Stainless steel appliances are a popular choice for people who want to give their kitchen a modern look. Newer refrigerators in particular are often stainless steel and can be tricky to clean as the exterior is prone to getting covered in fingerprints and smudges. This can be irritating and keep your kitchen from looking its best. If you don’t know what to use to clean a stainless steel refrigerator, you should read these tips and learn the best ways to keep them shiny and smudge-free.
The interior of a stainless steel refrigerator should be cleaned in the same way as any other fridge interior. Where they differ is in the cleaning of the exterior. To get dirt, smudges, and fingerprints off of the outside surface of your fridge, try using a small amount of rubbing alcohol on a microfiber cloth. If you do not have any rubbing alcohol available, you can try mixing half a cup of baking soda with a few squirts of dish soap and warm water. When wiping the fridge down try to rub your cloth with the grain of the stainless steel rather than against it. Wiping against the grain can leave scratches and other damage to the surface of the refrigerator, especially if you are using harsher cleaning products.
Once the fridge is clean and dry, the surface might look a little dull or worn out. To solve this problem, our next step is to polish the stainless steel back to full shine. There are many different products that you can potentially as polish including: baby oil, mineral oil, petroleum jelly, and WD-40. Using a rag, apply whichever polish you chose to the entire surface of your stainless steel refrigerator. Then buff it with another clean rag until the cloth comes away dry. Applying this polish will not only make your fridge gleam but will help prevent fingerprints and other smudges from appearing.
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