How to remove tiny hairline scratches from stainless steel
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Rae
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Where I have placed a few pictures on our stainless steel refrigerator using magnets I have noticed a few spidery, is there such a word, scratches on the door. I of course am the only one that has noticed but it is driving me nuts! Any suggestions? It is supposed to be a door that doesn't show fingerprints. Yea right.
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You can sand out scratches with 400-800 grit sandpaper. (The higher the number, the finer the grit.)
Or you can find stainless steel repair kits that are generally a rubbing compound and pad to "sand" out the scratches.
You can try using fine (00-0000) steel wool to take them out as well.
https://home.howstuffworks.com/appliances/new/how-to-remove-scratches-from-stainless-steel-appliances.htm
This article starts with the simplest way, then moves to other ways to fix the scratches. Hopefully, one of these methods will work.
https://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Scratch-from-a-Stainless-Steel-Refrigerator-Door
I would try some of their other ideas before bringing out the sandpaper. That is one of the methods they suggest but with wet sandpaper, then with sandpaper lubricant.
Good luck!
Start with a stainless steel cleaner, and buff it good. Always wipe in one direction, either across or down. Use and old washcloth.
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