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Cleaning Stainless Steel Nightmare!

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Soph01 | 20:11 Fri 24th Apr 2015 | Home & Garden
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Hi,

I cant seem to get my stainless steel splash back to look streak free and its starting to get annoying! I have a stainless steel cleaner and no matter what cloths I use, there is always streaks left or you can see where the cloth has been wiped. Any tips out there?

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I've not tried it myself but I've heard people use baby lotion on stainless steel.
Think it's baby oil not baby lotion
Some say a microfibre cloth gets it clean. I used some Dettol Power Fresh cleaning liquid on mine with a soft damp cloth and then wiped the surface straight away - before it dries with the dry soft teatowel, my cooker hob and extractor hood looks ok for now. (The cleaner I used was not specifically for the stainless steel it was just what I had in)
All 'stainless steel cleaners' have oil in them so that they leave a thin film of oil on the surface so that it looks shiney and 'clean'.
NEVER EVER ! USE ANY TYPE OF STAINLESS STEEL CLEANER
Just clean the SS with mild detergent and water then 'polish' it dry with a clean dry absorbent cotton cloth. You have to actually polish it dry, not just let it dry on it's own.

Where I am anything left to just dry gets covered in a layer of limescale. Sink is a nightmare. Best ignored. Just tell guests you only allow you in your kitchen.
Change it. You're right. Stainless steel is a nightmare.
He he, yes you're right Jayne. That's what I meant. Baby lotion would be a nightmare!
Try a fine wire wool with vodka, but don't drink too much as you do it.
Olive oil on a paper towel. Just a little. Works a treat.
I do what Eddie recommends. Clean it and dry it off.
Hi Soph01
Had the same problem as you until a few days ago. On the spur of the moment, while trolley pushing in Sainsburys, I picked up a tin of Brasso and read on the tin what it could be used for - hey presto, it said Stainless Steel. Bought a tin and just like magic, it cleaned the splashback and left it nice and shiny ! Took a bit of elbow grease but well worth it.
FBG40
well I use spray window cleaner and it comes up a treat.

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