Rust stains on stainless steel hob trim
Best way to remove rust stains on hob trim - can they be avoided
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If it really is stainless steel, it won't be rust but more likely to be a stain caused by something stuck to the metal.
If it is rust, it’s either not SS or is of an extremely poor quality with impurities in it. You could try very fine grade wire wool.
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Try a kitchen scourer and some baby oil
. It does work. Back in the day when we had a house we had a lovely stainless steel gas fire stuck in the wall (gripfill's the thing). Once a month we gave it a once over with the above as it was cheap stainless and it looked brand new with a dull shine and no scratches. What's the "hob trim" though?
JK
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"Try a kitchen scourer and some baby oil"
That’s the same effect as fine grade wire wool and a wax polish👍🏻
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For clarity, I’m not talking about attacking the trim with a Brillo Pad but using fine grade wire wool, perhaps with a wax polish, as used by vehicle restorers to remove rust from chrome trims and by furniture restorers to remove stains from wood, fibre glass workers to clean gel coat and so on. That type of wire wool is as soft as a baby's bottom😀
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Stainless steel does rust, eventually, even marine grade 316.
If you look at your saucepans they generally say 18-8. This refers to 18 parts chrome and 8 parts nickel. More expensive and higher quality will usually be 18-10.
Sometimes when you remove cutlery from the dishwasher you may notice brown spots on them. Dishwasher tablets are highly corrosive and eat into the metal, hence the marks. Oh they can also kill a young child if they eat one, so be warned.
You may find a vigorous rub with a microfibre cloth will remove the marks, if not add a dot of cream cleaner.
You can also use scotch-brite abrasive pads, similar to your kitchen pan scrubbers. these come in several grades, green the roughest can scratch glass, red is medium and the light grey [Mirka manufactured] I use for de-knibbing varnish are used by the motor trade between paint coats.
I would avoid wire wool. It breaks up and odd fibres will remain that when exposed to a moist environment will react and you'll have more rust spots. I have lump of 0000 grade wire wool I've owned for 30+ years and it does not get used.
The baby oil is a good call and is commonly used in commercial kitchens as it dries to a non sticky finish, but at a push any food based oil would do the job.
Colin
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Baby oil all day long
. In the old life I was a shop floor manager in a jam factory. When a big client like Tesco was visiting we went overboard to look pristine. The kitchens for production were obviously zero metal allowed so to make the cookers look good we did the scourer and baby oil thing. A one ton cooker looked brand new in short time and that was silly money stainless that didn't rust. Don't miss that life, just the money
JK
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Thing is TW you don't get that sort of wool on the high street. I agree about the softness though. When we used to go drag racing there was often a high speed spill which resulted in the bike plastics suffering severe road rash
. Tuesdays and Wednesdays were bodywork repair days and at the end the finish you got with that wool was a show finish. I do miss those times
JK
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Screwfix, Toolstation, eBay, Amazon, various factors….
It's not difficult to find, JK. 👍🏻
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Fair enough Tinwheeler. My comments were based on early observations of the damage caused to oak furniture stripped with wire wool, the remains stuck in the grain, and my mothers efforts at using the brillo on the stainless kitchen sink. This is what moved me to abrasive pads many years ago. In the workshop I even use the abrasive pads with machine wax when maintaining cast iron machine tables.
Colin
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I give up. It’s up to the OP if he wants to use an age old low cost tried and trusted method which is still in use today or do something else. It matters not a jot to me.
Once again, it has nothing to do with Brillo Pads or coarse steel wool. 😵💫
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In whose opinion?
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A normal shopper will easily find what you're describing TW. We were talking of a finer grade not easily available on the high street. I've been doing bodywork on various types of vehicle for a year or two +35 so I know where to get wire wool and it wouldn't be the suppliers you recommend
.JK
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Good for you, JK 👍
Perhaps you'll share?
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TW wrote in response "in whose opinion" well we're talking about a small area of metal in a domestic area and the facts are out there
Apart from that TW the last ten years of my working life involved ordering metal in great quantities and although I don't have to justify my opinions I do have some knowledge. For a minor area of improvement in a van simple basic methods of repair are worth considering first. I haven't tried this myself but it seems less likely to worsen the situation.
I'm always prepared to apologise when I'm wrong and I hope the OP isn't put off by differing opinions.
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Brue, 'facts' are everywhere online and there isn't necessarily a right or a wrong answer to this and we all bring our life experiences to the table when trying to help others.
I'm glad you recognise the benefits of simple basic methods - exactly what I was advocating. 👍
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In response to the OP - have you tried using Viakal? - available from most supermarkets. I have found it excellent for cleaning stainless steel and use it on the hob at home and on the stainless steel bits in the caravan.
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