Cleaning Glass Experiment---
Riding home from work I was pondering how nice it would be to see clearly thru the glass on my stoves . Wiping them with news paper only makes them opaque. 30 Y/O stove, tried washing with various stuff this fall, still not clear.
anyhow I thought about using a window paint scraper ( replacable razor blade type) , so as I was shaking it down I tried scraping like you'd do window panes. It worked great, took some time to get the hard scuzz off, working small areas at a time and changing blades often, but they are crystal clear now. I thought the glass was etched on the inside, but it looks like a window now.
One stove was easier to do, the other needs some more work, but I was afraid of losing the fire , working with the door open so long.
Wondering if anyone had tried this.
paul
anyhow I thought about using a window paint scraper ( replacable razor blade type) , so as I was shaking it down I tried scraping like you'd do window panes. It worked great, took some time to get the hard scuzz off, working small areas at a time and changing blades often, but they are crystal clear now. I thought the glass was etched on the inside, but it looks like a window now.
One stove was easier to do, the other needs some more work, but I was afraid of losing the fire , working with the door open so long.
Wondering if anyone had tried this.
paul
I used to do that when I burned more wood but find it's not needed with anthracite coal. Rutland glass cleaner does a great job & scraping an expensive piece of glass with a razor can't be good for it's longevity.
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Yeah, I would think it you DO happen to put a tiny scratch in it, it could be a potential risk for cracking under high heat... but I don't know.Devil505 wrote:I used to do that when I burned more wood but find it's not needed with anthracite coal. Rutland glass cleaner does a great job & scraping an expensive piece of glass with a razor can't be good for it's longevity.
The old 'glass' in my Russo is pitted a bit. I experimented with a scraper and found out that this "glass" is actually very soft and will scratch. I think I best stick to ashes and newspaper, and to cover it up when starting off with wood.
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I have always used rubbing compound or , even better, polishing compound, with great success. Instead of adding scratches, it takes away scratches. It does take a little bit of "elbow grease", but not too much. Dupont brand or Turtlewax brand polishing compound can be found at any hardware or autoparts store for about 3 or 4 bucks....
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Clean with first.
http://www.forrestpaint.com/SB-glass_cleaner.html
Then polish with.
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I too use Rutlan Glass Cleaner. It does work great! Also leaves polish on glass for longer periods between cleanings. The Rutland glass cleaner I use is a green paste like compound. Very little elbow greese needed.Devil505 wrote:I used to do that when I burned more wood but find it's not needed with anthracite coal. Rutland glass cleaner does a great job & scraping an expensive piece of glass with a razor can't be good for it's longevity.
I use oven cleaner and it works just perfect. I had some nasty baked on creasote on the glass from burning wood early in the season. It came right off with the oven cleaner. I have not tried it on the coal film as yet
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Heyyyyyy.... I was going to say that! I know it works fine on glass, but I think some stoves use something other than glass. I do not know if oven cleaner is a good idea or not for those windows. Make sure the glass is cool before spraying anything on it!klinker wrote:I use oven cleaner and it works just perfect.
I use a brass-blade car window ice scraper on the wood stove if it gets really gunky. Learned about those when I was in Syracuse, man do they run circles around the cheap plastic ones! (Brass is supposed to be softer than glass - or so the display stand said, YMMV)Devil505 wrote:I used to do that when I burned more wood but find it's not needed with anthracite coal. Rutland glass cleaner does a great job & scraping an expensive piece of glass with a razor can't be good for it's longevity.
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Wipe the glass with a cut in half ONION leave for a few minutes and they it just wipes off, simple.