Melted fabric on stove

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Hello!

I am a new member and have a question you experts. I recently moved into a house that has an awesome cast iron wood burning stove. One of the first thingstep I did upon moving in was ordering a cord of wood. I have been getting the hang of using the stove and have gotten pretty good with it. However, I have been using a red polyester towel to open and shut it while it is going so I don't burn my hand. well, the red polyester towel seems to be melting on to, or staining, the outside of the stove. any ideas on how to get the melted/burned on red polyester stain off the outside of my stove ?

Thanks in advance!
 
You might try waiting until the stove cools and then picking it off with a sharp object. Or you could use leather gloves from this point on and allow the polyester to slowly burn off.
 
Is this on an enameled or painted stove? It might come off easiest when hot if it's still viscous. When the stove is hot try wiping the area with a cotton cloth to see if you can get rid of the worst of it. A putty knife or single-edge razor blade may help scrape up the remainder if the surface is flat.
 
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Is this on an enameled or painted stove? It might come off easiest when hot if it's still viscous. When the stove is hot try wiping the area with a cotton cloth to see if you can get rid of the worst of it. A putty knife or single-edge razor blade may help scrape up the remainder if the surface is flat.
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You are right. I might even attempt to use a dampend cotton cloth if the dry cloth didn't work.
 
Thank you very much for the replies. I will fire it up and see if I can remove it when it is viscous.

As far as painted or enamel, I have no clue. it just looks like cast iron to me
 
Get yourself a pair of leather welding gloves. That works great for messing with high temps.


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