How to remove scratches from your stainless steel fridge

How to remove scratches from your stainless steel fridge: Clever mum shares her VERY unusual three-step hack that actually works

An Australian mother has devised a genius way to reduce the appearance of scratches on stainless steel surfaces.

Creative home stylist and mum-of-four, Liz Amaya, from Brisbane, posted a video on Instagram revealing her simple but unusual hack.

The three-step process involves scrubbing over the scratch with whitening toothpaste and a soft-bristle toothbrush, then wiping down the surface with a damp microfiber cloth.

The final step involves wiping over the area with any type of oil to buff out the surface and leave an instant shine. 

For the demonstration, Liz swiftly removed a scratch from her stainless steel fridge.

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The three-step process involves scrubbing over the scratch with whitening toothpaste and a soft-bristle toothbrush

The three-step process involves scrubbing over the scratch with whitening toothpaste and a soft-bristle toothbrush 

The trick worked incredibly well at lifting the scratch from the home appliance quickly and would be best to use on marks that aren’t engraved too deeply.

It is thought that abrasive texture of toothpaste removes small scratches from stainless steel and glass with ease.

After sharing the idea on Instagram with her 81,000 followers, the video has since been viewed more than 25,000 times.

The trick was dubbed as ‘amazing’ and ‘an incredible hack’ by other social media users who were impressed with the end result.

‘Ohhh!!! What an amazing tip!! I’ll have to try this!’ one woman said, and another added: ‘ I have never heard of this, great idea.’

The quick and easy hack would also be perfect for those with young children.