I’m sure you have been there too. That day that just dragged on forever trying to get the house clean and run the family to where they need to be. It was late and I didn’t want to make another trip to the store just for more cleaning supplies.

That’s the day I found to find a great substitution for a store-bought stainless steel cleaner and polish.

This homemade stainless steel cleaner and polish had to come from the ingredients I already had because there was no way I was getting in my car driving anywhere. Period.

Since I have cleaning helpers (a.k.a. my kids), this homemade stainless steel cleaner and polish needed to work. I really don’t like going behind them to do it right, therefore, it needs to work the first time.

That is when I remembered that plain vinegar is great for windows and mirrors so why wouldn’t it be great for a best natural stainless steel cleaner too? And, do you know what? It is! And very cost effective too!

And then I found a great substitution for a stainless steel polish. You probably have some in your pantry now. Olive Oil. I’m not kidding! Olive oil is great for protecting all your stainless steel products.

So I’ll share how to make homemade stainless steel cleaner and the best polish so you can keep more money in your pocket this year.

So head to your pantry and gather your supplies. It’s time to get your stainless steel sparkling like new with this homemade stainless steel cleaner and polish

Ingredients:

To make this homemade stainless steel cleaner and polish you should already have these ingredients on hand.

Here is what you need to make this DIY stainless steel cleaner and polish:

Homemade Stainless Steel Cleaner:

• Plain white vinegar
• Plastic spray bottle
• Microfiber cloth or Paper towels

Stainless Steel Polish:

• Olive Oil
• Microfiber cloth (you could use paper towels also if you don’t want to wash your microfiber towel, it’ll just take a little more elbow grease to make sure you don’t leave any oily residue behind)

A funnel will come in handy transferring the vinegar to your spray bottle.

Since there are no essential oils being used in this recipe, a plastic spray bottle will be just fine for this recipe.

You can easily find one at your local dollar store or you might have an extra one on hand.

If you have to get a spray bottle, check out the 7 Items to Buy at the Dollar Store you can get while you are there!

Directions:

To Clean: For this homemade stainless steel cleaner just add plain White Vinegar to a spray bottle. Do not dilute with water.

Spray on stainless surfaces and wipe clean with a dry cloth.

Use approximately 1/2 cup per appliance depending on the number of stainless surfaces you have to clean.

To Polish: Once the homemade stainless steel cleaner has dried, apply a small amount of Olive Oil to a different dry cloth and polish the surface using a circular motion. Make sure to wipe away any excess oil.

Now that you’ve learned how to make homemade stainless steel cleaner, how could you ever go back to paying full price for a brand name product?!! I know I will never do that again!

What Does It Cost?

Now is the time you get to stand back and gawk at your beautiful stainless steel appliances using your homemade stainless steel cleaner and polish.

• 1/2 Cup Vinegar = 8¢
• 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil = 23¢

Total Cost = 31¢ Per Use

Note: This does not cover the cost of the spray bottle or clothes/paper towels.

Sometimes easy is just the thing you need to get things clean.

No large lists of crazy chemicals, just 2 ingredients are needed for this homemade stainless steel cleaner and polish.

This DIY stainless steel cleaner and polish is so easy to make and use. And how we need that because our family time is important!

And vinegar works great as the best natural stainless steel cleaner and is very cost effective too!

So I hope you enjoy learning how to make homemade stainless steel cleaner and the best polish so you can keep more money in your pocket this year.

And it works. Really works! Now, how simple is that?!

YOUR TURN: What else do you think you could use this homemade stainless steel cleaner and polish on? Let me know in the comments below!

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