How to Keep Fingerprints Off Stainless Steel

Do your stainless steel appliances always seem to look dirty and covered in fingerprint? Most do and there is a simple and cheap solution to keep fingerprints off of stainless steel and that's WD-40

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• WD-40
• Rag/washcloth

1. First use a damp rage to clean off most of the surface dirt off the stainless steel. This will remove dirt and most other gunk and keep it from scratching the surface in step 2.

2. 
    
   WD-40

   Now that the surface dirt is off make sure to dry the surface with a clean cloth.
   
   Use that same cloth and liberally spray the cloth with WD-40. Thoroughly wipe down the stainless steel. You will notice a shine to the steel as if it were wet, this is ok as the WD-40 will soak in and dry to the touch fairly quickly.

3. After the first application is dry (usually within a couple of minutes)seem if there are any major uneven ares. Repeat step two if necessary.

4. Now your stainless steel should remain shiny and clear of dirt and finger prints for 2-4 weeks.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't over apply the WD-40 or you can have streaks or dark spots
• Use common sense with any cleaning product, and keep it away from children or pets

Resources

• WD-40

[carolzn]

on 10/31/2009 Thanks for the great tip on cleaning fingerprints off stainless steel.

[amester]

on 7/7/2009 Exellent tips! This trick really does work, and keeps my stainless appliances looking shiny and sleek.