Dear Katie

I am writing a letter to my pal Katie at Housewife How To’s:

Dear Katie,

I am giving my kitchen a face lift, painting the Shaker style cabinets and putting some bead board panels in the insets in the cupboard doors. I’ve painted the lowers already, but the uppers have a coating of that greasy, dusty, stick gunk from cooking (and there’s probably a bit of that nicotine stick from smoking even though it’s been six years (Yay!) since I quit.

What’s the best way to get that gunk off the cabinets so the paint will adhere better?

kimsch

UPDATE: We have an answer!