Slight scratches on induction hob - plea for help!

Annamarissa

I'm staying in a friend's place alone during lockdown and appear to have managed to create a complete covering of tiny (what look like) scratches all over the induction hob, but they are only visible under direct light, otherwise you'd never know. They can't be felt at all. Needless to say, I got myself into this mess while using the wrong cleaning product (to remove a different superficial mark, which it did) - it said it was non-abrasive but I'm inclined to say that wasn't entirely true.
I've seen videos about using a metal polishing creme and have ordered some but I can't actually find anyone who's had a similar issue. Most advice is about big, visible scratches which are way more obvious. 

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I feel like the more things I try the worse I'm going to make this. Can anyone help? 

neilmcl

How old is the hob? Surface scratching like you see is inevitable over time and they've probably been there long before you moved in.

Also, you can't remove scratches without some form of abrasive. to get rid of scratches  in glass you'd need a Cerium Oxide polish and an electric polisher. You won't be able to remove those by hand and frankly as I mentioned from the outset it isn't worth trying because they'll only come back again.

societys_child

It may be that the scratches were pre-existing and the cleaner you've used has filled them and dried, making them far more visable?

 . . . Or that's what happened when I removed scratches from a car windscreen.

It cleared the first  time I drove through heavy rain (the polish was washed out of the scratches)

I realise you can't pressure wash it, but you could try lots n lots of water and maybe a soft brush.

Paula_Smith

Toothpaste?

ka7e

I used a tiny amount of Pink Stuff, with a very light hand, to buff some stubborn marks from my hob. But it is abrasive so I'd try a small area first.

Jonah01

Was in the same position with our brand new hob.
Unfortunately there isn't a lot you can do.
The pink stuff did nothing.
Hob cleaner nothing
Toothpaste did nothing
I also read reviews of kits you can buy to remove scratches and they were useless.
The only product I tried that did have an impact on the glass was Peek. This started to remove the scratch but was also making a smear effect around it like minute scratches. I stopped and now just live with it.

I think with a proper machine polisher Peek would be your best bet. Get it from Amazon.