Hi all! My one year old son scratched the outside of my glass with something. I was wondering if anyone knew of a safe and effective way of trying to get the scratch out. Thanks! =)
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There are a number of special polishes for glass, but one rule of thumb (so to speak) is that if you can feel the scratch with your fingernail, it's probably too deep to polish out. Polishes will only work for very light scratches...scrathes you can see but you can't feel. I researched this a number of years ago, thinking I was going to polish a scratch out of the windshield on my car...no way. Rick
If the glass is scratched deep enough that you can feel it with your finger, you should replace the glass. You really don't want a crack to start at the scratch while you have a nice roaring fire going. Your Owner's Manual hopefully will tell you the same thing.
Corie said:
wow! that would really stink if i had to replace it! It is only 3 months old
But definitely better safe then sorry! i'll have to go and feel it and see. I havent done anything but see it and then try to research what to do, so i guess i need to get myself more info on how deep it is. Thank you!
Not to hijack the thread but my hampton has a haze which I suspect was from using tap water to clean the glass when the softerner (old one) was not working properly. Is there a specific polish to clean or polish the white haze? Names?
The same polish used to polish and clean ceramic top kitchen stoves. Rutland sells a product suited for this purpose exactly.
Corie said:
I thought it was a bad idea to use any kind of abrasive on stove glass. Some kind of acid, like toilet bowl cleaner might be better.
Chris
You might try a jewelers rouge wheel on a power drill...they're pretty good at taking scratches off jewelery. Also check with someone that buffs out scratches on car windshields perhaps they can recommend a mildly abrasive compound.
fossil said:
yeah, I have a hard time believing that he would have scratched it at all, but i know i didnt do it and my hubby says he didnt either so............at any rate, i found a site that said to rub toothpaste and baking soda on it so i did it and it came right out! It was a very light scratch. Thank you all for your quick posts and suggestions!! =)
Ah, great! Sounds likely that it wasn't really "scratched" at all, per se...maybe some sort of stubborn mark. Anyway, a happy ending this time. My little one's gonna be 24 this year, and she's still leaving mysterious marks for me to try to clean up. Rick
Ahhh the old toothpaste and baking soda trick...I'll have to keep that in mind. Nice to hear things worked out OK.
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^ just a friendly reminder use only distilled or bottled water to clean the glass with a paper towel of course. For some reason the recipe for the Pyrex-like glass will lead to a frosting/glazing over look if hard water is used.
Had my stove for over a month before I bothered to clean it off...(it was a kind of a protest cause my wife forced the stove on me) loved the look so much now I do it every morning when the stove is the coolest. It takes so little time I can hold my breath while I do it...just keep in mind to always use leather gloves. In less than a minute that glass is so clean it looks like you could reach right in and grab that fire.
Had my stove for over a month before I bothered to clean it off...(it was a kind of a protest cause my wife forced the stove on me) loved the look so much now I do it every morning when the stove is the coolest. It takes so little time I can hold my breath while I do it...just keep in mind to always use leather gloves. In less than a minute that glass is so clean it looks like you could reach right in and grab that fire.
[quote author="savageactor7" date="1210884480"]^ just a friendly reminder use only distilled or bottled water to clean the glass with a paper towel of course. For some reason the recipe for the Pyrex-like glass will lead to a frosting/glazing over look if hard water is used.
this is great to know, thank you!
this is great to know, thank you!
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