Glass Cleaner

I have used this, Rutland 84, and it worked well. It was much easier than anything I have used so far. I am new to fireplace inserts and have been building up a lot of creosote on the large ceramic/glass window of my VC Montpelier. I have cleaned it in all different ways and this stuff so far has been the best. It did require a little elbow grease but much less than the other methods/products I have used.
Good Luch

I still use a wet paper towel on the cold glass. I leave the ash that I rub loose on the towel, like J suggests, to act like a scouring pad. If you're actually getting creosote in your stove, then you are not running your stove correctly, sorry to say. You should be getting enough air to completely burn up the fuel and by-products of combustion.

cc said:

I have used this, Rutland 84, and it worked well. It was much easier than anything I have used so far. I am new to fireplace inserts and have been building up a lot of creosote on the large ceramic/glass window of my VC Montpelier. I have cleaned it in all different ways and this stuff so far has been the best. It did require a little elbow grease but much less than the other methods/products I have used.
Good Luch

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Agree. Rutland Conditioning glass cleaner (item #84) is great. It "leaves a protective silicone layer" according to label and the glass feels like it really does....makes follow up cleaning easier.

Been doing water and vinegar, sometimes windex. But there's just one nasty streak I can't get clean. Will certainly try the ash method and I know I've seen some of those magic eraser things around the house that my wife uses.

Great info!

the first time I cleaned it, right after buying it used, I had to use stove top cleaner
since then only windex

I am with the cook-top cleaner crowd. I liberated a bottle from Madame Defarge's stash and use it every week. If you read the manual for the cook-top (also made of ceramic glass) it talks about regular use of the cleaner building up a patina of sorts, so dirt does not adhere as well. I have found the same to be true on the stove glass. Every week it takes slightly longer to reach the same level of buildup. I think it is kind of like Rain-X for your windshield - it fills microscopic pores and applies a kind of wax finish.

As an added benefit, stove-top cleaner is a lot cheaper than hearth glass cleaner.

I hadn't tried that brand.I use one call "EZ Clean Glass"made by Next Dimension...I'd like to try some of those(( maters)) you got in those jars.Yum Yum

Go to the grocery store in the dish washing liquid isle and pick up a blue spray bottle of Dawn Power Desolver. Regardless of what is on the glass, it just melts off. It's way cheaper than that other stuff as well and goes a long way.

+1 on the ceramic cooktop cleaner. I've been using "Ceramabryte" since '92. Home Depot carries it.

RKS130 said:

I am with the cook-top cleaner crowd. I liberated a bottle from Madame Defarge's stash and use it every week. If you read the manual for the cook-top (also made of ceramic glass) it talks about regular use of the cleaner building up a patina of sorts, so dirt does not adhere as well. I have found the same to be true on the stove glass. Every week it takes slightly longer to reach the same level of buildup. I think it is kind of like Rain-X for your windshield - it fills microscopic pores and applies a kind of wax finish.

As an added benefit, stove-top cleaner is a lot cheaper than hearth glass cleaner.

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I also hijacked the bottle of my wife's ceramic cooktop cleaner.

I am noticing that each time I clean the glass with it, the glass takes slightly longer to get as dirty.

This is the stuff I am using:

http://magicamerican.com/Magic-Browse-Products/Cooktop-Magic-Cream-16oz

Lowes carries it.

I usually slide a 6" taping knife to take all of the ash off when I'm doing a quick burn pot scrape in the morning while have my coffee.
Once a week with a wet piece of newspaper if I get up early enough to beat the neighbor to the driveway.

I used to waste paper towels but damp newspaper does a better job.

4 ought steel wool is used to polish antigue glass. woorks well on any type glass and no scratches, ceramibrite works well also, the newspaper wet and ash works well, just depends on how lazy you feel that day I guess

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j-takeman said:

Call me frugal-cheap-tight? But the ash/water works well.

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Ok, you are all of those things.

I'm mean, nasty, and I bite.

My favorite is a ash dipped damp cloth thingy (highly technical term) or such.

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What's the matter with newspaper? I couldn't afford (highly technical term) damp clothe thingy.

TLHinCanada said:

SmokeyTheBear said:

j-takeman said:

Call me frugal-cheap-tight? But the ash/water works well.

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Ok, you are all of those things.

I'm mean, nasty, and I bite.

My favorite is a ash dipped damp cloth thingy (highly technical term) or such.

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What's the matter with newspaper? I couldn't afford (highly technical term) damp clothe thingy.

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My damp cloth thingy is a very old and abused wash cloth, how old well, I'll just say maybe older than some of folks that post on here.

It started life as a bath towel, I'll let you figure out the stages it went through.

We haven't bought a newspaper in decades. Firm believers in reduce, reuse, recycle.

The household manager even cuts up cloth into little pieces and then sews them back together creating what keeps us warm at night and during geezer naps. We have some nice 1920's prints in a 2010 or so quilt. A last count there was close to 100 quilts in the house. Even the cat has a several small ones.