Frank Canova Jr.: At the end of every project, every homeowner wants to know how to take care of their finished kitchen. There’s two main things to keep in mind. One is protecting against moisture. Especially at the kitchen sink area, no standing water, no food residue, no oils. All that, you want to make sure you that you wipe up very quickly. Use a microfiber cloth as opposed to a paper towel because a paper towel can act as an abrasive and actually deteriorate the finish over time. All the finishes these days are very durable, lifetime warranty, but standing water will create issues long-term. So, that means no towels hanging over moist on the cabinet. Make sure those are removed. Spray it and use a cleaner such as an orange-based cleaner to reduce—to remove any food products.

And the second item is addressing any dents and dings that come up—little scratches, little dings that happen. Most touch up kits are going to come with a putty stick and a marker. You can use the putty stick to kind of fill in and blend, and you can take the marker pen to help blend in the color, and that will make that disappear over time.

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