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concrtslt 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
>
>
Well Karen, I will 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 cannot 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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