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Cleaning new NXR?

bozemanic
10 years ago

Just got a new 30" NXR from Costco and hooked it up yesterday. So far I'm pretty pleased and haven't noticed any of the blue chips or fit and finish issues that have been talked about here. This is a BIG step up for us from our last range so maybe right now I'm still in the honeymoon phase, ha.
Anyway, the NXR came wrapped in plastic film that seems to have left a discoloration pattern on the SS side panels. Is there any way to get rid of this, or does it just go away over time? I tried soapy water and sponge but it didn't do much. If it makes any difference these side panels are definitely magnetic type stainless. Thanks for any tips!

Comments (11)

  • bmorepanic
    10 years ago

    You can get about 80% off using WD40 and a rag.

    Rinse the wd40 off using Pinesol solution or a weak phosphate solution or weak dissolved clothes detergent. What's weak? At most, about a tablespoon in a gallon.

    Make a paste of Barkeepers friend. Using a damp sponge pick up some paste and rub in the direction of the grain. This should remove the other 20%.

    But now, you need to remove the BKF. Use a damp miracle cloth to pickup the BFK left behind - always in the direction of the grain. Rinse out the cloth frequently.

    Expect everything used up to here to experience black stains.

    BFK has an affinity for stainless. Either let dry, then polish any remaining compound off with a clean dry rag in direction of grain. Or rinse again.

  • bozemanic
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    Wow, many thanks for the quick reply! I'm going to try your recipe and see how it goes. I'll post a follow-up photo after. Thanks again.

  • cookncarpenter
    10 years ago

    I would try mineral oil first, ...and it's food safe :)

  • bozemanic
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    Well mineral oil saved the day. I was heading toward the range with a bottle of WD-40 when my wife intervened, she really hates the smell of that stuff. I checked the forum again and saw the mineral oil suggestion. Happened to have a bottle of it under the sink. Put a little on a rag and started working it with the grain - presto! All the plastic wrap marks are gone and the SS looks great. It may not solve all the heavy cleaning situations but it worked perfectly in this instance. Thanks!

  • cookncarpenter
    10 years ago

    Whew, in the nick of time! Glad I could help, I use mineral oil for many of my kitchen cleaning and maintaining needs, I'm not sure what your grates and burners are made of, but it works equally as well on the cast iron parts of my Bluestar.

  • jwvideo
    10 years ago

    Good to hear that the mineral oil worked for you.

    The mineral oil thing may not always be enough for removing the NXR's packing material residues.

    When I got my stove last year, the markings were a fine film of adhesive goo for which I needed to use WD-40. I then wiped down with a sprtiz of Windex but I've since learned that ammonia-based cleaners can sometimes cause tiny speckles of corrosion on stainless surfaces. Didn't happen to me in the year I used it, but why take chances? Pinesol works fine as bmorepanic suggests.

    Your screen name suggests you live in Bozeman. I'm on the other side of the Beartooths in Red Lodge.

    I mention this because, from your stove photo, it looks like you've got the same old-Montana-house-with-small-kitchen problem that I have --- the stove has to sit at the end of a counter next to a doorway which leaves an exposed side, I've found the exposed side to be a bit problemmatic with mineral oil becaue I find it hard to buff the oil off enough to keep it from getting sticky.

    I've had much better luck with a spray-on stainless cleaner. I tried Weiman's when Nunyabiz recommened it in an NXR thread last year, and have had good luck with it. Seems to be the brand available in grocery stores and hardware stores around here. A little bit goes a really long way. (I've bare used any of the can I bought last spring.) Also, I recommend getting a pack of microfiber cloths from Costco. I just saw some in the Billings Costco, so I think the Bozeman Costco probably has them, too.

    This post was edited by JWVideo on Sun, Nov 10, 13 at 19:50

  • bmorepanic
    10 years ago

    You may find that as you clean the mineral oil off over time that the film markings are still there. You get the same effect with water but the mineral oil makes it last longer.

    Over time, it can oxidize to a goo as jwvideo said - the sides of the stove will get warm when the oven is running cooking it on but not completely.

  • oalahego
    10 years ago

    Not to hijack, but I just cleaned all the packing oils off our new NXR yesterday, while I was running to our local Menards for the necessary parts for hook-up, I grabbed the (new??) spray can of Stainless Steel Cleaner from CLR (yes, the Calcium, Lime & Rust company folks). old rag, sprayed, wiped, clean as all get-out. Although the can says spray on at appx 6" away, I prefer to spray the rag, then wipe. I don't trust the potential overspray to get into an area not intended. Just my 2-cents worth.

    Here is a link that might be useful: just one ad for the spray

  • bozemanic
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    @ctycdm my grates are cast iron also, does the mineral oil protect them or is it just cosmetic?

    @JWVideo You've deduced correctly! I've got a 100-year-old craftsman bungalow in Bozeman - tiny kitchen and all. Did I mention also that the house has settled and nothing is quite level? Luckily the NXR has pretty adjustable legs. We've been wrestling with whether to redo the whole room or not, but got impatient and ordered the NXR before anything else. I tried to get the range last year at this time from Costco but was told they didn't deliver in MT, glad that changed. Haven't been to Red Lodge yet (moved here from NYC recently) but would like to get over there.
    The markings on my range didn't feel gooey at all, they seemed purely like a discoloration. I'll keep an eye out for any mineral oil stickiness though and check for some stainless steel cleaner. Thanks.

    @bmorepanic I was pretty thrilled when the mineral oil seemed to work so well. Are you saying it needs to be cleaned entirely off every so often because it'll always, inevitably get sticky with time?

    @oalahego Thanks also, I've used CLR before on my deck, I like their stuff.

  • stuarbc
    10 years ago

    not to hijack....but thinking of ordering from Costco as well. A little worried about what I would need to be able to receive the curbside delivery. Did you have to rent a pallet jack or were you able to just use a dolly?

  • jwvideo
    10 years ago

    A pallet-jack would be way cool but is not necessary. Also, no real help if you have a step (or more) to go up or down to your kitchen..

    I suggest you borrow or rent a "refirgerator dolly." (see link below for pictures of what they look like.) When my NXR was delivered, I had several right angle turns and a couple of sets of steps from curb to kitchen. We made short work of it with the fridge dolly.

    A fridge dolly has small wheels, which ease manuvering in tight spaces. The also have belt-treads on the back which, with the small wheels, make it easy -- well, easier than standard dollies -- to pull a heavy heavy load up and down stairs. (The treads give you a fim but moving surface against the front of a star step.) A fridge dolly also has a strong built-in strap system. You defintely want strong strapping when moving the NXR.

    I borrowed mine from a friend, but they are available for rent at (off the top of my head): rental outlets, big-box hardware stores, and U-Haul. Probably lots of other places, too. Our small town hadware store has three in their rental department.

    Here is a link that might be useful: images of refrigerator dollies

    This post was edited by JWVideo on Tue, Nov 26, 13 at 18:30

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