![]() Now, step back and admire the sparkle! Ahhh, isn’t that nice?Īnd the best part, I’ve found that this method actually does repel those little munchkin fingerprints! (And I love that it’s totally safe for her – yay for chemical-free cleaning!) I ended up with a couple of streaks on my first pass, but I went over it again with some more oil and got that perfect sparkling shine I was looking for. Look closely and you’ll see that there are lots of tiny little lines all going in the same direction – can you see that mine go side to side? Wipe parallel to the the tiny lines and not perpendicular to them, otherwise you risk scratching the surface.) Then, using almost NO pressure at all, turn your cloth over to the dry side and softly buff the oil off. (What? You didn’t know that stainless steel has a grain? Yeah, I didn’t either. Put some baby oil on your cloth and then wipe it on in the direction of the grain of the stainless steel. A microfibre cloth is preferable, but I didn’t have any on hand so I used an old soft cotton t-shirt. Then you need baby oil and a dry, soft cloth. Don’t worry about any watermarks left behind by the rag, we’ll take care of those! ![]() For really tough grime, try adding a little bit of vinegar to the wet rag. The baby oil will shine the surface, but won’t really clean any significant grime off of it. He swore by it, and said not only did it work to shine the surface, it actually helped to keep it shiny and repel fingerprints and smudges.īUT, we didn’t have any mineral oil, and I wasn’t even sure exactly what it was or where to buy it…so I figured I’d try baby oil instead! A quick Google search led me to discover that this had indeed been done before with success, so I was excited to give it a try! (Don’t have any baby oil? You can try olive oil instead!)įirst, wipe down your appliances with a soft, wet rag. ![]() Then, a friend shared a tip with us that he’d heard from a salesman at an appliance store – use mineral oil to shine stainless steel. ![]() I’d never had to clean stainless steel before in my life, let alone so much of it! I tried my darnedest to avoid smudging up the surfaces and put off the cleaning as long as I could, but of course, it wasn’t long after we moved in that the fridge looked like this:īut when the culprit is so cute, there’s not much to be done about it! We recently moved to a house with a beautifully renovated kitchen, complete with FOUR stainless steel appliances (5 if you count the gas range!). In the meantime, I’m here to share a very simple and effective cleaning tip with you – how to clean stainless steel appliances until they sparkle! I hope you’ll stop by and see some of the projects that I’ve shared in my Winner’s Circle! I’m looking forward to sharing a few tried and true Household and Organization Tips with you over the next few months. Hey there! I’m Meredith from unOriginal Mom, and I am SUPER excited to be a contributor for Uncommon Designs (still pinching myself a little bit)! I’ll let you in on a little secret – I am not super creative, my house isn’t all that clean or organized, and I’m not a fantastic cook…but I LOVE to be inspired by the great ideas of others and then put my own spin on them! My blog is all about those inspired ideas – sharing where they came from, how I made it my own, and how it worked for me. ![]()
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