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Dealing with Rust Stains on My Stainless Steel Appliances

May 18, 2016 By Dana White | 8 Comments

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Dealing with Rust Stains on Stainless Steel Appliances at ASlobComesClean.com

About four years ago, I got stainless steel appliances.

I love them, but they are definitely hard to clean. To clarify, though, I’m not one to notice little smudges here and there so all appliances of any finish or color or type are “hard to clean” for me. I generally don’t see any issues until I know a guest is on her way.

For the first time.

Second and third time guests get a much more realistic view of our home.

I did the deep clean recently, though. On most deep cleans, I do a general wiping down and shinyfying, but I decided to get a little crazy on this one and try to deal with the small rust spots which didn’t go away with normal cleaning.

I scratched at one with my fingernail, and it rubbed off.

Yay! But I wasn’t willing to sacrifice my fingernails, so I grabbed my handy dandy go to cleaning scraper, an old credit card that I keep by the kitchen sink.

Seriously, I use this thing all the time, y’all. It’s plastic and doesn’t scratch, and is perfect for scraping burnt on food off of almost anything.

I tried all sorts of different ways, but here is what I found to work best.

Removing Rust Stains on My Stainless Steel Appliances at ASlobComesClean.com

Spray generously with stainless steel cleaner (this is my affiliate link to the kind I use on Amazon) and wipe off according to the cleaner’s directions, letting it sit longer according to how dirty your appliance is.

Once it’s clean other than the rust spots, spray the stainless steel cleaner generously onto the spot and then, going with the “grain” of the stainless steel, use the side of the plastic scraper or credit card (one you don’t need to ever use again) to scrape off the rust.

And that’s it.

Here are some before and after shots.

Rust Stains on Appliances before after 1 at ASlobComesClean.com

 

Rust Stains on Appliances before after 2 at ASlobComesClean.com

P.S. Do you know how hard it is to take pictures of teeny-tiny rust spots on stainless steel? It’s hard. Really hard.

 

If the thought of dealing with nitpicky stuff like this stresses you completely out because you’re overwhelmed with your house as a whole, listen to this podcast from a few weeks ago.

How to clean rust spots off your stainless steel appliances at ASlobComesClean.com

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Filed Under: Cleaning, kitchen Tagged With: cleaning stainless steel appliances, cleaning tips, kitchen cleaning tips | 8 Comments

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  1. Nikki says

    May 18, 2016 at 11:45 am

    This is great timing. I have these spots on my fridge as well. Why is it stainless steel if this happens? They are so pretty when they are clean and shiny. A quick wipe with those microfiber cloths fixes that but the extra step of scrubbing rust was to much for my messy brain. Scraping sounds fun and I just found an old ( used up) gift card that I should have decluttered ages ago. I was saving it for this, I swear!

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  2. Stella says

    May 18, 2016 at 10:28 pm

    I love your cleaning kit =) It’s got some crazy (crazy useful!) stuff in it.

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  3. Julie says

    May 25, 2016 at 7:16 am

    I’m getting a stainless steel refrigerator this weekend…the fingerprints are going to drive me BATTY. I found a stainless steel cleaner at my local grocery store by Method…added it to my grocery list.

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  4. Priscilla says

    October 8, 2017 at 2:10 pm

    I am done with stainless steel. I had white appliances which rarely showed dirt, etc. Seems like every time I look at my stainless appliances, there’s something to wipe. I hope stainless goes the way of avocado and harvest gold. 😉

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  5. Trisha says

    September 11, 2018 at 5:34 am

    Try wiping with baby oil and soft cloth and wipe all over appliances don’t use very much oil also for rust spots try baking soda and half a lemon

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  6. Chance says

    April 13, 2020 at 4:50 pm

    I’m tired of looking at the stains on my stainless steel fridge. I regret going with stainless appliances but I’m all in now. Very pretty and modern but way too high maintenance. I’m going to try your method. I’m sure it’ll work but I sure am not looking forward to cleaning the bottom freezer and oven door/drawer on my stove. I’m probably going to be laying on the floor by that point.

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  7. Kim says

    May 14, 2020 at 7:19 pm

    This worked like a charm! Fantastic!

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  8. Dana Edwards says

    July 20, 2020 at 6:47 am

    I am going to give this a shot..I also have rust spots on my stainless steel…figured I got them when I mopped my floors

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