Help - Cillit Bang has destroyed my hob!

angeltreats

Oh dear :eek:

My stainless steel hob was mucky from cooking last night's dinner, so I sprayed some Cillit Bang on it... and wandered off and forgot all about it.

Two hours later, I wiped it off and the stainless steel is really discoloured with blueish/black patches. I presume it's some sort of chemical reaction.

Has this happened to anyone and did you manage to shift it? We are renting this house and I really don't want to lose our deposit when we go

anguk

Oh dear.

I don't personally use Cillit Bang because I've heard so many stories about it ruining surfaces but there is an older thread about ruined hobs, there may be some ideas that work there:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1796755

angeltreats

Thanks - there's one suggestion there for a product from Lakeland that might work. But it's given me the idea that silver polish might remove it as it looks like tarnish, so I'll try that first.

spike7451

I think that stuff destroyed by kitchen units,Used it to wipe down the doors then a while later I noticed the laminate had came away from the wood backing.

Charliex

Using Autochrome might be worth a go. It's a thick cream polish but is quite gentle and will remove most tarnish marks from steel...good luck.

sheryl_c

i done exactly the same thing,i tried everything then i used ciff(jiff)i left it overnight then cleaned,it got it looking back to normal.you can try this,hopefully it should work good luck.

lisa26_2

I was going to say try ciff, I had the same problem with the metal bit in my bathroom sink and ciff brought it back to life!!

K8g_2

Hi- I know this an old thread but it seems people are still making the same mistakes! I used ciliate bang on my hob and alas it's tarnished- which cif product did u use? Would it be okay on metallic hob?

Butterfly_Brain

It is actually banned for use in the cleaning industry.
You could try a paste of bicarbonate of soda to neutralise it and stop any more damage , rinse well and try using a metal polish not brasso, you need the liquid.
I don't know if this will work but it is worth a try

cookie_monster

I have used baby oil after cleaning my cooker and it makes it shine, you could give that a go.

Stephen_Leak

Cillit Bang is toxic waste that hasn't been disposed of yet. However, there are extreme cleaning jobs where you do need to use the heavy artillery and chemical shells.