STEP 3: Prepare polish.įill a small bowl with one to two ounces of food-grade mineral oil (available from brands like UltraSource) to polish the metal after using your homemade stainless steel cleaner. Secure the spray head back onto the bottle, then gently shake to combine. Mildly acidic essential oils such as lemon oil are safe for use on the tough metal. To offset the pungent scent of the vinegar during application, add in 10 to 20 drops of your favorite food-grade essential oil to impart a temporary fragrance. STEP 2: Add essential oil to spray bottle. NOTE: Check your owner’s manual to ensure that appliances and fixtures don’t have an oleophobic (oil-repellent) coating, which can be stripped by the vinegar solution. RELATED: 10 Handy Household Uses for Vinegar (You’ll need more or less vinegar depending on the surface size to be cleaned: One to two ounces will cover a standard toaster, but you’ll use up to 32 ounces when cleaning a typical fridge.) Stainless steel is non-reactive to acids, so it won’t be damaged by the vinegar-based homemade stainless steel cleaner, and the six percent acetic acid content in cleaning vinegar is best suited to cutting grease and grime (plain white vinegar has five percent). Remove the head from the spray bottle and add in at least 16 ounces of food-safe all-natural cleaning vinegar such as Heinz Cleaning Vinegar, which is made with grain and water. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to and affiliated sites.
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