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Stainless steel pan turned gold. help!

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thisuseridistakenagain
thisuseridistakenagain Posts: 740 Forumite
I've been Money Tipped!
in Old style MoneySaving
I've tried bleach, vinegar, washing powder, brillo pad. and its still gold in the bottom and black on the outside. No luck at all with scrubbing.

I left it unwashed overnight after cooking pasta and it was gold in the morning.
(i wish that happened with my jewelery!! lol)

Any tips?
its part of a 'furnished' rented flat and i really dont want to have to pay to replace it.

thanks in advance
It only takes a second to say 'Thanks, you just saved me a few quid!'

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  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,242 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    What sort of item is this :confused:

    Penny. x
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • thisuseridistakenagain
    thisuseridistakenagain Posts: 740 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    ooops, i forgot to mention that part lol, its a pan
    It only takes a second to say 'Thanks, you just saved me a few quid!'

    No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries Challenge June
    Toiletries used up- 4 Makeup used up- 2
  • Soapy955
    Soapy955 Posts: 274 Forumite
    I'd like to know the answer too as I have a new set of stainless steel pans and one of them has done exactly as yours has. The others still look shiny and new so I don't know what happened to the spoilt one!
    I'm so sorry if you were enjoying this thread and mine is the last post!!

    I seem to have a nasty habit of killing threads!
    :p
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,242 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I'm baffled by this :confused: Could one (or both :D ) of you post a pic so that we can see.

    Penny. x
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • craftycrofty
    craftycrofty Posts: 61 Forumite
    Hi

    I've just found this thread while searching for how to clean stainless steel pans.

    I have a frying pan which I made pancakes in. The sides of the pan seem to be tarnished following use.

    Has anyone any ideas about how to clean this off?

    Many Thanks

    CC
  • hamstercheeks_2
    hamstercheeks_2 Posts: 1,953 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    this site talks about some foods that can tarnish stainless steel

    http://www.homewareheaven.com/hintsandtips2.asp?id=4
    Time is the best teacher
    Shame it kills all the students
    :p
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  • jcr16
    jcr16 Posts: 4,185 Forumite
    one of mine did this. it was the bottom part which sits on the gas. i thought it was due to i spilt some oil on it.

    only way i found to get rid of it was a brillo pan and elbow grease. of course u might not wanna try this if the pan is a shiney stainless. but mine was the underside so didn't matter. i didn't see any damage fromt he brillo tho.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 12,492 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    rhubarb used to be used to return a pan to pristine condition. Try stewing some
  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Easiest way to sort the inside of the pan is chop an onion and sweat it in the pan. The onion should lift all the dis-colouration. As for the outside of the pan, look for Astonish oven cleaning paste (semi-chem, kleeneze etc) its about 3 pounds, that will shift it.
    CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J
  • craftycrofty
    craftycrofty Posts: 61 Forumite
    Thanks for your replies. Has given me a few things to try!

    Many Thanks

    CC
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