# Stainless Steel Refrigerators **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 11, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072 "2019-09-11T23:35:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/41 "2019-09-12T18:11:28Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Shit, sorry that was the wrong link. > > [https://amazon.com/Embellish-Whiteboard-Wall-Decal-Sticker/dp/B07F5R5T6G/](https://amazon.com/Embellish-Whiteboard-Wall-Decal-Sticker/dp/B07F5R5T6G/) > > That’s what I meant to link to. It’s a film you stick on, like a huge sticker, that covers up the stainless steel surface and turns it into a whiteboard. It is supposed to stick to stainless steel just fine. And as I said it would cover up the fingerprint-prone chrome with something less likely to show prints. I looked at that. But it’s nice to be able to grab the grocery list and put it in my pocket, and it’s handy to leave the theater tickets and coupons there. And a white board doesn’t help with that. It would be kind fun. If you want to really dress up your fridge, I found this: > **[Tardis Refrigerator Wrap](https://www.rmwraps.com/shop-products/p/tardis-refrigerator-wrap)** > > Change the look of your Refrigerator by wrapping it with unique prints you can install yourself. Every order is custom sized to fit the surface that you are going to wrap. Install tools included and how-to videos available here on our website. (they make lots of designs, this is just a fun sample) Not cheap, and not magnetic (I asked) but it wouldn’t show fingerprints. And it would make people smile. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/42 "2019-09-12T18:32:49Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > Don’t know nothing 'bout swords but I do know that stainless steel _screws_ are soft not brittle. I used them on my cedar deck and probably stripped the head on 10% of them. So they can’t take your deck apart and steal it while you are on vacation. You’d complain if your were hanged with a new rope! I think it would be cool to have a refrigerator that people would stick stupid little drawings to with magnets. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/43 "2019-09-12T18:33:18Z")
Pretty cool. Now if I had an avocado green fridge I might be interested. [Here’s one](https://www.rmwraps.com/refrigerator-wraps/beer-safe-ice-cream-safe-refrigerator-wrap)that would fit into my ice cream and Old German post. ETA replying to puzzlegal’s post of course. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/44 "2019-09-12T19:01:43Z")
I’d do a TARDIS fridge if it actually meant the inside of the fridge was larger than the outside. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/45 "2019-09-12T19:30:14Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I’d do a TARDIS fridge if it actually meant the inside of the fridge was larger than the outside. Damn, I lose enough stuff in the science-experiment corners of my fridge as it is. Though, on the other hand, if you could run it back to when these mysterious fuzzy blobs were still fresh … ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/46 "2019-09-12T20:58:15Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > ETA: The above article says the problem is if the nickel content is too high. But [this article](https://homeguides.sfgate.com/hang-pictures-stainless-steel-refrigerator-78568.html), linked to from the first, says the problem is caused by nickel content being too low. Damned if I know. But I suspect the suggestions will work, even if the writers don’t know why the stainless steel isn’t magnetic. Obvious solutions: - If the nickle context is too low, superglue more nickles onto fridge until it becomes ferromagnetic. - if the nickle content is too high, change some out for quarters. You are welcome! ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/47 "2019-09-12T21:04:34Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > Obvious solutions: > > - If the nickle context is too low, superglue more nickles onto fridge until it becomes ferromagnetic. > - if the nickle content is too high, change some out for quarters. > > You are welcome! You can also attach pennies 5 at a time to increase nickel content. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/48 "2019-09-12T21:06:39Z")
There was brown and burnt orange besides avocado and harvest gold. Nowadays black stainless is popular also. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/49 "2019-09-12T21:38:10Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > You can also attach pennies 5 at a time to increase nickel content. Won’t that also increase the copper content? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/50 "2019-09-12T22:34:55Z")
We have a stainless steel refrigerator, and I don’t understand the fingerprint issue. I guess the OP has sticky-fingered kids, so that’s her issue, but we’ve had ours for 14 years, and I’ve never had an issue with fingerprints. I wipe it down occasionally, but it’s not like I’m always cleaning because OMG fingerprints!!! Before our dogs (dachshunds) passed away, I thought we might have nose prints on the fridge drawer front, but nope to that, too. It’s not magnetic either which is fine with me. I did the refrigerator magnet thing for a while years ago, but just found it kinda tacky and got rid of them all. _De gustibus…_ ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/51 "2019-09-12T22:45:23Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Won’t that also increase the copper content? :dubious: A penny weighs 0.088 oz. It is 2.5% copper. So a penny provides 0.0022 oz of copper. 5 pennies would bring 0.011 oz of copper, or roughly 3/10 of a gram. So, not much. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/52 "2019-09-13T13:16:30Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > A penny weighs 0.088 oz. It is 2.5% copper. So a penny provides 0.0022 oz of copper. 5 pennies would bring 0.011 oz of copper, or roughly 3/10 of a gram. So, not much. Humor; it is a difficult concept. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/53 "2019-09-13T18:55:53Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Humor; it is a difficult concept. On the other hand, Good Humor is a simple concept and delicious. And it can be kept in a stainless steel freezer, regardless of how much loose change you glue to the outside of the door. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/54 "2019-09-13T19:08:41Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > On the other hand, Good Humor is a simple concept and delicious. > > And it can be kept in a stainless steel freezer, regardless of how much loose change you glue to the outside of the door. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/55 "2019-09-13T19:48:31Z")
🙂 This thread has gone much better than I expected. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/56 "2019-09-13T20:12:50Z")
I hate my stainless steel refrigerator. Bought it for the new house in 2008. About a week after purchase, my nephew who was about 4 at the time, ran in and placed his grubby paw on the fridge. _To this day_, there is a handprint about 2 feet from the bottom. Palm and all 5 fingers. No amount of scrubbing, wiping, “special stainless steel refrigerator cleaner/polisher” will remove it. Other stains also are vexing. It gets fingerprints and smudges seemingly by osmosis. Just standing next to the dams thing gets it mucked up. And when I tired to apply a little elbow grease with the recommended soft cloth, it made scratchy lines. And any amount of pressure creates a bright spot easily discernible from the base matte hue. Now I’m afraid to try to use any sort of wipe or cloth on it. I sure wish I had a white Frigidaire that would clean up easily with a cloth and a squirt of 409. And, no, it does not hold a magnet. That damn handprint! Every day it mocks me. (And it’s not some knockoff brand. It’s an LG that cost dearly). ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/57 "2019-09-13T22:26:59Z")
I’ll take stainless or another bare metal style finish. Matches everything. Black and white are fine I guess, but not as neutral. Metal finish is better at hiding scratches etc, I could care less about finger prints, but not much less. Wipe the thing and use the handles from now on. There used to be a lot of models available in faux Stainless finish that were magnetic, maybe that has changed. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072/58 "2019-09-14T01:32:54Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > Some stainless appliances have fingerprint resistance as well. Our [Maytag](https://www.maytag.com/fingerprint-resistant-stainless-steel.html) does, and it lets us stick magnets on the front. Yeah. My best friend has a stainless fridge with the OP’s problem, it only allows magnets on the side. We bought one a couple of years later, and it _does_ allow magnets on the front. No issues with fingerprints either, so I guess it has the same coating as yours. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-refrigerators/840072.md?page=2)