What's the easiest and best way..........

[soupy1957]

I went into the living room this morning and decided that the layer of dust on my metal wood stove needed removing..........but.........a wet paper towel (water) didn't really do a good job.

Suggestions for best results at removing dust from a metal wood stove?

-Soupy1957

 

[Danno77]

I dunno, a wet rag always seems to work for me. Was the paper towel just tearing apart too easily?

 

[fireview2788]

Power washer.



fv

 

[raiderfan]

vacuum with brush attachment

 

[DexterDay]

Stove Polish.. Rutland makes one, among many others. On my Peelet Stove upstairs, I use a Micr Fiber Cloth and spray some WD-40 or Remington Gun oil, lightly on the cloth and wipe. But it has a really smooth Finish. The 30 is a little rougher. Never wiped it down yet, because its not fully installed.

I would imagine a Rag would work better than a Paper Towel.. Even if its just water. Water and Steel are not good friends though. I keep rags that are designated for stove use (Window, Exterior, Etc). So I do not make the Wife angry by using all her good rags. Micro Fiber's from Auto Zone, NAPA, HD, Wal-Mart, Lowes, Etc. They can be had for real cheap. No lint comes off of them. On the glass, I rarely use cleaners, or water. Just apply pressure to the dry rag and it cleans really well.

 

[Wood Heat Stoves]

I just use a wet rag, and then be sure to dry the stove thoroughly. You can use a little ammonia in the water if there is stuff that is hard to get off. If the paint is powdery or gray, I would repaint it with a high temp stove paint. Be careful about using stove polish, because it leaves a film on he stove surface that makes it hard to repaint later without going to a lot of work to get it off.

 

[Dix]

I blow the dust off first ( by huff & puff or shop vac) then follow up with Murphy's Oil mixed w/ water and cheese clothed off.

When I can.


Other wise, it's Windex or the equivelant after a dust removal.

 

[fossil]

I had my Ophthalmologist perform a fairly simple procedure on my eyes which modified my vision in such a way that I'm no longer capable of seeing dust. Or cobwebs. I highly recommend it. :coolsmile:

 

[Swedishchef]

I wish my wife had fossil's vision. It would make my life a LOT easier

Be careful that you use...don't use any "windex" type cleaners, they can leave a stink on the stove top for prolonged hours.

Andrew

 

[BrotherBart]

Feather duster.

 

[cmonSTART]

Feather duster.

A pink one.

 

[n3pro]

I leave the first hot fire of the season burn it off. I didn't put it there, why should I remove it.

 

[raybonz]

Sandblaster...


Ray

 

[Fsappo]

Swiffer Duster thingie

 

[Adios Pantalones]

French maid.

 

[jimbom]

French maid.

Sans pantalones?

 

[fossil]

French maid.

Sans pantalones?

In French it would be "pantalons"...unless you're talking the next underlayer, in which case it would be "culotte".

 

[Adios Pantalones]

French maid.

Sans pantalones?

Well, we do have a dress code. Or is that un-dress code?

 

[jimbom]

French maid.

Sans pantalones?

In French it would be "pantalons"...unless you're talking the next underlayer, in which case it would be "culotte".

I bow to the poster with first hand, as it were, experience.

Layers! I suppose you should never get into a public rock-paper-scissors article of clothing contest with a French lady.

Also with a lady wearing a kimono. You get down to skivvies and they are still on the scarves, belts, and ties. Not that I would know. I had this friend... Well, she was probably not a lady... Oh well - stove, dusty stove.

 

[GAMMA RAY]

French maid.

Sans pantalones?

Well, we do have a dress code. Or is that un-dress code?

OK...I kept my mouth shut as long as I can....feather dusters are crap BB... >:-( whether pink or not....
You can get a "french maid" outfit on many sites on the web for a very affordable price....just saying... for the wife or SO.....not sure if they are available for males....I am sure they are...for those of you interested....

I have wondered myself about the stove polish...saw it at the local stove shop...I will have Mr. Gamma try it...while sporting attire of chainsaw chaps.....boots....sans shirt....maybe an apron too for giggles... ;-P

 

[Swedishchef]

Fossil,

where's you learn all the french in Oregon?!@?!

A

 

[fossil]

Fossil,

where's you learn all the french in Oregon?!@?!

A

I didn't. I learned what little I know in California. A long time ago. In order to go to a California State College at that time (which I very much wanted to do), we needed to have (supposedly) become at least marginally conversant in a foreign language. The choices were French or Spanish...or no foreign language, thus no State College. I chose French. A year or two in 8th/9th grades, and another year or two in 10th/11th grades, and I was golden for my college application. That box had a check mark in it. So the last year I "studied" French was about 1965. Dunno why I remember some things in French that are normally completely useless to me and can't remember other things in English that are always very important to me. %-P Rick

 

[pen]

I'm amazed that I'm the first to recommend the leaf blower for some off season exercise.

pen