How to clean an imitation stainless steel fridge?

Kate Pigula
by Kate Pigula

I am still trying to get some ideas on how to clean a fake stainless steel frig I have tried a lot of ideas but they do not work. Does anyone have any ideas? I will try any idea. Would love to get one of the new ones that are out now that are no prints .But $$$$$. Thank You.

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  • Fiddledd224 Fiddledd224 on Jun 13, 2019

    Windex and a very soft cloth (t-shirts work great!)

  • Ginger Ginger on Jun 13, 2019


    Stainless steel cleaner found in grocery store makes mine look like new.

  • Jlnatty Jlnatty on Jun 13, 2019

    I don't understand what a fake stainless steel fridge is. What is it covered in? What is it you're trying to clean off? I have a basic stainless steel fridge and fingerprints and food bits come off easily when wiped a few times back and forth with a cloth wrung out in warm soap and water and then the area dried with a microfiber towel.

    • Kate Pigula Kate Pigula on Jun 13, 2019

      Magnets will not stick to my frig.It looks like stainless but it is something else(I don't know what they call it) No matter what you clean it with it leaves streaks.

  • Mary Bray Mary Bray on Jun 13, 2019

    Peroxide/water mixture using a soft toothbrush (to get into any fine details) works wonderfully. U can even add a touch of baking soda for a deeper clean (baking soda is mildly abrasive so use caution). I used this method on an old stainless steel ashtray my husband had (for years) and when I was finished, I noticed a design in the bottom of the ashtray that he didn't even know was there.

  • Kate Pigula Kate Pigula on Jun 13, 2019

    This is the problem,it is not real stainless steel.If I use anything abrasive,it will scratch it.

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    • Kate Pigula Kate Pigula on Jun 13, 2019

      I will do that. Thank You.

  • Kathy Gunter Law Kathy Gunter Law on Jun 13, 2019

    A damp microfiber cloth should produce a streak free finish. I prefer SuperCloth and use it for glass, screens, and appliances. It is similar to the cloth you receive with glasses/sunglasses. It was well worth the investment. They were under $40 for 4 of them about 5 years ago.

  • Shore grandmom Shore grandmom on Jun 13, 2019

    I like endust green apple cleaner, it works great and the kitchen smells good too.

  • Kate Pigula Kate Pigula on Jun 13, 2019

    I will give it a try. Thank You.

  • William William on Jun 13, 2019

    There is no such thing as fake stainless steel. If your stainless steel is non magnetic you have a better quality of stainless steel. There are five grades of stainless steel. All depends on the alloys introduced during manufacturing makes it magnetic or non magnetic. That is why stainless steel appliances vary in price range along with other features. Stainless steel range hoods in restaurants are non magnetic by code. After a professional cleaning, a coating of mineral oil is put on. I could get into the metallurgy specifics but I doubt Hometalk Admin would like several pages and it would be boring.


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  • Jessica Such Jessica Such on Oct 25, 2021

    Oh heavens I have the same thing I think they advertise it as black stainless steel but it's like a film of tint that eventually can peel off don't try it it's not something that you're supposed to do. Anywho first use a simple neutral cleaner like a little bit of dawn and a microfiber actually clean the fridge then if you want to give it a nice polish I found that Rain-X helped by spraying it on a microfiber cloth lasted about a week and a half but in its defense I make soap so my hands are usually gooey and the family is in and out of the fridge while cooking, snacking.. so it get a lot of traffic.