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Hi all.
Two years on from installing our Bora and we've finally got scratches. Something - salt, possibly, can't imagine we'd have anything harder lying around there - got between the bottom of our stainless steel pan/s and the hob surface.
The scratches don't buff out with the usual cleaning agents. Are we likely to encounter any issues using a DA polisher with a fine cut compound? Can't remember the brand but I used it to good effect on the gloss trim pieces on the car doors, so it seems likely to fit the bill.
Thanks! Won't hold anybody to the advice..!
Two years on from installing our Bora and we've finally got scratches. Something - salt, possibly, can't imagine we'd have anything harder lying around there - got between the bottom of our stainless steel pan/s and the hob surface.
The scratches don't buff out with the usual cleaning agents. Are we likely to encounter any issues using a DA polisher with a fine cut compound? Can't remember the brand but I used it to good effect on the gloss trim pieces on the car doors, so it seems likely to fit the bill.
Thanks! Won't hold anybody to the advice..!
iphonedyou said:
Hi all.
Two years on from installing our Bora and we've finally got scratches. Something - salt, possibly, can't imagine we'd have anything harder lying around there - got between the bottom of our stainless steel pan/s and the hob surface.
The scratches don't buff out with the usual cleaning agents. Are we likely to encounter any issues using a DA polisher with a fine cut compound? Can't remember the brand but I used it to good effect on the gloss trim pieces on the car doors, so it seems likely to fit the bill.
Thanks! Won't hold anybody to the advice..!
I can’t suggest how to sort the problem but after I installed our kitchen a couple of years ago I couldn’t get my head round how the hob surface wouldn’t scratch so I bought a roll out silicone mat off Amazon and ours is as good as new underneath , looks bloody awful on the hob but it definitely serves its purpose Two years on from installing our Bora and we've finally got scratches. Something - salt, possibly, can't imagine we'd have anything harder lying around there - got between the bottom of our stainless steel pan/s and the hob surface.
The scratches don't buff out with the usual cleaning agents. Are we likely to encounter any issues using a DA polisher with a fine cut compound? Can't remember the brand but I used it to good effect on the gloss trim pieces on the car doors, so it seems likely to fit the bill.
Thanks! Won't hold anybody to the advice..!
We used to take it off when we had company but now everyone just asks what it is then goes and buys one .
paulwirral said:
iphonedyou said:
Hi all.
Two years on from installing our Bora and we've finally got scratches. Something - salt, possibly, can't imagine we'd have anything harder lying around there - got between the bottom of our stainless steel pan/s and the hob surface.
The scratches don't buff out with the usual cleaning agents. Are we likely to encounter any issues using a DA polisher with a fine cut compound? Can't remember the brand but I used it to good effect on the gloss trim pieces on the car doors, so it seems likely to fit the bill.
Thanks! Won't hold anybody to the advice..!
I can’t suggest how to sort the problem but after I installed our kitchen a couple of years ago I couldn’t get my head round how the hob surface wouldn’t scratch so I bought a roll out silicone mat off Amazon and ours is as good as new underneath , looks bloody awful on the hob but it definitely serves its purpose Two years on from installing our Bora and we've finally got scratches. Something - salt, possibly, can't imagine we'd have anything harder lying around there - got between the bottom of our stainless steel pan/s and the hob surface.
The scratches don't buff out with the usual cleaning agents. Are we likely to encounter any issues using a DA polisher with a fine cut compound? Can't remember the brand but I used it to good effect on the gloss trim pieces on the car doors, so it seems likely to fit the bill.
Thanks! Won't hold anybody to the advice..!
We used to take it off when we had company but now everyone just asks what it is then goes and buys one .
normalbloke said:
Well, that certainly is one way of doing it…
Horrible isn’t it ? But it saves the hob surface. Could be worse , I know someone who had a house party and everyone congregated in the new fancy kitchen , half hour later someone had tried to sit on the work surface but sat on the hob instead , cue one broken hob and one very annoyed host .
Puzzles said:
Ours quickly got scratched, I was really annoyed.
It's been 2.5years now and I'm over it, you can only really see the scratches in a certain light.
I was paranoid about it as I got the work surface rebated to allow the hob to sit flush , when I fitted it I had to seal it with black sealant a the way around , I wanted it to be a one time only job s I bought the silicone mat . It's been 2.5years now and I'm over it, you can only really see the scratches in a certain light.
I was convinced it would just melt onto the hob and make an even bigger mess but they do work really well .
We had the same issue, couple of light scratches and then got some hob protectors from lakeland which we keep under the bob in a drawer. No more scratches since we started using them. Previously we had a Siemens induction and in 5 years we had no scratches at all, I think the glass on the bora is not as hard wearing...but I still love the hob.
AndyTR said:
Previously we had a Siemens induction and in 5 years we had no scratches at all, I think the glass on the bora is not as hard wearing...but I still love the hob.
Yeah I was wondering if there might be differences between manufacturers. Our AEG has been in nearly five years now and I think there's any scratches on it. It wasn't a particularly expensive one either (~£350?). I suppose we're all using different pans and treat things differently (that said my wife isn't the most mechnically sympathetic - if there's a weakness in design or construction she'll find it sooner or later).Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff