glass cleaner

sootman wrote:

av8r wrote:

Rex wrote:the BEST way to clean your glass is by using a damp cloth, place a small amount of fine coal ash on it, and rub away at your glass.. Glass will be as clean as you'll ever see it!!

You have a hand fired stove....much different animal when talking about cleaning glass as compared to a stoker.

I tried a bunch of stuff that worked OK, but after I read this first post I tried it with a damp paper towel [ I spit on it ] and it worked amazingly well and that was on a Harmon Mag stoker after about a ton and a half through it. Thanks Rex

Glenn

spit and coal ash comes pretty cheap, I'd say!!

I don't know if its a woman thing-but if I have glass on a stove,I want to be able to see the fire-period,and I want clean glass.We have used 1. Rutlands glass cleaner,and stove top polish-so-so,cleans ok-but not the white film,on both the hand fired Harman & pellet stove. 2. Pellet stove yesterday-Sprayway glass cleaner,nope,white vinegar-nope, Rutlands again-nope,oven cleaner-nope.Then the Magic Earaser.All products were rinsed off good with a wet rag.The pellet stove glass is cleaner after using all 5 products-but still a white film.I am going to use the Magic Earaser again today after shutting it down, and on the Harman before we fire it back up.Then I will use the Orange hand cleaner if it still needs it.The pellet stove is in its 3rd season, and I have faithfully cleaned the glass,daily or every other day,because thats in our living room, and we enjoy the fire look.The hand fired Harman is on its 2nd season,but the glass isnt that bad,but would like it to look more like it did when we installed the new glass.We'll just get to a certain point I'm sure, and order new glass.

I use Rutland Conditioning Glass Cleaner. Item #84. It works best for me so far.

Steve

Took DVC500's tips and cleaned the haze from my seven year old stove windows. Prior to this very successful effort, I used a paper towel dampened with vinegar followed by a water dampened towel.

Proof is in the pictures. Although the pictures represent last year's results, the widows came out just as good with much less effort this year.

DVC-500 has hit it on the head with the orange hand cleaner. Took my buddies stoker which the glass was covered solid and you couldn't see through it and gave it two scrubs with the orange and it took off 95% of the coating that was on it and now you can see the coal and flame, if my bud does it a few more times he will have restored the glass. I just used a non pumis orange on my hitzer which this will be the first full year for me and it cleaned it with no smudges just crystal clear, much easier than the spray I was using (fireview) by spray nine which also had a bad smell.
THANK YOU DVC-500

Hello, does orange hand cleaner product leave any scracthes?

Not that I can notice Just one old farmers observation--I used it with pumice----- Permatex fast orange hand cleaner--got it at NAPA---Hey, what the H happened to my earlier post--oh no--cyberthief

fastcat wrote:THANK YOU DVC-500

Yuor welcome! I should have re-packaded it, and sold it under a new label, like "ACME Stove Glass Cleaner". I could have doubled the price
But thats what this forum is all about... exchanging ideas for free.

Scratches, no not that I can tell and we scrubed hard.

Well you motivated me to clean the glass on the DSM...
Used a razor blade to scrape the crud off then did half with the hand cleaner and half with the liquid rutland spray...
Both looked the same but the hand cleaner smelled better...
Finally can watch the ladies dance again...
Much better dancing with the MPD installed...

I use aerosol oven cleaner spray on cold glass. Spray, leave on 2 min. wipe with paper towel. Sodium Hydroxide is the trick. Thats how I get rid of wood tar on glass. My coal stove is on order. I can't wait !!

Hi,

I've tried them all.

1) fast orange with pumice
2) glass stove cleaner
3) fire place glass cleaner
4) ash from the pan and a little water
5) billet metal polish
7) 100 grit sand paper.

The glass is very smooth, very clean. But still stained brown. So I got to thinking, what about the following (either or not both): 1) Muriatic Acid; or 2) Naval Jelly?

Thoughts?
Take care all.

I use spray oven cleaner like easy-off for the kitchen. make sure glass is cool as possible, leave door open a min. even helps to cool more. Spray 6" away from glass. Wait 30 sec-1min. wipe off with paper towel. Protect area from overspray with newspaper. Will eat paint and skin. Don't breathe fumes.

I recommend using simply vinegar,pure lemon juice and baking soda.

For the last 3 years I've just dipped a paper towel in the basement sump & wiped the glass clean. Works just as good as Windex did .... but this cleaner is 100% FREE.