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 and needed to find some cleaning tips. And now I’ve discovered the best way to clean stainless steel. Read on for some easy cleaning tips!
How To Clean Stainless Steel Using Baby Oil
One day I had had enough of the smudges and smears. I heard that it’s possible to use baby oil to clean stainless steel so I decided to give it a try. Now was the time to work out those stainless steel smudges! I prepared myself to really work up a sweat. To my surprise, and total delight, I didn’t have to do either. It was so easy!
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Before (brace yourself):
Using Baby Oil To Clean Stainless Steel
Cleaning ideas 101
You’ll need:
Mom Advice
What you’ll do:
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:
It’s easy to clean those stainless steel smudges the dandy way!
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!