dirty glass

[kobra44]

Hi. I have a Stratford SC100 Coal stove. It have a glass front on the door. I keep getting a hard to clean resign on the inside of the glass that I have to clean with a single edge razor to get it off and nothing will touch it. What is causing this and is there a cleaner for glass?
Thanks

[WNY]

I clean ours almost everyday, our stove came with special glass cleaner with silicone. It makes it easy to clean next time. Removes the soot and discoloration.
Brand: RUTLAND HEARTH & GRILL CONDITIONING GLASS CLEANER.

[peggy]

ash on a damp paper towel works great

[AL-53]

I use a glass cleaner called invisible glass to get most of the removable soot and stuff..then I use a glass cleaner for ceramic top stoves...it does a great job..plus leaves a silicone coating to make future cleaning a breeze..it is the same stuff as the rutland stuff..but half the price...bought mine at wally mart..3.49 a bottle...does a great job....

Al

[Cap]

Last week cleaning up the old Mark III, I used car cleaner polish ( not wax ). It actually worked. It cleaned the glass well except for the haze on the glass. I even tried the razor blade but it was a lost cause. But the glass was 100% cleaner than when I started.

[Cap]

I know this is an old topic and I surely do not want to drag it out again, but I have discovered an excellent & cheap glass cleaner. In my last post I suggested using car cleaner polish ( not wax ) It worked okay but a considerable amount of elbow grease was necessary.

I went one step back in the paint cleaning process and tried some Turtle Wax rubbing compound which can be found at Wmart for $2. It works like a champ. The glass is easily cleaned. Use the mild compound in the green tub. Do not use the red product as it contains abrasives.

[Mlou]

Question for those of you that are cleaning your glass. Are you burning anthracite or bituminous coal? I never have "soot" or anything on my glass that would need to be scraped off. I vacuum off the dust once a week, then wash with windex, that is all I need to do. Just curious.

[Richard S.]

I've seen many stoves with discolored windows that burn anthracite, usually after many years of use. Maybe becuase you keep up with it that it doesn't get bad.