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On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:15:50 -0800, "concrtslt"
<concrtslt@socal.rr.com> wrote:
>I'm 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'm ruining
>it by using the glass cleaner.
>
>I know nothing. Please someone help!
>
>Karen
>
Hi Karen, Just a guess here... I've 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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