In the past I never owned anything on the stainless steel level. When My Man J and I originally purchased appliances, we decided on black because we got an amazing deal and because it looks nice. Now, however, we have a whole set of stainless steel appliances and 2 kiddos that love to put their hands ALL over them. I never had to do anything other than a quick wipe down to clean my appliances before. But with these bad boys I had NO idea what to do. What’s the best way to clean stainless steel?
Google Best Way To Clean Stainless Steel
Enter Google search! One day I had had enough of the smudges and smears. I needed them to be clean! I looked up how to clean them and what do you know I actually had all of the stuff on hand to do it, too. Thankfully! Usually when I consult the internet I’m missing 1-all of the necessary tools to make something happen. I was in luck and so happy!
I got ready to work those smudges out. I was prepared to work up a sweat. To my surprise and total delight I didn’t have to do either. It was so easy!
Before (brace yourself):
How To Clean Stainless Steel Using Baby Oil
You’ll need:
1). Clean off all the gunk that might’ve built up with the soapy sponge. I don’t know how it happens but jelly/ jam gets smeared everywhere. I feel like Luke Danes!
2). Poor a small amount of oil on the rag/ t-shirt/ smudge killer cloth!
3). Wipe WITH THE GRAIN. Steel has a grain just like wood. Wipe with the grain. I started from the top and worked my way down.
4). Repeat steps 2 & 3 as needed until you have a beautiful, smudge free appliance staring back at you!
After:
Easy way to clean stainless steel!
Seriously guys, I can’t believe how easy this was! I’m actually looking forward to having to do this again. They’re so pretty and I’m not horribly embarrassed when company comes over.
I hope you’re having a fantastic start to your weekend!
-Jami
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Does this work on “fake” stainless steel? I have a panel on the front of my dishwasher that is super smudgy. Also, can you use something other than baby oil or is that the secret ingredient?
I think it is the secret ingredient 🙂 I will say the brand doesn’t matter. I know Dollatree sells it. I’m not sure if it will work on faux stainless steel, it’s so cheap I would definitely give it a try!