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Old 01-02-2018, 09:47 AM
 
Location: Denver CO
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Paint it. Our last dishwasher had a reversible front panel (black/almond). It would have been easy to paint (use appliance paint, of course), but we put white contact paper on it. It actually looked fine, lasted years. Appliance paint would be much classier.

BTW, take a magnet with you to the appliance store, and you'll find that most "stainless" isn't (magnets won't stick to the real thing). They're basically charging more for the same item without paint.
Nope, there are different formulations of stainless. Some are magnetic, some aren't. Some appliance companies have moved to the magnetic formulation because they've found customers like to stick magnets to refrigerators.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...gnets-work-on/
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Old 01-02-2018, 01:27 PM
 
Location: Dessert
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I've had that "magnetic stainless"; it rusts. The point of STAINLESS is that it DOESN'T rust.
They may be spinning it as customer preference, but that's marketing.
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Old 01-02-2018, 01:36 PM
 
Location: Denver CO
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I've had that "magnetic stainless"; it rusts. The point of STAINLESS is that it DOESN'T rust.
They may be spinning it as customer preference, but that's marketing.
And I've had it too, for a decade, and it never rusted.

But then again, I must have magic properties when it comes to stainless because when I had black appliances, they showed the dirt WAY more than the constant complaints people make about stainless.
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Old 01-02-2018, 01:39 PM
 
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I say go with the stainless because the color might match it up. With white, it kind of seem like an outlier.
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Old 01-22-2018, 08:08 PM
 
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So nobody here likes stainless? Who are buying all the homes with the stainless appliances that I hear we must have to sell? I have and love my bisque but figured I would have to replace with stainless, which I don't like, when I'm ready to sell. Color me confused.
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Old 01-23-2018, 01:07 AM
 
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So nobody here likes stainless? Who are buying all the homes with the stainless appliances that I hear we must have to sell? I have and love my bisque but figured I would have to replace with stainless, which I don't like, when I'm ready to sell. Color me confused.
I like it.

For the fridge, I do think my former white one was much easier to clean. I could even use bleach if needed. With this, I am not supposed to use Ammonia. So, I bought a spray that is made with vinegar. It doesn't come clean like when I used ammonia or odoban on the other one, but I anticipate finding a solution?
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