How to Clean Wood Stove Glass

A wood stove with a glass viewing window is a beautiful as well as functional addition to a room. Burning wood, however, creates a build-up of black soot on the inside of the glass, which must be cleaned to keep your stove looking nice. Although it might seem that this soot would be "baked on" and difficult to remove, it actually comes off easily with no scrubbing needed. In fact, you should never use harsh abrasives, as this will scratch the glass and create grooves that will make future cleaning difficult.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Ammonia
• Container
• Newspaper
• Window cleaner
• Paper towel

1. Pour about 1/2 cup of ammonia into a shallow container. Do not dilute.

2. Dip a sheet of balled-up newspaper into the ammonia. Wipe the wet newspaper lightly across the glass to take off the bulk of the soot.

3. After the heavy soot is removed, dip a clean sheet of newspaper into the ammonia and rub it lightly across the glass to remove the remainder of soot.

4. When all black soot is removed, spray window cleaner onto the glass and rub with a paper towel to remove any streaks.

Tips & Warnings

• The glass must be cool before cleaning.