| Stainless steel countertop gives a modern elegant | | | | cleaning to eliminate water stains. |
| look to your kitchen. The polished surfaced also gives | | | | Although quite resistant, the stainless steel |
| you a sense of being in a professional kitchen, ready | | | | countertop can be scratched. For minor scratches, |
| to prepare to most exquisite of meals. There are | | | | use non-abrasive pads and rub the scratch away |
| different grades of stainless steel that can be used in | | | | going with the grain. Surface scratches can almost |
| the making of a kitchen countertop. For better stain | | | | always be blended in this way but deep scratches or |
| resistance, your kitchen countertop should be | | | | dents on the stainless steel countertop are almost |
| fabricated with the 304 stainless steel. With higher | | | | impossible to remove. |
| nickel content, the 304 stainless steel makes a good | | | | At trick that can be used to mask scratches on your |
| candidate for the food preparation section of your | | | | steel countertop is to install stainless steel |
| kitchen countertop. | | | | countertops that have a patterned finish. You can |
| Despite being named stainless steel, the stainless | | | | have a wavy pattern finish or a random orbital finish |
| steel countertop can stain and become corroded. Try | | | | or some type of contemporary swirl finish. The idea |
| and avoid using harsh household cleaning products, | | | | is to install a patterned countertop so that any minor |
| like bleach, because the acidity can harm you | | | | scratches will blend right in. However, major scratches |
| countertop. Be wary of leaving acidic food on the | | | | and dents will still show. |
| bare countertop as these will leave a stain too. To | | | | Stainless steel countertops are installed by attaching |
| remove stains that have found their way on your | | | | them to wood backers. Once the countertop is set |
| stainless steel countertop, use a countertop cleanser | | | | into place, it can be fastened with screws or just |
| and wipe in the same direction of the steel grain. For | | | | glued onto the cabinet cross braces. A variety of |
| general maintenance of the countertop, just use | | | | edges and backsplashes can be installed along with |
| some soapy warm water and wipe with a sponge or | | | | your stainless steel countertop depending on the |
| cloth. Make sure to dry out the countertop after | | | | type of look that you are going for. |