Hogwildz said:
All it takes is on hard, or foreign none ash element to make the glass nice and scratched.
I know many use ash, I don't. Cleaner is not that expensive. If I can't afford a that, I have bigger problems.
For eye glasses, this matters.
For a camera lens, this matters.
For window glass, this matters,
For automobile windows, this matters.
For binocular lenses, this matters.
For thermal glass in a wood stove door, this matters not.
* You can see flames thru a scratched glass, if you wish
to watch flames.
* If seeing clearly thru a wood stove glass door were at all critical,
all wood stove doors would have glass, which they do not,
and proper care would then be required.
* If you burn hot and not smolder your fire, you get minimal
creosote build up on the glass door.
It seems some "prefer" not to scratch the glass in their wood stove
doors and spend money to avoid scratches with store bought cleaners.
This is fine. Of course you can do this albeit a waste of money.
I have cleaned my wood stove glass for years, without scratching it
appreciably, using small amounts of fine wood ash, a damp cloth
and care. If this did not work so well, I might have to buy a glass
cleaner. However, this is simply not the case.
To those who enjoy wasting money on small unnecessary items,
like glass cleaners: please contact me - I have a wonderful tire
cleaner to sell you...
Aye,
Marty