How to Polish Stainless Steel: 5 Tips
Fingerprints, water marks, dull patches — the three big issues of stainless steel. A five-step return to day-one shine.
Stainless steel is the aesthetic backbone of a kitchen — but it doesn't love fingerprints. Here are 5 tips pro cleaners use.
1. Know the grain — always wipe along it
Stainless surfaces have a horizontal or vertical brushed pattern. Wiping against it leaves dull streaks. Keep both hands moving in the same direction.
2. Microfibre, not paper towel
Paper towels leave lint and lightly scratch. Microfibre grabs dirt and leaves a clean finish. Keep two cloths: one to clean, one to polish.
3. Pick a cleaner that leaves a protective film
Pink Home Stainless Steel Cleaner's micro-emulsion leaves a thin protective film behind after every wipe. Future fingerprints sit on that film — far easier to remove.
4. Don't let grease sit
Hot oil starts etching stainless within 15 minutes. Wiping the moment you notice prevents permanent dull patches.
5. Never an abrasive sponge or steel wool
Stainless steel is a relatively soft metal. One pass with an abrasive sponge leaves a mark for the life of the surface. Microfibre + the right cleaner is enough.
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