Dirty Glass

kobra44 · Post by **kobra44** » Tue. Dec. 06, 2005 6:21 pm

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 · Post by **WNY** » Wed. Dec. 07, 2005 11:55 am

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 · Post by **peggy** » Wed. Dec. 14, 2005 8:29 am

ash on a damp paper towel works great

AL-53 · Post by **AL-53** » Mon. Dec. 26, 2005 11:49 am

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 · Post by **Cap** » Wed. Dec. 28, 2005 5:57 am

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 · Post by **Cap** » Tue. Feb. 21, 2006 8:05 pm

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 · Post by **Mlou** » Tue. Feb. 21, 2006 10:04 pm

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.

Post by **Richard S.** » Wed. Feb. 22, 2006 6:20 am

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.