Help!!! Glass cleaning questions,

Razor Blade?

I use Skin So Soft ( oil) to get sap off my dog.

Pine seems to be sneaking into my stove all the time as well. A good hot fire should burn it off.

SolarAndWood said:

Pine seems to be sneaking into my stove all the time as well. A good hot fire should burn it off.

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Oh no, the dreaded pine in the woodstove . . . a sure sign of the Apocalypse!

No worries with pine . . . or with the sap on the glass . . . as SandW said just get a nice, hot fire in there next time and it will burn it right off . . . at least it does every time I have any sap-spitting softwood burning in my woodstove.

If it actually splattered sap on the window, I'd question whether or not the wood is well seasoned. I burn more Pine than any other type of fuel, and I've never had that happen. Sure, my windows get dirty over time, but just the typical gray/brown/black discoloration. Every couple of weeks or so, it cleans off quite easily with Windex & a paper towel. I would never use a razor blade for fear of scratching the ceramic. Rick

fossil said:

If it actually splattered sap on the window, I'd question whether or not the wood is well seasoned. I burn more Pine than any other type of fuel, and I've never had that happen. Sure, my windows get dirty over time, but just the typical gray/brown/black discoloration. Every couple of weeks or so, it cleans off quite easily with Windex & a paper towel. I would never use a razor blade for fear of scratching the ceramic. Rick

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You're more likely to scratch it with a cloth contaminated with sand than with a razor blade. Razors are how most ceramic cook top manufacturers suggest getting burnt food off. Steel is a lot softer than glass.

Mainah said:

Thanks for the help everyone. I ended up just getting a nice hot fire and it burnt most of it off. The stuff that didn't come off with the fire, I was able to get it off by dipping my finger in a little warm water and then into some pure white ash from my fire box and just rub it with my finger. good as new!! Did I mention I love this stove!

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Even better than using your finger is to use some damp newspaper and dip that in the ash . . . I clean my glass weekly this way . . . no need for Windex or fancy woodstove glass cleaners.

Incidentally, as you may or may not know, typically you'll get that black if either you're not burning hot enough, you're burning unseasoned wood (which is not allowing the firebox temp to get hot enough) or if you have a split that it touching the glass. In the case of softwoods, you may get some sap splatter . . . but as noted . . . no big deal. Next time you burn hot enough most of the black will burn off.