What is the best way to clean stainless steel refrigerator doors?

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   Robie Benveposted 11 years ago

   What is the best way to clean stainless steel refrigerator doors?

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   cleaningcoachposted 11 years ago

   Try using a little olive oil on the microfiber cloth.

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   relacheposted 11 years ago

   I find that olive oil is a great way to attract dust, and if the thin layer all over your fridge should then turn rancid, your kitchen is going to smell horrible.
   
   A soft cleaning rag (like a piece of old t-shirt or towel) and baking soda (moistened gently) will not only remove dirt and oils from the surface, but they won't scratch it either.

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   ekinternetposted 11 years ago

   If it is tarnished, clean it with a metal cleaner first with a microfiber cloth (you may use white scubbing pad only if needed and refer door is not new. Scrub gently circular motion. You could easily leave scratch marks) and polish with a aerosol metal polisher finish the shine.
   
   If the surface is decently clean, just use aerosol stainless steel or metal polisher with a microfiber cloth works well.
   
   Note: if your refer has a highly mirrored polished stainless doors, do not follow this method, it's surface gets easily scratched.  Always try a small area demo first before starting your job.

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   Remeezmomposted 11 years ago

   e-cloth has a really good microfiber set for stainless steel appliances. http://eclothusa.com/Stainless-Steel-Pack.html
   
   One cloth has a scrubby side on it (but it won't scratch, it feels a bit like super soft velcro) that is good for sticky stuff. The other side is microfiber. The second cloth is for polishing to get a streak-free finish. e-cloth has a really good guarantee on their cloths (300 washes) and they're proven to remove 99% of bacteria. 
   
   If you've used spray cleansers/polishes on your appliances in the past, you might find that the e-cloth (or other high grade microfiber cloths) leaves some nasty streaks. When you use the e-cloth, it will pick up some of the cleanser/polish and leave some behind. You'll feel the cloth REALLY drag as it goes over the polish.
   
   It's going to take a bit of elbow grease with the scrubby side of the Stainless Steel e-cloth to get rid of that polish but it's going to be worth it. If that doesn't work, you can also try baking soda with the e-cloth like relache mentioned. Just make sure to test it in a small inconspicuous area first as baking soda is very mildly abrasive.

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