Removing scratch marks from a fridge door!

[jman316]

Hi,

Im desperate for your help! :(

Just bought a new fridge. The missus in her infinite wisdom, whilst cleaning it used to the wrong side of the sponge and has scratched a whole area on the fridge door!

Its a brushed stainless steel service. Can anything be done to fix this?

Please help!

[Simon Site Manager]

Hi Jman,

You will need to polish out the scratches, you will need a cutting compound suitable for stainless, then rub in the direction of the brushed effect. Could take a long time!

S

[jman316]

Some sites suggest Scotchbrite....dont know if that will work.

what you suggest sounds beyond my skill range :(

[Simon Site Manager]

Scotchbrite is scourer which probably caused the problem in the first place. There are people such as Door Doctors who may be able to help. The job is do-able, just need the technique.

S

[jman316]

Scotchbrite is scourer which probably caused the problem in the first place. There are people such as Door Doctors who may be able to help. The job is do-able, just need the technique.

S

This sounds something beyond my skill set.! :(

[Hitch]

How bad is it, just few light scratches?
Brushed finish stainless is quite easy to repair, a medium or coarse Gary-block (diamond inmpregnated rubber block) a few rubs in the grain direction, you need to keep it in long straight runs, easing of pressure start and finish of each

Different story if its lacquered though.

[jman316]

How bad is it, just few light scratches?
Brushed finish stainless is quite easy to repair, a medium or coarse Gary-block (diamond inmpregnated rubber block) a few rubs in the grain direction, you need to keep it in long straight runs, easing of pressure start and finish of each

Different story if its lacquered though.

i can post pictures of the said scratches for you guys to review and then make a better judgement as to what i should do! Will that be ok?

[thescruff]

Go for it, pics are always good.

[big-all]

might be worth replicating the problem on an area out off site and experiment there first just in case

[jman316]

I add a picture for your perusal....

Hopefully this will make things a little clearer!

[big-all]

your freezer should be on -18 to 21

[Hitch]

Difficult to tell, but its smack in the middle of the panels, cant really tell what kind of polish it is, looks like a fairly fine grained?
I think even the gary-block method wouldn't create an invisible repair, but worth a go. See how it goes on a trial patch somewhere if possible.
A good coat of baby oil might take the eye off it afterwards.

[jman316]

your freezer should be on -18 to 21

lol really? i thought -14 would be cool enough! ill adjust it!thank you :)

[jman316]

Difficult to tell, but its smack in the middle of the panels, cant really tell what kind of polish it is, looks like a fairly fine grained?
I think even the gary-block method wouldn't create an invisible repair, but worth a go. See how it goes on a trial patch somewhere if possible.
A good coat of baby oil might take the eye off it afterwards.

ill try and take a few better looking pics!
where would i get the gary-block thingymajig?

[thescruff]

Looks to me like it has a lacquer or something on it, and I don't think it's just polished.