Windex and Cleaning glass?

I use Rutland cream and my glass comes out sparkling with ease every time. It also is supposed to treat the glass so it stays clear longer.

They sell regular wood strove spray bottle glass cleaner at my local ACE hardware. Works great. Its inexpensive and im still on the first bottle after 6 Years

I spend a dry towel everything every time I scratch the grate.
When I made the big cleaning I use a glass cleaner burning stove pellets and wood and glass becomes like new.
I paid $ 4.99 for the bottle and go lasted me at least 2 seasons.

I would go by what the manual says. My Harman manual directly states to use a cleaner like Windex (no modifier, like non-ammonia). However, I only need to use a damp paper towel to clean it. My St. Croix manual says to use a "window cleaner". Again, no modifier. However, I got the St. Croix used and the glass is not in good shape and I yet to get all the crap off (or maybe it is etched?). I tried water first, went to Windex, then woodstove glass cleaner all to no avail.I am now using Rutland Glass Cleaner, and it gets all new stuff off, but not the stubborn stuff that was on there when I bought the stove. Will probably replace the glass next year and hopefully won't have the same issue.

EDIT: See others have had good luck with oven cleaner - might try that on for my problem child.

Windex and paper towels for ever. Works great. Just don't spray the gaskets!

Stovetop cleaner for me.

Water and some fine wood ashes seems to work on the stubborn spots.

Rutland stove glass cleaner. Cheap and easy to use. Even works on glass stoves. Available at TSC.

Used to use glass stove top cleaner but found I get the same results using straight water and a couple paper towels. If you get a stubborn spot, just dip the towel in a bit of ash. The ash is abrasive but not hard enough to scratch the glass.

Skier76 said:

I use Windex and 0000 steel wool on my wood stove. No problems after 5 years.

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I got you beat by at least 7 on this stove and about 15 on the previous one, all cleaned with Windex and scoitchbrite and dried with a paper towel (that gets tossed in the burn pot and roasted. Never had issue one, ever. I did get a cracked glass with this one (had to replace) but it wasn't from cleaning it, was from the glass retainer strip.