Good I didn't see that mentioned (I may have just missed it) just making sure you weren't just sliding it into the fireplace.Yes. The liner and insulation came with the stove. I got it all for the trouble of removing it.
Good I didn't see that mentioned (I may have just missed it) just making sure you weren't just sliding it into the fireplace.Yes. The liner and insulation came with the stove. I got it all for the trouble of removing it.
Good I didn't see that mentioned (I may have just missed it) just making sure you weren't just sliding it into the fireplace.
If it is really heavy scotch brite or steel wool will work. We have had ones that were bad enough we had to start with sandpaper. If it is plated you need to be carefull not to take to much offYeah, I learned this lesson the hard way. We bought our house in 2013. There was a old Sierra stove inserted in the fireplace. I lit a fire the following winter and the house started to fill with smoke. I got the fire out and inspected the stove the next day. The stove had been put in the fireplace with no liner. They at least opened the flue but it wasn't enough to vent the stove.
I took the door apart yesterday to polish the brass. There is some pretty deep corrosion on it. What's the best way to polish it? Brasso won't cut it until I get the heavy corrosion off.
Yes i am a sweep so i work on lots of stoves. Is your door plated or is it solid? If it is solid you pretty much cango as aggressive as you want. Then just step up in grit till you get to a point you can polish it again. If it is plated and corroded really bad there may be nothing you can do but scuff it and paint itI tried red scotchbrite and it wouldn't cut it. Do you think a scotchbrite drill pad would work?
Do you work with stoves for a living
Yeah if it is solid you will be able to clean it up just fine. I actually prefer the satin look of just using white scotchbrite as the final. But that is just my tasteThe door is solid so it is possible to get the corrosion off. I'll try a scotchbrite drill pad first. I have a muslin wheel that I can use if I like when I get down to the finer grits.
I would order gasket from lopi. If you had the olld one you could take it to a stove shop to find a matching size and density but without it you will have trouble. We just use high temp siliconeI've done a little bit of metal polishing on my motorcycle but it's been a long time. I'll look for some pads to use with my drill. Thanks for the advice.
Another thing: The inside of the door looks to have the remains of a rope seal that was adhered to the inside to seal the firebox. Is there a brand that I should go with to replace it? What adhesive should I use to hold it to the door?