Anyone else use Oven Cleaner to clean the glass??

[stanleyjohn]

I have been using the rutland stove cleaner and it does work very well!still some good rubbing is needed to get the job done.Two weeks ago my dad gave me a can of Heavy Duty Oven and Grill cleaner and this stuff really works great!if you can stand the fumes .I just spray the glass,let it settle a few min and most if not all the glass will be cleaned with just one swipe with a paper towel.In would recommend placing an old towel near exposed areas of stove exterior of the stove because this stuff can remove paint or damage a wood surface.I guess my only worry is if it can damage the gasket around the door.

 

[blujacket]

I found the easiest, cheapest, fastest, is ash on a wet paper towel. Its free and works like a charm.

 

[wg_bent]

I eventually found that if I'm burning hot enough all I need is water to clean the glass about every 4 days max just to take the ash and a little haze off the glass. If you get black stuff on the glass, you should be burning hotter and using drier wood.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

If you need over cleaner, then look at the wood and how you burn it- the glass should not get black nastiness with dry wood and a hot fire. Get the stove hot and it burns off the black stuff. A wet paper towel, maybe a little ash will clean any haze.

Urine diluted 1:1 is excellent as well, and it keeps the glass clean longer. Supposedly salts and proteins in the solution burn off a bit slower, creating a buffer of sorts to keep soot away. I dunno about the reason, but it does seem to keep the glass cleaner.

 

[Cutter]

I have tried different methods for cleaning glass. I like the oven cleaner best. Fastest, least elbow grease and no fear of scratching the glass. Do indeed try to protect the stove and hearth from dripping. It is tough as nails getting out of brick joints.
Brad

 

[humpin iron]

Oven cleaner will etch the glass and cause it to break

 

[mnowaczyk]

I was incredibly impressed with the wet paper towel with ash on it. Made my glass crystal clear. Free of chemicals that I'd be afraid to burn in my house too!!

 

[iskiatomic]

So Adios, are you saying we all now have a urinal for an appliance? I was understanding my backyard can be my toilet, but now you have shed some light!



KC

 

[pgmr]

I wondered why he had "American Standard" listed in his signature. Didn't know they even made stoves! I would imagine they are all "down draft", eh?

 

[lexybird]

easy off oven fume free cleaner works fine as fresh huckleberries and doesnt hurt the glass

 

[Jimbob]

Urine diluted 1:1 is excellent as well, and it keeps the glass clean longer. Supposedly salts and proteins in the solution burn off a bit slower, creating a buffer of sorts to keep soot away. I dunno about the reason, but it does seem to keep the glass cleaner.

The scary thing is I'm not sure whether you're kidding or not!
:lol:

 

[pyro68]

some stove manufactures recommend staying away from any cleaner with ammonia, (not sure how the urine would fit in there ) they say the ammonia may etch the glass and over time cause it to spider. Some really like the ash method, just make sure it's all the "powder" stuff and no granules or you could scratch the glass

 

[kenny chaos]

Urine diluted 1:1 is excellent as well, and it keeps the glass clean longer. Supposedly salts and proteins in the solution burn off a bit slower, creating a buffer of sorts to keep soot away. I dunno about the reason, but it does seem to keep the glass cleaner.

That's a natural for you beer drinkers...
Actually, now that you get me thinking about it, a little powdered crack would probably work better than ashes and release that ether smell we come to adore so much.

 

[BrotherBart]

I use domestic Yak urine. Doesn't cost much but the shipping is outrageous.

BTW: Cleaned the glass on the 30 back in the middle of January and it is still as clears as, well, glass.

 

[kenny chaos]

I use domestic Yak urine. Doesn't cost much but the shipping is outrageous.

BTW: Cleaned the glass on the 30 back in the middle of January and it is still as clears as, well, glass.

Why did you stop burning? :lol:

 

[DBoon]

Someone suggested using vinegar and a paper towel to clean the glass, and that has worked great for me. I don't have black creosote accumulation, just some haze.

 

[chachdave]

Just some soapy warm water on a old sponge twice a week when scooping ash. If wood if well seasoned
glass shouldn't get all that dirty. Just a little haze.

 

[Jersey Fire Bug]

I just use a wet paper towel & then a dry paper towel and it works great
No money spent....same great result

 

[fossil]

I just use a wet paper towel & then a dry paper towel and it works great
No money spent....same great result

Where are you getting those free paper towels? Rick

 

[Jersey Fire Bug]

I just use a wet paper towel & then a dry paper towel and it works great
No money spent....same great result

Where are you getting those free paper towels? Rick

OK...it cost me almost 9cents %-P

 

[Backwoods Savage]

If you need over cleaner, then look at the wood and how you burn it- the glass should not get black nastiness with dry wood and a hot fire. Get the stove hot and it burns off the black stuff. A wet paper towel, maybe a little ash will clean any haze.

Urine diluted 1:1 is excellent as well, and it keeps the glass clean longer. Supposedly salts and proteins in the solution burn off a bit slower, creating a buffer of sorts to keep soot away. I dunno about the reason, but it does seem to keep the glass cleaner.

And just exactly how is this applied to the glass? On the inside! I can just picture you...oh, nevermind.

 

[ClubbyG]

I hereby swear that for the modern stove with ceramic glass, nothing works better for me than a wet paper towel dipped in a bit of last night's ash.

nothing....


why buy fancy stuff?

i may, one of these days, try some newspaper as many recommend, but the wet paper towel dipped in ash works wonders for me. I leave it out for a day on the on-deck wood to be burned in the house and toss it in the firebox...


BAM!

 

[xman23]

Early and late in the fire burning season my wife will blacken the glass with not so hot fires. Guess I can't complain she doesn't mind tending the fire. I found a spray called Fireview. It works well. A real good long hot fire should burn the glass clean.

Tom

 

[Crash11]

I use glass cooktop cleaner for stoves. It's convenient because my stove is a glass cooktop.

 

[mayhem]

I tried vinegar the first time a couple weeks ago when we had a warm spell. Unreal how well it worked. Probably used up a few tablespoons on a handful of paper townels and all the black, oil crap that was stuck on there was gone.