Cleaning Stainless Steel

SAM@74955 said:

Is there a product available to prevent a stainless steel sink from
becoming stained and streaked. I seem to remember a post a while back
about olive oil? Or was it mineral oil? Any ideas or suggestions will
be much appreciated.

Regards,

Stu MacDonald

I use paste wax on the sink after cleaning it with a commercial
stainless cleaner to keep it streak and stain free.

Jessica

SAM@74955 said:

Is there a product available to prevent a stainless steel sink from
becoming stained and streaked. I seem to remember a post a while back
about olive oil? Or was it mineral oil? Any ideas or suggestions will
be much appreciated.

Regards,

Stu MacDonald

I know that barkeeper's friend and bon-ami both clean my stainless pots
and pans well. a wee bit of mineral oil, rubbed on and buffed with a dry
cloth, will keep it shiny after you clean it (until you fill the sink
again, at least :>😉

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SAM@74955 said:

Is there a product available to prevent a stainless steel sink from
becoming stained and streaked.

If a stainless steel sink actually stains it's probably one of those el
cheapo kind you can buy on sale at Home Depot for $19.95. However, if
your sink is becoming all discolored from a coating of crud, that smply
means you're a slob.

To clean stainless steel spray with one of the popular all purpose
cleaners, like 409, then wipe with a soft cloth (wipe in the direction
of the brushed pattern), rinse with clean water and dry with a clean
soft cloth (not paper towel). Never use any abrasive cleaner on
stainless steel.

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Quoted message said:

Is there a product available to prevent a stainless steel sink from
becoming stained and streaked. I seem to remember a post a while back
about olive oil? Or was it mineral oil? Any ideas or suggestions will
be much appreciated.

Regards,

Stu MacDonald

Try vinegar. It was the best for getting the stainless steel kitchen
clean when I was cooking professionally.

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"Choosing the lesser of two evils, is still choosing evil" - Jerry Garcia

"SAM@74955" <sam74955@pbgmail_taketheleadout_.com> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Is there a product available to prevent a stainless steel sink from
becoming stained and streaked. I seem to remember a post a while back
about olive oil? Or was it mineral oil? Any ideas or suggestions will
be much appreciated.

Regards,

Stu MacDonald

after using a mix of bicarb, salt and hot water to clean my silver jewellery
last night, I wondered what else I could use the bicarb for...turns out it
does wonders for the s/s sink using a damp cloth; just remember to rinse the
sink properly, or you will be left with a fine film of bicarb when dry lol

Maria

Jessica V. said:

I use paste wax on the sink after cleaning it with a commercial
stainless cleaner to keep it streak and stain free.

Jessica

Do you use it after you polish it?
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Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

Try a product called "Bar Keeper's Friend"

MG said:

"SAM@74955" <sam74955@pbgmail_taketheleadout_.com> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Is there a product available to prevent a stainless steel sink from
becoming stained and streaked. I seem to remember a post a while back
about olive oil? Or was it mineral oil? Any ideas or suggestions will
be much appreciated.

Regards,

Stu MacDonald

after using a mix of bicarb, salt and hot water to clean my silver jewellery
last night, I wondered what else I could use the bicarb for...turns out it
does wonders for the s/s sink using a damp cloth; just remember to rinse the
sink properly, or you will be left with a fine film of bicarb when dry lol

Maria

sf said:

Jessica V. said:

I use paste wax on the sink after cleaning it with a commercial
stainless cleaner to keep it streak and stain free.

Jessica

Do you use it after you polish it?
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Daily. I only polish the sink a couple times a year. The wax makes it
easier to keep clean and keeps female fingerprints from discoloring the
SS, damned estrogen.

Jessica

Quoted message said:

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

Jessica V. said:

sf said:

Jessica V. said:

I use paste wax on the sink after cleaning it with a commercial
stainless cleaner to keep it streak and stain free.

Jessica

Do you use it after you polish it?
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Daily. I only polish the sink a couple times a year. The wax makes it
easier to keep clean and keeps female fingerprints from discoloring the
SS, damned estrogen.

Jessica

Hmmmm. What kind of wax is it *besides* paste? Carnauba? I wonder
if polish would work on refrigerators? I don't worry about my ss
sink, but that darned refrigerator attracts fingerprints like there's
no tomorrow.
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Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

Sheldon said:

Never use any abrasive cleaner on
stainless steel.

I.e., never hire Sheldon to do it.

--Blair

Blair P. Houghton said:

Sheldon said:

Never use any abrasive cleaner on
stainless steel.

I.e., never hire Sheldon to do it.

--Blair

lol

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saerah

http://anisaerah.blogspot.com/

"Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a
disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice."
-Baruch Spinoza

"There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly
what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear
and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There
is another theory which states that this has already happened."
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SAM@74955 said:

Is there a product available to prevent a stainless steel sink from
becoming stained and streaked. I seem to remember a post a while back
about olive oil? Or was it mineral oil? Any ideas or suggestions will
be much appreciated.

Regards,

Stu MacDonald

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We use regular dishwashing soap and a sponge to clean the sink, and about
every two weeks we wipe it with baby oil (johnson & johnson type) with
the grain of the steel. We also use the baby oil on the fridge, oven and
microwave door.

Ray
Austin, TX
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Ray S. & Nayda Katzaman said:

SAM@74955 said:

Is there a product available to prevent a stainless steel sink from
becoming stained and streaked. I seem to remember a post a while back
about olive oil? Or was it mineral oil? Any ideas or suggestions will
be much appreciated.

We use regular dishwashing soap and a sponge to clean the sink, and about
every two weeks we wipe it with baby oil (johnson & johnson type) with
the grain of the steel. We also use the baby oil on the fridge, oven and
microwave door.

Wow, your entire kitchen has diaper rash... I think zinc ointment is
better.

Sheldon said:

Ray S. & Nayda Katzaman said:

SAM@74955 said:

Is there a product available to prevent a stainless steel sink from
becoming stained and streaked. I seem to remember a post a while back
about olive oil? Or was it mineral oil? Any ideas or suggestions will
be much appreciated.

We use regular dishwashing soap and a sponge to clean the sink, and about
every two weeks we wipe it with baby oil (johnson & johnson type) with
the grain of the steel. We also use the baby oil on the fridge, oven and
microwave door.

Wow, your entire kitchen has diaper rash... I think zinc ointment is
better.

For the rash or the S/S?

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Ray S. & Nayda Katzaman said:

"SAM@74955" wrote:

> Is there a product available to prevent a stainless steel sink from
> becoming stained and streaked. I seem to remember a post a while back
> about olive oil? Or was it mineral oil? Any ideas or suggestions will
> be much appreciated.

We use regular dishwashing soap and a sponge to clean the sink, and about
every two weeks we wipe it with baby oil (johnson & johnson type) with
the grain of the steel. We also use the baby oil on the fridge, oven and
microwave door.

Well, baby oil is mineral oil with a couple of additives, usually for fragrance. I use
mineral oil, clear, no odor, cheap, and I use it on my oil stones as well. I would use
baby oil if I didn't have plain mineral oil.

Remember, a very little will go a long way. You don't want too much oil or it will be too
easy to leave fingerprints and oil marks everywhere.

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RoR said:

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Ray S. & Nayda Katzaman wrote:

Well, baby oil is mineral oil with a couple of additives, usually for fragrance.

Remember, a very little will go a long way. You don't want too much oil or it will be too
easy to leave fingerprints and oil marks everywhere.

Then why use it at all... what does it do other than fercockt up an
otherwise clean surface... I mean stainless steel is not a living thing
like a baby's tush, stainless steel doesn't benefit in any way
whatsoever from a moisturising lubricant... never yet seen stainless
steel with diaper rash... next thing you know one of yoose is gonna
breast feed your sink.

Sheldon Lipsync

RoR said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Ray S. & Nayda Katzaman wrote:
> We use regular dishwashing soap and a sponge to clean the sink, and about
> every two weeks we wipe it with baby oil (johnson & johnson type) with
> the grain of the steel. We also use the baby oil on the fridge, oven and
> microwave door.

Well, baby oil is mineral oil with a couple of additives, usually for fragrance. I use
mineral oil, clear, no odor, cheap, and I use it on my oil stones as well. I would use
baby oil if I didn't have plain mineral oil.

Remember, a very little will go a long way. You don't want too much oil or it will be too
easy to leave fingerprints and oil marks everywhere.

I don't get it. If you've cleaned the sink (and other appliances) with
soap, why dirty it with oil? That'll just fight the soap action next
time you use it to wash a dish. What are you guys using the oil for?
What could harm stainless steel that the oil will protect it from? Or
do you just like the shine it gives? -aem

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"aem" <[email hidden]> :

Quoted message said:

I don't get it. If you've cleaned the sink (and other appliances) with
soap, why dirty it with oil? That'll just fight the soap action next
time you use it to wash a dish. What are you guys using the oil for?
What could harm stainless steel that the oil will protect it from? Or
do you just like the shine it gives? -aem

I was thinking the exact same thing.... why on earth would you oil
your SS sink? much less any other SS surface.
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On 14 Jan 2006 18:01:40 -0800, I needed a babel fish to understand
"aem" <[email hidden]> :

Quoted message said:

I don't get it. If you've cleaned the sink (and other appliances) with
soap, why dirty it with oil? That'll just fight the soap action next
time you use it to wash a dish. What are you guys using the oil for?
What could harm stainless steel that the oil will protect it from? Or
do you just like the shine it gives? -aem

I was thinking the exact same thing.... why on earth would you oil
your SS sink? much less any other SS surface.

A friend tole me years ago that she always rubbed a light coating of mineral
oil on her kitchen sink after thoroughly cleaning. It was rubbed to a lustre
with very little trace of oil left. Apparently, it prevented water spotting.

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