Melted fabric on stove

[Joejoe]

Hello!

I am a new member and have a question you experts. I recently moved into a house that has an awesome cast iron wood burning stove. One of the first thingstep I did upon moving in was ordering a cord of wood. I have been getting the hang of using the stove and have gotten pretty good with it. However, I have been using a red polyester towel to open and shut it while it is going so I don't burn my hand. well, the red polyester towel seems to be melting on to, or staining, the outside of the stove. any ideas on how to get the melted/burned on red polyester stain off the outside of my stove ?

Thanks in advance!

 

[VirginiaIron]

You might try waiting until the stove cools and then picking it off with a sharp object. Or you could use leather gloves from this point on and allow the polyester to slowly burn off.

 

[begreen]

Is this on an enameled or painted stove? It might come off easiest when hot if it's still viscous. When the stove is hot try wiping the area with a cotton cloth to see if you can get rid of the worst of it. A putty knife or single-edge razor blade may help scrape up the remainder if the surface is flat.

 

[VirginiaIron]

Is this on an enameled or painted stove? It might come off easiest when hot if it's still viscous. When the stove is hot try wiping the area with a cotton cloth to see if you can get rid of the worst of it. A putty knife or single-edge razor blade may help scrape up the remainder if the surface is flat.

You are right. I might even attempt to use a dampend cotton cloth if the dry cloth didn't work.

 

[Joejoe]

Thank you very much for the replies. I will fire it up and see if I can remove it when it is viscous.

As far as painted or enamel, I have no clue. it just looks like cast iron to me

 

[Buckshot1955]

Get yourself a pair of leather welding gloves. That works great for messing with high temps.


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