Stainless steel is stainless, so maintenance is not necessary ... right? If only this were true! Even the best materials need maintenance to keep them looking like new all the time. Like all other materials in and around your house, stainless steel also gets dirty and will need to be cleaned regularly.
Pollution can also occur in stainless steel handles. Think of pollution from fats in the kitchen, handprints on stair railings and door handles, dust on stair gates, and weather pollution on your balustrade.
Many people think that stainless steel is completely maintenance-free. The biggest and most persistent fable is that stainless steel cannot rust. Almost every day we explain to our customers that stainless steel must be cleaned and maintained, otherwise, rust may indeed occur on stainless steel. Start cleaning immediately after using or mounting your new stainless steel products. This increases the lifespan of your product and prevents problems from pollution and corrosion. Furthermore, your stainless steel will continue to look nice and clean. In this blog, we explain how to do this best.
How do I clean my stainless steel?
There are countless cleaning products from many brands for sale for cleaning stainless steel. Chances are that you will no longer see the forest through the trees, because which cleaner do you use in which situation? Over the years we have established experimentally that there is no single cleaner that can be used in every situation for cleaning and maintaining all your stainless steel.
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There is a suitable cleaning agent for every situation. We can divide these into the following categories:
1. Maintenance immediately after installation
Good maintenance starts immediately after mounting new stainless steel items. A suitable means for this is Innoshine B570.
2. Regular maintenance
The best cleaning agent for maintaining stainless steel is simply soapy water with lukewarm water. Regularly wipe stainless steel hinges and locks, such as door handles, letter flaps, and house numbers, with a damp cloth. You can also do this with stainless steel railings, extractor hoods, and door fittings.
In addition, you can use our Stainless Steel Cleaner Spray to give a beautiful shine to the stainless steel surface. This spray can be used both indoors and outdoors.
3. Fly rust on stainless steel
Rust on stainless steel is the most misunderstood form of corrosion. To remove flash rust, we have included a special stainless steel rust treatment kit in our range. This kit is available in 100 ml and 250 ml and consists of a stainless steel rust remover and a stainless steel caregiver. The caregiver provides a protective layer on the stainless steel, which prevents new rust as much as possible.
4. Very dirty stainless steel
Stainless steel that has had no maintenance for a long time can use a freshening up. Unmaintained stainless steel is often very dirty and can be recognized by green, brown-yellow, and dark spots. To clean this you can use Pelox stainless steel cleaner. This cleaning agent is based on acid and therefore has a great cleaning effect on heavily contaminated surfaces with flash rust, grease, and oil pollution. Acid-based products should be allowed to take effect for some time and then rinse with cold water.
Note: because this product contains acids, this cleaner can attack other materials. For this reason, you should not use this product on natural stone surfaces.
5. Scratches on stainless steel
Over time there will be slight superficial scratches on your stainless steel table legs, stainless steel railings and stainless steel skirting boards, due to use, bad luck, or accidents. Unfortunately, you cannot escape this. If they are light
superficial scratches, consider treating them with an abrasive fleece. Sanding fleece restores the K320 grinding of stainless steel. We advise you to do this only if the scratch (es) really bothers you.
Note: sand with the grinding direction and not at right angles to it. Doing this will create dull spots that are very difficult or even impossible to remove. Never use steel wool to remove scratches on stainless steel. Deep scratches must be removed mechanically. This is specialist work and should be left to the professional.
Do not use oil!
Last, but not least: do not use oil for cleaning stainless steel. From time to time we hear tips from 'grandmother's time', such as the tip that you could clean stainless steel with all kinds of oil, such as olive oil, salad oil, or baby oil. We absolutely do not recommend this when cleaning stainless steel. It is of course true that a surface will shine beautifully if you grease it with oil, but this is not cleaning. The fat that precipitates on the stainless steel, for example on an extractor hood in the kitchen, is itself greasy and must be cleaned hygienically. Imagine smearing a stainless steel surface, such as a banister, with baby oil. Everyone who grasps this railing gets greasy hands. This is then left in other places they touch with their hands, such as door handles, cabinets, and even your own clothes, with the result that greasy finger stains are left everywhere.
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