Nickel Plated Appliances: Tough Fix for Etching Streaks

Summary for nickel plated appliances Discussion

Nickel plated appliances is the focus of this thread, where Mary Allain says her new refrigerator and stove have nickel plating decoration that is leaving etching streaks, and the manufacturer recommended Maas metal polish, which did not help. In response, the answerer says photos would help clarify what she means by “etching streaks,” but explains that true etching is not a surface stain that can be cleaned away. If the plating has been attacked and pitted, the only possible remedy is mechanical polishing to level the surrounding metal down to the deepest pits, and even that may not be possible if the plating is too thin. The answerer also suggests the issue could be a poor plating job rather than something removable with polish.