My dishwasher front is Stainless Steel and has these streaks that do not come out with the stainless cleaner I bought. Does anyone know how to get rid of these water marks?
Spray with WD40 and wipe with dry cloth. I learned this while working at a laundermat. We had to do this on the big triple loader washers.
You can use lemon oil that is used for furniture polish and any stainless steel sink or appliance, as well as, shower doors and faucets. Rub on and buff with a clean dry lint free cloth.
OMB - i used olive oil today on my dishwasher front, refrigerator front, stove front and microwave front and wow - THEY LOOK GREAT! just put a little on a dry, lint free cloth and rub.
I had stubborn stains on my stainless steel appliances. No matter what I tried the marks and streaks stayed put. I came on here and used the vinegar tip. I used a much stronger solution on a paper towel and then wiped clean immediately.
Horrible hard water stains from our well water. Tried vinegar/water mix, olive oil, WD40 - all provided minimal help. Silver polish (just the cheap stuff you buy at Walmart for your silver serving dishes) did wonders! Our refrigerator, stove, dishwasher and sink all look brand new off the showroom floor!
Ok. Here is the best and easiest way I have found to get those water stains off my stainless steel appliances. I have been trying everything that I read and I found that none of them have worked. I went to the store to find Barkeepers Friend, because it was also recommended, but the store didn't have it. What it did have saved my appliances! Both products are made by Weiman. The first one I used was the Metal Polish.
I tried everything including Bar Keeper's friend and nothing worked. Finally, I stopped in a hardware store and they recommended Brasso Metal Polish. This did the trick! It has a very fine abrasive, so be sure to rub in the direction of the grain and be prepared to use a little elbow grease.
It's very easy. Just wipe it down with a wet Magic Eraser and then wipe it down again with a plain wet rag to remove any chemicals from the Magic Eraser. It works like a charm!
No. I tried them all, the thing that finally worked well was a magic eraser (several times) followed by washing with warm soapy water
I just used a "Grate Chef" wipe that someone had given me, and it worked to take off a water drip stain that was driving me crazy! I had used several other methods, sprays and wipes, and nothing worked. They are sold at Home Depot and Lowes and are not very expensive.
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I have tried many things to get the streaks off my dishwasher. Any ideas?
These are hard water deposits. Run an empty dishwasher with vinegar instead of detergent
Inside or out? If it is inside, mix a little water with a cleaner called bar keepers friend to form a paste and let it sit on the stain for a minute. Scrub then rinse.
it might be time to run a wash through with no dishes but yes vinegar or other cleaning agent. Also you might check the trap make sure there's no food residues
It sounds like you want to clean the outside of your dishwasher. I use a car wax on mine that resists water and streaks. Works wonders. You can choose any brand you want.
Inside or out? What is the material of the outside...stainless steel etc.
How you clean depends on the materials as some things make things worse.
Like if it is the outside and it is stainless steel, you can try a white cloth with a few drops of vinegar and wipe with the grain of the steel. (TEST IT FIRST IN AN INCONSPICUOUS SPOT...I learned the hard way that my appliance I thought was real stainless steel wasn't and did some damage when trying to clean it--it was my bad and being naive when listening to the sales pitch...I only heard what I wanted to hear).
You can always google the brand and ask their customer service what they recommend. I am a big fan of calling and asking for help!!
Good luck!
Since you say "off my dishwasher" I am assuming you mean the outside and most of the time it is stainless steel that has all those streaks.
I get streaks a lot on the outside of my frig, from getting ice out of the dispenser, which sometimes we accidentally push our glass on the water dispenser, and there go the streaks down the front of the just polished door.
All I do to remove them is take some bottled water (which is acidic) and a clean soft cloth, and wet down the cloth, and wipe in the direction of the "grain" of the stainless.
Sometimes there's light splashes from our drinks too, from getting ice out of the front dispenser when there's already milk or juice in our glasses, and then when the cubes hit the juice or milk, it splashes on the stainless too. That's when I just take and add a tiny bit of liquid detergent to the cloth with the bottled water, then I get the front of the frig all soapy, (lightly) and I allow that soap to dry on the outside of the frig.
Then I take another dry clean cloth with baby oil in it, *I keep that oily rag in a baggie*, and I don't wash off the soap film (that I allowed to make a dry film on the frig) I just start wiping down the fright with that (the oily rag), and no more streaks, just a great shine.
I have solved my problem of streaks on the outside of my stainless steel dishwasher. Tried lots of things! WD 40 worked like magic! Also used it under my grates on my stainless cooktop. Looks fabulous! Thanks for this idea.
I used Comet soft cleaner on my stainless steel dishwasher. The hardwater drip line came off! Make sure it is the soft cleaner and not the Comet powder.
