Cutting Board Question

I was given a 1″ x 18″ x 48″ White Polypropylene cutting board from a friends dad that no longer had a use for it(no longer butchers his own hunts).

My question is how do I clean this and make the surface clean a smooth again?, it has some deeper cuts and stains from years of use and I also want clean it for sanitary reasons and try to make it look new again so it will clean up easier after use for me.

How do you clean your boards?

Chlorine Bleach to clean it!

ya bleach to clean it i use a misture of bleach and water then rinse clean with hot water

Start by Chlorine Bleaching it (right on Bret).. then 200 grit sand paper with sander, then 400, then 600. That should make it darn near as smooth as a babies butt….(and your fish will slide all over it to)

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smooth as a babies butt….(and your fish will slide all over it to)

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That’s why I like my boards a little more coarse.

The polypropylene cutting boards also seem to be a little hard on the blades I use.

I use wood slabs. I oil them up with vegetable oil and this keeps things from soaking in. A quick wipe down after use with a bleach water solution and its ready for the next round.

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I use wood slabs. I oil them up with vegetable oil

That what I use along with one of those ‘jaws’ clamps.

Call me crazy, but I’d say to smooth it by using a power wood planer. -Mark

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Call me crazy, but I’d say to smooth it by using a power wood planer. -Mark

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OK…… YOU ARE CRAZY

I like the wood myself for meats but, with the board in question, it does have it uses.

I do like a smooth board when using a chopping blade for veggies, and the polypropylene works great for this purpose.

I like what ever the wife uses to clean fish, chop vegies and such…

Just so you folks know, you should be using mineral oil on wood cutting boards. Vegetable oil, or any other natural oil will turn rancid over time and you risk getting people sick.

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Just so you folks know, you should be using mineral oil on wood cutting boards. Vegetable oil, or any other natural oil will turn rancid over time and you risk getting people sick.

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+1.

I make them. Exactly what I use and why. Even enclose instructions for the new owner.

Just curious, what are you going to use a 4 foot cutting board on?
Personally if the cuts weren’t to bad I’d just leave them, clean the board and have at it.

If I was to try and take the cuts out, I’d run it though my drum sander or somebodies anyway, I think hand sanding could take the flatness out of it.

Planer would be nice, but you usually don’t see a lot of planers larger than 15″ in most garage/hobby shops, maybe a profession shop would do it?

Nice find, enjoy.

Al