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Whatever you do, don’t use permanent marker! It will be MUCH harder to remove and could damage the finish of your appliance.

Now put some reusable putty in the corners and middle of the back of your board, and press firmly to stick it onto the fridge – you can measure where you want it and make very light and easily removable placement marks by using a dry erase marker.

Make sure that your frame is open in the front without glass or plastic sheeting!.

Cut the corkboard (or have the store cut to fit for you) to fit inside the picture frame, and glue the frame down onto it.

Most hardware stores will carry these materials.

Make your own corkboard– buy yourself a lightweight picture frame and a piece of corkboard.

Magnetic primers can be easy fixes to a non-magnetic fridge. The cabinets once magnetized provide another handy surface for keeping things.

If you have paintable cabinets in your kitchen near your fridge, consider painting them with magnetic primer before finishing with a coat of latex paint.

Often the sides of the fridge are made out of different metals to the front, so they may be magnetic and able to hold all your magnets and bits and pieces of paper.

If the front of your fridge isn’t magnetic, try other parts of the fridge.

You can find a range of magnetic boards in different sizes at large retailers like Lowe’s or at online retailers like. Simply stick the board to the fridge, pressing the suction cups or tape firmly in place, and you have a magnetic surface ready to use. Magnetic message boards are fantastic products to use on your non – magnetic fridge because they’re mounted with suction cups or strong double sided tape.If using your magnets isn’t important to you, you can simply use the putty on its own as a magnet replacement.Pop your piece of paper onto the putty, press the front of the magnet ‘holder’ firmly to the fridge, and voila! Simply take your magnets, put a bit of reusable putty on the back, and that’ll get them to stick. If you’re set on using all those quirky and colorful magnets you’ve collected over the years, you still can.Now, let’s see what you can do to get stuff stuck on that fridge and useful to you! HANDY IDEAS FOR YOU TO TRY The most common types of stainless steel used in fridges is austenitic, meaning it has a high nickel content – this makes the fridge door non – magnetic. Without getting too ‘sciency’, let’s take a look at what’s going on. Jules Seeley, M.S., Physics graduate Strategy Consultant, London.2 Conclusion WHY ISN’T STUFF STICKING TO MY FRIDGE?! So the answer is yes, the magnetic properties of stainless steel are very dependent on the elements added into the alloy, and specifically the addition of nickel can change the structure from magnetic to non-magnetic. It is the nickel which modifies the physical structure of the steel and makes it non-magnetic. However, the most common stainless steels are 'austenitic' - these have a higher chromium content and nickel is also added. These are formed from the addition of chromium and can be hardened through the addition of carbon (making them 'martensitic') and are often used in cutlery. A basic stainless steel has a 'ferritic' structure and is magnetic. There are several families of stainless steels with different physical properties.

Specifically nickel is used to strengthen the oxide layer.Īs for whether they are magnetic, the answer is that it depends. In addition to chromium, other metals are added to give the steel particular properties such as strength and malleability. In general, the higher the proportion of chromium, the stronger the corrosion resistance of the steel. In plated steels, scratches in the plate will often lead to corrosion of the steel underneath. The advantage of stainless steels over plated steels is that, if scratched or damaged, the steel will 'self-repair' as a new oxide layer is formed. On the surface of the metal, a very thin chromium-rich oxide layer is formed which is inert - i.e. The chromium gives the steel its 'stainless' properties - essentially corrosion resistance. The name was adopted as a generic term for steel alloys with a minimum of 10.5% chromium. Stainless steels are a very broad group of metals. Is stainless steel magnetic? Does it depend on the amount of chromium, or nickel alloy?