Brilio.net - A refrigerator is one of the important kitchen appliances that helps keep food and drinks fresh. In order for the refrigerator to function optimally and clean, regular maintenance is essential. Not only the inside, the outside of the refrigerator also needs to be kept clean.
Old refrigerators often turn yellowish or crusty, especially if they are white. Many people find it difficult to restore their cleanliness. However, a netizen named Hadyan shared an effective way to clean a yellowed and crusty refrigerator door with just one ingredient, making it clean and shiny again.
"How to clean a refrigerator door that has turned yellowish, dirty and crusty for only 5 thousand rupiah," he wrote, quoted by BrilioFood from IniHadyan's YouTube upload, Tuesday (3/12).
photo: YouTube/IniHadyan
Not only on the refrigerator door, Hadyan explained that the entire refrigerator body to the rubber door can also be cleaned in this way. The method is to only use toothpaste. First, apply toothpaste to the entire dirty outside of the refrigerator. Spread it out using your hands, spatula, or sponge.
After that, sprinkle a little water and wipe with a clean cloth all parts of the refrigerator that you want to clean. This step in cleaning the refrigerator helps remove yellowish stains which are still easy to clean.
photo: YouTube/IniHadyan
Next, if there are still stubborn yellowish stains and crust, reapply toothpaste to the area. Then, take a brush and wet it with a little water to brush the dirty part of the refrigerator. You can also use an old toothbrush or other type of brush, as long as it is not a wire brush so as not to scratch the refrigerator.
photo: YouTube/IniHadyan
If you feel the refrigerator is clean and shiny again, the remaining dirt and toothpaste can be rinsed using a wet cloth. Then, finish by drying the refrigerator using a clean, dry cloth. How, Hadyan's refrigerator that was previously yellowish and crusty is shiny again, right?
photo: YouTube/IniHadyan
Apparently, just using toothpaste, yellowish stains and crust on the refrigerator can be removed, huh? Reported from thespruce.com, toothpaste can be a cleaning agent because of its mild abrasive nature. In fact, toothpaste is known to be able to remove scratches on a number of items, you know.
Peeking into the comments column of IniHadyan's YouTube upload, many netizens are enthusiastic about this way of cleaning the refrigerator. In fact, quite a few have admitted to having tried it at home. On the other hand, there are also netizens who provide other useful information about cleaning the refrigerator door.
"Just a suggestion to make it shinier, before wiping it dry, it's best to wipe it wet first using a mixture of Vanish and Sunlight, " added YouTube Performa Maksimal.
"Tried it right away and it worked, thank you, " said YouTuber Andin Olga Pramesti.
"What brush do you use? Rub it? Thanks for the very useful information, " asked YouTube Rus Miyati.
"I've practiced it, thank God it worked, thank you for the knowledge, kid, " said YouTuber Haryani Bergas.
"How do you clean the rubber, bro? Can you use toothpaste too??" said YouTube Laise Yumi.