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Pretty much finished the renovation of my newly acquired Clearview woodburning stove.
The glass was pretty dirty (new seals now fitted)and although I've got the muck off the inside of the glass is still very hazy and I'm wondering if the glass surface may be damaged in some way.
I've tried hob cleaner but it's not really done much, anybody have any ideas of what else I can try or am I looking at a new piece of glass if I want to see the flames (which I do!)
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I always use Fairy Power Spray and it brings mine up a treat.
Yeah just scrub like hell with a decent detergent, works for me.
my old man swears by newspaper dipped in the cold ash from the previous fire??
It may burn off - get some really dry wood (kiln dried) or wood based "eco logs" (I use Blazers usually). It tends to burn all the contaminants off the glass over an evening - even shifts the thick black rubbish off that you get from burning poorly dried wood or coal.
(I am a big fan of the Eco Logs - like giant kitty litter - so very, very dry and fair kick out the heat... may find a good source of well priced ones in advance of next winter)
my old man swears by newspaper dipped in the cold ash from the previous fire??
he swears right - 😉
if the glass really is grim use the same method but swap newspaper for a fine wire wool - dip in water, dip in ash, rub on glass...
no expert, but it works for me..
Thanks guys........ finally got a brillo pad and dipped it into some ash and tried on the middle of the glass - I now have a circular bit that I can actually see through 🙂 Just need to do the rest of it now and it looks like it's going to take a fair bit of time as the glass is in a right state 🙁
Previous owners had obviously not really looked after the stove very much as the glass seal was hanging off a bit and the baffle was pretty distorted/melted!!
Looking pretty much like new though, especially once I've dealt with the glass.
Cheers.
lazy option is to get some clean burning wood and get the stove hot. Just burns all the crap off the glass.
Yep, agree with the newspaper and ash solution and burning wood rather that coal.
I suspect the previous owners burnt all sorts of stuff and not just wood. Seeing as the baffle was melted I don't think temperature was an issue but could be wrong.
Ammonia, works like a charm.
Ash and cloth, Cif and cloth, or burn very hot!
Heat it up, scrub with newspaper (obviously enough not to burn your hands off!).
Glass is actually a ceramic - either made in Germany or Japan. Careful of it as it is pretty expensive! Damp newspaper dipped in ash is not a bad cleaner...the muck on the glass is from "dirty" burning wood or other stuff eg coal (products of incomplete combustion). There are products that you can buy to put into the stove (packet of chemicals tossed in to burn) whilst on to help get rid of the coating, but clean burning wood at the high temps will help. Glass is pretty tough and should not crack due to temp variation, but will still break with impact if you close door on wood sticking out...have fun and enjoy the fire and heat. Also good to make sure Flue is clean...
I used MucOff on mine.
My parents have always used vinegar to clean the stove glass.
So my old man doesn't always talk bollox then 🙂