Krud Kutter Gloss-Off Prepaint Surface Preparation Cleaner, 32 oz, No Sanding Liquid Deglosser for Cabinets, Trim, Doors and Furniture, Removes Dirt Grease and Gloss for Paint Adhesion

I used to prep worn stained/previously varnished wooden kitchen cabinets Easy to apply, cleaned well and very slightly etches surfaces that allowed touch up Minwax oil stain to take well and blend in with the existing finish color. Polyurethane clear applied a day later when stain dried. I have dine this work before but it was so much easier and better outcome after prep with this product. Krud-Cutter has many different products-I only found this one one line- you need this exact product. I will use again for similar jobs

It definitely worked for my intended purpose. I did wanted to clean cabinets. To de gloss wasn't my initial intention. But found it was actually necessary for most of my cabinet doors. I had windows and doors open did not notice any odor. I think drying time was not that long, from cabinet door to door it was actually already dry. I did purchase two bottles used one and a portion of the 2nd 32oz. It was a good value and I thought it was a safe product to use.

I am currently expecting my first baby with my husband. When we found out, I knew immediately that we had a lot of work to do around the house prepping for baby. Our house was built in the 50's and there's a lot of natural wood, heavily lacquered trim and hollow core doors. Previous owners had painted some trim white, some doors white, and I knew I wanted all of the trim white. I also read that you could update your home and make it look more expensive if the doors were painted black. I can only be around low odor, zero VOC paint. Behr makes a primer and paint in one that is just that. I bought Polar Bear for the trim and Carbon for the doors. I used the Krud Kutter deglosser on the trim and the door. I did read through several reviews before I used it. I rubbed it on the wood surfaces with a Scotch Brite scrubbing pad. The trim was a little tricky, especially in the grooves. It does clean grime off as well so I wiped everything down with a damp microfiber cloth. It took a 3-4 coats of the white because wood grain would show through. The door was coated almost in 1 coat, second coat for touch ups. This was much easier and less messy than traditional sanding and does a good job. The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is because it says "non toxic" but there's warnings not to get it on your skin or in your eyes. When I think non-toxic, I think I wouldn't have to wear gloves to use it. There is no smell, I did have open windows and a fan going for precaution, but I didn't notice any side effects of bad fumes. It does dry quickly and can be painted soon after application.

Prepares oil base paint surfaces to accept waterborne products without sanding. Clean the surface first with Krud Kutter cleaner degreaser.

Have used to refinish 2 bureaus

Way better than TSP products. With TSP the wood bleeds through and turns while paint yellow, with Gloss Off it cleans the surface and really gets rid of a lot of stain left on the surface as well as the top coats so when you’re ready to paint it’s all “matte” and a great surface for paint adhesion. I wish there was more because you need the rag really saturated so if you have a big project you’ll need at least 2.5 of these or more. I used mine for wooden baseboards, window trims, and more so I used 2 total. Maybe I was using too much? But I loved this stuff.

Used on laminated kitchen cabinets did not work. Did 3 coats on 3 separate days didnt dull the paint at all. As far as cleaning? Removing oil hard to tell as I used a chisel. Maybe could've got the job done with water and soap.

It cleans well but does not remove gloss. Wouldn’t buy again