Cleaning the glass on the log burner

[Maffi]

Baby wipes oddly do clean the glass.

[Guest]

Baby wipes oddly do clean the glass.

 

+1

[Beaker]

We have a fire at home with glass in the door and solid fuel ash hasn't ever harmed it. It is glass I am not sure about other materials.

 

Fair enough, I was only speculating.

 

My main point was that there's really no need to use chemicals or special cleaning products.

[Jerra]

 

Fair enough, I was only speculating.

 

My main point was that there's really no need to use chemicals or special cleaning products.

Agreed. I was just hoping to put some minds at rest.

[markgregoryuk2000]

Damp newspaper dipped in fire ash, when finished chuck it on the fire. Or if the fires out and you have not completely soaked it use it with some more dry newspaper to lay the new fire ready to light.

[b0atman]

I loved my boatman stove (northern fabrications) when fire was left to go out it would soot the glass.

Next time when lit the soot would simply burn off so reminded me of the map at the start of ?

The Ponderosa ?

Bonanza ?

[Tomm]

''Hob Bright'' wipes straight off...

[watcher]

Vinegar and newspaper works well.

[Peter X]

I loved my boatman stove (northern fabrications) when fire was left to go out it would soot the glass.

Next time when lit the soot would simply burn off so reminded me of the map at the start of ?

The Ponderosa ?

Bonanza ?

 

Both! I'm only just old enough to vaguely remember it, my father used to watch it, so I had to go off and check my facts.

The map was of the Ponderosa ranch, and was burnt at the start of each episode of the TV series Bonanza, set there.

[cuthound]

Vinegar and newspaper works well.

I thought that is what Jack and Jill used to mend a broken head? Oh just remembered, it was vinegar and BROWN paper

[Sea Dog]

Vinegar and newspaper works well.

I've always used the ash method on the woodburner at home which works well, but the coal ash from the boat stove is a bit scratchy. Tried vinegar this morning on quite a badly sooted glass and it worked a treat. No more ash scrubbing for me! Cheers Watcher

Edited February 24, 2015 by Sea Dog

[onionbargee]

I think it depends on what you've been burning. Unseasoned wood or housecoal is not going to come off with a moist duster. I use oven cleaner spray from home bargains 99p a can , cause I will burn absolutely anything, including all my plastic rubbish.