My 7-year-old touched his polyester stuffed toy to the top of our year-old wood stove (Regency F3500). There's a large stain now. What can I do to clean it off as best as possible?
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How to clean a melted stuffed toy stain off the top of Regency F3500?
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It would probably take a solvent for the plastic which would also take off the paint. I'd try to wipe it down as best as possible while the stove top is warm. After that it may take sanding or steelwooling the rest off and repainting that area.
IMO, whatever you use to remove the plastic will remove the paint so you will end up having to repaint the top and deal with smell of curing stove paint (unless you move it outside and run a burn or two).
EbS-P
Minister of Fire
Just let it keep burning off. One that too has gotten really good and hot a couple time wipe it down. When cool with a damp rag. Buy a nice trivet
You could try WD40, when the stove is cold, it might work. It works on a lot of things like this, and it shouldnt hurt the paint.
Ctwoodtick
Minister of Fire
for sentimental nature of things, leaving it would be the easiest thing.
EbS-P
Minister of Fire
It won’t be the last blemish it gets. It’s like the first nicknor scratch on a new car. You get over them or pay to have them fixed
I have a cast iron water thing that my sister gave me in the shape of a dragon.
It was new
Now it’s rusty and has made a permanent mark on the griddle.
The stove was new also
I have to get over the fact that it’s gonna happen
I agree with EbS-P.
It was new
Now it’s rusty and has made a permanent mark on the griddle.
The stove was new also
I have to get over the fact that it’s gonna happen
I agree with EbS-P.
Nothing huge, clean it off with steel wool like BG suggested, then give her a new coat of paint. It will have to cure, but it'll look like new again. Couple of coats will be needed, so burn stove while you can still open window nearby, if you've smelled paint curing, you know what I'm talking about. Good luck.
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