Thread: Is there anyway to remove light scratches from stainless steel???

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My brother and his family came over last night for dinner.
Well my wife had to go to the store for something and while
she was gone my brothers wife thought she would help.
She decided it would be a good idea to scrub the front of
our brand new stainless steel refridgerator with a green
scrub pad.
The wife has not stopped yelling at me yet, and that was
yesterday. You would think, I did it.
Anyway I have buffers and stuff just not sure if I can
put a polishing compound or something like that on it
to get the scratches out.
Thanks for any help.
Kurt

if it is mirror stainless I would try buffing it. if it is a rough surface you would have to do by hand in the direction of the grain. A picture would help

stain less is a pain in the butt you will have to step sand it to smooth .. till no deep or any marks can be seen at all .it will look cloudy shine with no corse or any marks can be seen after step sanding. when done then buff to shine . i woud think it a brush finsh so you just need to put the brush marks the right way .by using a block with a red 3m pad and working back to a gray 3 pad you need working a grain up like cffisher said. we had to do set of rims for GM concept show truck each spoke had a grain and had to be dead strait this is were a hand made block or sanding block helps

Kurt, it's a shame this would happen on a new 'frig but the sister-in-law was only trying to help. Before attempting to repair the damage your best bet would be to contact the manufacturer to see what's on the S.S. surface, some will have a clearcoat over the S.S. If all else fails trying to refinish the surface, you can always order just a replacement door.

Mike

Hang a picture of the dogs over the damage and buy her a bottle of wine.......

HE! HE! HE! Thanks Bob that might just do the trick.
From now on the sister in law sits her but down in
the livingroom just as soon as she gets here.
Kurt

I don't know if this would work, Kurt, but there is a product called Barkeepers Friend, kinda like Comet Cleanser, but made for stainless. Boaters use it a lot on the stainless fittings to remove stains and scratches, so maybe it might help you out.

It is available at Publix here, but I don't know what large grocery stores you have out there.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I don't know if this would work, Kurt, but there is a product called Barkeepers Friend, kinda like Comet Cleanser, but made for stainless. Boaters use it a lot on the stainless fittings to remove stains and scratches, so maybe it might help you out.

It is available at Publix here, but I don't know what large grocery stores you have out there.

Don

I still think you need to know what's on the surface before using any type of cleaner, if it's clearcoated the situation will only get worse if you use even a mild abrasive cleaner such as Barkeepers Friend.

Mike

Great point.

Don

Or a hot chick picture. Wive's always love it when you do that !

Don

I am in enough trouble for not watching her in my wifes kitchen.
I think the wife wants to hang me but she knows it not legal.
And the yelling goes on, gotta find them old ear plugs from
the firring range.
Kurt

It very difficult to repair. We use a lot of grain-sanded stainless and it gets scratched thru the protective overlay when we are fabricating the part. For very mild scratches, I agree with the previous posters that you need to determine if the stainless has a protective clear appied. If not, and the scratches are shallow, the bar keeper's friend is the best we have found.....but it is very difficult to blend the surface....almost impossible I would predict. I suggest contacting a supplier of the appliance and getting thru to the manufacturer's people who must deal with this quite often.....you arent the first to scratch a stainless appliance. IF nothing else, move it to the garage and fill it with beer and buy her another one.

mike in tucson

Kurt, I found something on line that might help you out:

Scratches in stainless steel refrigerator doors

Don

BTW, take a lesson from Lorraina Bobbit.............hide all the knives in the house from an angry wife !

Originally Posted by vara4

I am in enough trouble for not watching her in my wifes kitchen.
I think the wife wants to hang me but she knows it not legal.
And the yelling goes on, gotta find them old ear plugs from
the firring range.
Kurt

Kurt,if ya copping it that badly,,tell her to growl at your sis in law,,she did it,not you...

I have tried that Lamin8er, that ain't working.
I really don't blame her for being so pissed.
We just paid about $2300 for it less then 6
months ago and now it's all scratched up.
Don; Thanks for the link I have to wait till
tomarrow to get in touch with the parts dept.
to see what kind of stainless steel it is.
Kurt