The soapstone tile one the right front, above door, is discolored. The one on the left isn't. Anybody else get this - I assume from smoke coming out when opening the door. I did do a dollar bill test when I first got the stove and could pull it out at that spot. I didn't think it was a problem but now wonder if some smoke does leak out there. I searched the archives and found one entry that says to use ooo steel wool. Is that still the way to go?
Cleaning Soapstone
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I wash my stones often with water and a sponge. At the same time that I wash off the cast iron and make it black as new. The colors in the stone are very brilliant when wet. Seems to me that any leak in the gasket would allow air into the stove instead of letting it out. Do you just have an extra fancy piece of soapstone in that corner? My stones vary in "flare".
When looking at the front of the stove, the stone on top right above door is a discolored browish, while the left one looks like new. Do u use anything besides water when cleaning? The ash lip sure gets dirty and I had wondeed about spiffing it up. I use a horsetail brush but it seems to spread a lot of fine ash in the air.
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