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2. Next,youwillwanttorinseanddrythesteelthoroughlywithacleantowel.Donotallowthesteeltoair
dryasthestandingwatercancause surfacediscoloration.
3. Thelast thingyouwanttodoistoprotect totheunitwitha goodpolish.Thereareseveralpolisheson
themarketthat work great(BarkeepersFriendPolish and Stainless Steel Magic areafew)andwillhelp
keepyour side burnerprotectedfrom the elementsfora longer periodof time. Mostof these polishes
aretoxic,soyouwouldonlywanttousetheseontheexteriorofthesideburner(notyourcookinggrates
orflavorizers).
a. Youwillwanttoapplythepolishtoacleanpapertowelandwipewiththedirectionofthegrainin
thestainlesssteel.
b. Thereshouldbenoexcessliquidonthesurfacebutitisacceptableforittobealittleoily,asthat
willdissipate.
4. Ifyouhaveasituationwhereyoursideburnerhasdevelopedsurfacediscolorationorsurfacerust,then
you need tocleanthe unit as stated above and use a good polish (Barkeepers Friend Polish, or Instant
RustOut)toremovethespots.
a. Each of these polishingagents take about 30 seconds to work and then you simply wipe off the
product (if needed use a soft Scotch‐Brite pad to remove any tough spots.) If you used
BarkeepersFriend,thenyoudonotneedtodoanythingfurther.IfyouusedInstantRustOut(or
anothercleaningagent),you wouldwant towipeit downwith freshwater and dryitoffagain
withacleantowelandthencoatthesteelwithalayer ofWD‐40or anotherStainless Polishing
solution,whichwillactasasurfaceprotectantforthesteel.
i. IMPORTANT: Be sure not to have your side burner on when using any flammable
product,suchasWD‐40.Theseproductsareextremely flammableintheiraerosolform.
EnvironmentalFactorsthatcanaffectyourSideburner
MotherNatureisawonderfulthingbutunfortunatelyshecanbetoughonoutdoorappliances.Thereareseveral
usualcausesforsurfacediscolorationandcorrosiononyourstainlesssteeloutdoorequipment:
1) Mortar(whichcontainslime)fromtheislandassemblyprocess,hasrestedontheunitforapro‐longedperiod
oftimeandtheunitwasnotcleanedquickly
2) Poolchemicalsweresplashedontothesideburner(chlorineandacidwillcauseveryquickproblems)andthe
unitwasnotcleanedoffquickly
3) Hardwaterfromsprinklers(chlorineinthewater)wasallowedtositontheunit
4) Saltfromtheoceanair/waterwasallowedtorestuponthesideburnerforaprolongedperiodoftimebefore
beingcleaned(beachownersmustbediligentinmaintainingtheiroutdoorstainlessequipment)
5) Dust,orrust,fromothermetalsfounditwaysontothesideburnerandwasleftonforanextendedperiodof
time.
6) Organicmatters(suchascertaintypesoffood)mighthavegottenontothesurfaceofthesideburnerandit
wasthencovered.Withhighhumidityandlowoxygen,corrosionwillstarttotakeplace.
7) Sprays and cleaning solutionscontaining alkaline, lime, acid, salt might have been left on the side burner
surfaceun‐dried.
8) Nostainlesssteelpolishwaseverusedafteroneoftheabovementionedactstookplace.
WaystoAvoidRustonyou rSideburner:
1) AlwayspurchaseaCoyoteSideburnercoverforyourunit.Thiswillensurethatyourcoveriscorrectfitand
breathable,whileprovidingtheprotectionneededtokeepallothercontaminantsoffofthesurface.
2) Wheninstallingtheunit,makesuretokeeptheunitcoveredwhenanymasonryworkisbeingperformed.If