Water marks on kettle lid

[HCintineo]

Hi all,

I've had my kettle for about 8 months now and have been taking good care of it. I keep it covered when not in use and have cleaned it inside and out a few times. The lid, however, has these water mark lines that won't go away. I've trying the steel wool and simple green trick, but it doesn't do anything. Any advice on how to get the lid like new again would be great.

 

[Dave in KC]

I would try some oven cleaner.

 

[TOM BAUER]

Magic Eraser maybe on a cool lid??

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Windex, will make a huge difference, my lid is not new by any means but, still shines!

 

[Anthony Carbone]

Mother's Mag & Aluminum Polish or Meguiars Cleaner wax will shine that right up.

 

[HCintineo]

Alright so I used oven cleaner on the lid. Sprayed it on and let it sit for about 2 hours. Wiped it off and the water spots came off a little bit but now fully. I’ll try the windex next and see how that goes!

 

[Anthony Carbone]

Mother's Mag & Aluminum Polish will get rid of the water spots and shine up the damper.....give it a try you might be surprised. It won't harm anything.

 

[Chris Allingham]

By the way, in the photo I see what look like fine scratches in the reflection of the sun. Just wanted to verify that you're using 0000 Super Fine steel wool, right? Others may scratch.