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| concrtslt |
 Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:15 pm |
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I am trying to clean my stainless steel refrigerator. There are numerous
fingerprints and other water stains on it that are lighter than the rest of
the surface. I used a stainless steel spray cleaner on it, but the
fingerprints are not coming off. I read on the internet to try olive oil or
vinegar, but neither removed the fingerprints. Lastly, I tried glass
cleaner as suggested on the internet. I tried it on a small spot, and the
fingerprints did get removed, but the area I cleaned is now the same color
as the fingerprints, and there is brown residue on the cloth I used. So I
think there are two possible reasons for this:
1) The rest of the surface actually has brown gunk all over it, and the
areas that people touched are actually showing the true color of the surface
because their hands wiped off the gunk. If this is true I should clean the
entire surface with glass cleaner, then polish with stainless steel spray,
right?
2) The brown gunk is actually the finish (?) of the surface and I am ruining
it by using the glass cleaner.
I know nothing. Please someone help!
Karen |
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| Phisherman |
| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:45 am |
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On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:15:50 -0800, "concrtslt"
<concrtslt@socal.rr.com> wrote:
Quote: I am trying to clean my stainless steel refrigerator. There are numerous
fingerprints and other water stains on it that are lighter than the rest of
the surface. I used a stainless steel spray cleaner on it, but the
fingerprints are not coming off. I read on the internet to try olive oil or
vinegar, but neither removed the fingerprints. Lastly, I tried glass
cleaner as suggested on the internet. I tried it on a small spot, and the
fingerprints did get removed, but the area I cleaned is now the same color
as the fingerprints, and there is brown residue on the cloth I used. So I
think there are two possible reasons for this:
1) The rest of the surface actually has brown gunk all over it, and the
areas that people touched are actually showing the true color of the surface
because their hands wiped off the gunk. If this is true I should clean the
entire surface with glass cleaner, then polish with stainless steel spray,
right?
2) The brown gunk is actually the finish (?) of the surface and I am ruining
it by using the glass cleaner.
I know nothing. Please someone help!
Karen
Hi Karen, Just a guess here... I have not heard of stainless steel
having a "finish" applied to it, that's the beauty of SS. After
removing the brown coating (you may need to experiment with cleaners
and/or solvents) keep SS surfaces clean using soda water in a spray
bottle. "Soda water" is just seltzer, commonly used by bartenders. I
like it because it removes fingerprints without residue or odor. I
would not use a glass cleaner on metal. |
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| Skip |
| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:13 am |
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concrtslt wrote:
Quote: I am trying to clean my stainless steel refrigerator. There are numerous
fingerprints and other water stains on it that are lighter than the rest of
the surface. I used a stainless steel spray cleaner on it, but the
fingerprints are not coming off. I read on the internet to try olive oil or
vinegar, but neither removed the fingerprints. Lastly, I tried glass
cleaner as suggested on the internet. I tried it on a small spot, and the
fingerprints did get removed, but the area I cleaned is now the same color
as the fingerprints, and there is brown residue on the cloth I used. So I
think there are two possible reasons for this:
1) The rest of the surface actually has brown gunk all over it, and the
areas that people touched are actually showing the true color of the surface
because their hands wiped off the gunk. If this is true I should clean the
entire surface with glass cleaner, then polish with stainless steel spray,
right?
2) The brown gunk is actually the finish (?) of the surface and I am ruining
it by using the glass cleaner.
I know nothing. Please someone help!
Karen
Well Karen, I'll tell you what we used to do on the 'ol ustafish (what
old submariners call the boat they served on  We'd use "bugjuice"
powder which is koolaid to normal folks, it was used like scouring
powder, applied dry onto a wet surface. It definitely put a shine on
SS, and you know the navy likes things shiny. If you have a clear coat
over the refer's exterior I can't guarantee what it'd do to it. I could
also suggest a light acid, you tried vinegar, but maybe diluted lemon
juice? Cheers! S^2 |
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| vada |
| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:21 pm |
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try wd 40 with a soft cloth.
"concrtslt" <concrtslt@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
news:45a80898$0$8930$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
Quote: I am trying to clean my stainless steel refrigerator. There are numerous
fingerprints and other water stains on it that are lighter than the rest
of
the surface. I used a stainless steel spray cleaner on it, but the
fingerprints are not coming off. I read on the internet to try olive oil
or
vinegar, but neither removed the fingerprints. Lastly, I tried glass
cleaner as suggested on the internet. I tried it on a small spot, and the
fingerprints did get removed, but the area I cleaned is now the same color
as the fingerprints, and there is brown residue on the cloth I used. So I
think there are two possible reasons for this:
1) The rest of the surface actually has brown gunk all over it, and the
areas that people touched are actually showing the true color of the
surface
because their hands wiped off the gunk. If this is true I should clean
the
entire surface with glass cleaner, then polish with stainless steel spray,
right?
2) The brown gunk is actually the finish (?) of the surface and I am
ruining
it by using the glass cleaner.
I know nothing. Please someone help!
Karen
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