I love my job I get to play with fire, eat well, and get paid, very cool.

But now for my question have you used WD- 40 on stainless steel walls? Not it’s not a trick question, recently we were slow and Leonardo came in early and we started cleaning the ceiling.

It’s stainless and we tried everything but WD- 40 and it seemed no matter what we used, it cut some but streaked.

We fought it until we got to a place we could stop and still haven’t finished it. WD 40 isn’t that expensive, if that’s what it takes I’ll buy it by the case.

If your going to sugest the orange stuff I have never tried it do you recall  a specific brand name? It seems like everyone makes an orange cleaner now.

Anyone else that has a thought chime in here.

We tried vinegar and water, several stainless steel cleaners and polishes.

 

It’s just a light film that is from smoke and steam nothing heavy but a pain in the ass to get off and not leave streaks.

 

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Is it water steam or oil steam? Oil steam leaves a film that is hard to get off with degreaser or soap. It comes off fairly easy with oil though, oddly enough.

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Sheila Shine was the name of a product I used in NY.  I think it came through my Sysco rep.  I know I've used other products, but can't think of their names.

Glad you got your avatar in place!

Ciao,

I do not like any of the stain less steel cleaner, polishers. They smell like gasoline and leave a varnish that build up over the years.

Pot soap/Detergent and hot water work just fine.

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I have a company I have purchased from before but haven't in awhile. Anyway it is called Blue Ribbon Maintenance Suppliesout of New York and they have a cloth type cleaner. It is called Stainless Steel Towels. One side cleans and the other polishes. Safe for use also on Formica, porcelain, ceramic and wood. It still has that smell but not as bad and it works better than spraying on stuff.

 

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The best thing I've found for SS is window cleaner, but instead of wiping it with a cloth or towel...use your hand.  With your hand you can feel build-up.  If it's stubborn...use a nylon scrubbie.

After you finish cleaning...use a cloth with a small amount of wesson oil and wipe with the grain.

Works great every time.

doc,

ok this works. go to home depot and buy stainless steel wipes. they are normally near the grill section. they work like a dream and are cheap. now to make your life really ez if you can get some down time do this. clean down all of your stainless with bartenders friend and a green scrubbie. rinse it off well and dry. next go to walmart and get "mequairs all metal polish" in the auto section. put that on and buff it off and if you have a 10" auto buffer so much the better. it will shine like a mirror and then when you are working just every so often hit your stainless with a stainless steel wipe.

now if your stainless has a rough finish like the cookshack hood i have then the fix isn't hard but will take time. with a belt sander start with 240 grit and work your way down to 800 grit. next go to the harley dealer and get a tube of "simichrome" polish. start with the semichrome on a 2x steel wool pad and work down to 4x. after that just get some extra fine valve lapping compound  from napa and buff away till you get a mirror finish. this is a one time deal and after that the stainless steel wipes will be all you need.

hope it helps you some and the stainless steel wipes do not stink or leave a film like sheila shine does!!!

jack

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You may be amazed at the results you get with the lowly SOS pads.  They too are cheap  - like 99 cents for a box. 

Tom

It's been a few years, but we used something called "Twinkle".  It was made by Drackett. Worked really well, and didn't smell bad.

I know nobody is going to be fond of this idea because it's mildly labor intensive and involves some dangerous chemicals, but, I used to work in a kitchen that was almost completely made out of stainless steel. It was like a spaceship. Anyway, the way we used to get oil residue off was to take a little product known as Mr. Muscle. It's powerful, so, spray it onto a towel or steel wool, then go to scrubbing. After that, wipe with a clean, dry towel. Then, get your run of the mill stainless steel polish (every restaurant supplier has at least a decent one) and again, spray onto the towel and wipe until you get a nice shine.