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cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

Cleaning stainless steel appliances

mjlitz · RV-Dreams Family Member

Just tried olive oil and micro fibre cloth on our new appliances....worked great. Rub it with the grain.

cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

mjlitz wrote:
Just tried olive oil and micro fibre cloth on our new appliances....worked great. Rub it with the grain.

Olive oil doesn't make it greasy?

mjlitz · RV-Dreams Family Member

No...rub it off really good....no fingerprints either.

TRAILERKING · RV-Dreams Family Member

Did you check close?...................Maybe it's your cat.

01zeosix · RV-Dreams Family Member

Try WD-40. That's what I use in the MS and the s&b.

Hope this helps some.

lindy · RV-Dreams Family Member

Use a glass cleaner, and if it leaves a few streaks behind then wipe it down with rubbing alcohol.

MarkS · RV-Dreams Family Member

Two solutions... Vaseline on your glasses, you won't notice the smudges or tequila, you won't care.

ours is directly in the door. Our fingerprints are the first thing you see.

-- Edited by MarkS on Tuesday 1st of July 2014 08:22:43 AM

cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thanks, Mark! I like your way of thinking!

Clay L · RV-Dreams Family Member

Barkeepers Friend works well. We have used it for years.

-- Edited by Clay L on Saturday 5th of July 2014 10:07:06 AM

The Junkman · RV-Dreams Family Member

Lots of home remedies..

I just use the stuff marked" stainless steel cleaner" .. Buy it anywhere, lowes, home depot..... works and looks great. We use it on all the restaurant equipment we sell. Sometime needs a degreasing.. we like purple muscle stuff .. use that first..

Bill and Jodee · RV-Dreams Family Member

I use Pledge (yellow or orange can) with a micro fiber cloth on stainless steel, stove top, counter tops, mirrors, tile table top. Seriously, works great on everything. Not greasy like you'd think. Microfiber cloth is a necessity! Smells wonderful too

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Oh yeah, it still works well on wood furniture!

Can't wait to have the reduced surfaces that need cleaning of any kind!!!!!!

Jodee

EggerMar · RV-Dreams Family Member

Another vote here for Olive oil...rub with the grain. long lasting for preventing reoccurance of finger prints'

Marilyn

NWescapee · RV-Dreams Family Member

OK, we're with Cheryl on this, first year with stainless steel. We found a mixture of rubbing alcohol and vinegar works well for almost everything except the inside of the microwave. Tried several things and while I know it's "clean" it doesn't look clean. We also bought used so not sure why, but the inside, especially the top, always looks spotted no matter what remedies I try.

Any suggestions?

soos · RV-Dreams Family Member

I use baking soda on the inside of the microwave.
I use nothing but water and a soft cloth on the refrigerator though. I'm not sure its really stainless steel because magnets stick to it.

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

soos wrote:
I use baking soda on the inside of the microwave.
I use nothing but water and a soft cloth on the refrigerator though. I'm not sure its really stainless steel because magnets stick to it.

Sue,

If it "looks" like stainless steel but magnets stick to it, your fridge may be a "stainless platinum." The Samsung residential fridge that we put in to replace the RV fridge is stainless platinum and is easy to clean and magnets work quite well. Jo loves it. So do I because it lets us store more AND keep ice cream really cold.

Terry

olivedurn · RV-Dreams Community Member

Windex is probably not the best since it can wear down the thin chromium layer that stainless steel has on the outside. Use water and soft cloth or sponge (dish soap if you have to) and make sure you wipe along the grain. Then if you want to, use some stainless steel cleaner to give it a once over for some polish and to get rid of the finger prints. Here is a good guide with more cleaning and care tips- https://www.foodservicesuperstore.com/blog/how-to-clean-stainless-steel-in-the-restaurant/

Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

Mineral spirits and baby oil..(mineral oil)........use spirits to thin the oil down , works well.......used it for years in the Commercial and domestic appliance industry............if you read the mix on a can of stainless cleaner you will see its the same.......always kept a facecloth with it on it in a ziplock in my tool bag.........customers always called me later asking how did you do that.....and where can I get some !!!!