Cleaning the glass on the wood stove

Ok guys, it's been a long time since it was warm enough to shut the stove down completely and the glass is getting really dirty. I was looking here for some ideas on cleaning the glass. Don't see any threads on it.
What's the trick?

 

Damp newspaper dipped in ashes I believe is what I have always heard.

Gaey

 

I use ammonia diluted with water. It works pretty well, except for the really resinous stuff.

 

Hot fire and whatever doesn't come off... Oh well.

 

That has been me for about 6 weeks now and the only thing on my glass is some fly ash.

A lot of people say use newspaper and ashes. I was given a bottle of the wood stove glass cleaner with my stove purchase and it works great. One bottle has lasted three years and is still half full. Occasionally I have a piece of wood that is really long and almost touches the glass. When that happens it will leave a black mark and the glass cleaner stuff literally melts it off in seconds. However anymore I don't even use the glass cleaner since on the next load it will burn off by halfway through the load.

 

A trick I have found and I just use paper towels and a water spray bottle. You have to first wet the paper towel good then wet the window them wipe it off.
Make sure you dont spray a hot window as it can crack. I am sure most people know that.

If the water on the towel and window evaporate before you wipe, it wont clean the window.

 

Damp cloth dipped in ashes and no need for anything else.

 

If you have black goop stuck in the corners, the abrasive ash works good(and your wood is too wet).
For fly ash, a damp paper towel works great.

 

I haven't touched the glass in my stove in 2 or 3 years. It stays clean enough and I don't have to worry about damaging the glass from trying to clean it.

I know probably not the answer you wanted, but somethings are better left alone.
Like my Dad says... "Just HAD to screw with it, huh?"

 

When mine gets blackened up a bit from too much green wood mixed with dry… I use a razor blade window scraper with the vacuum. If I "slice" at about a 45 degree angle, it all comes right off.

BTW… I really have enjoyed the Hoarders forum.

 

Like every else I have had the black stuff on the window and it usually burns off in a short amount of time, but this is just a white haze that I can no longer see through.
And the Fireview window doesn't open so it's a little harder to get to. And it take all day to get it cool enough to clean.

 

Damp paper towel should wipe the haze right off.

 

If you like it now just wait until they get into the beer!

Gary

 

They ain't nuthin any better to wash down sweat, dirt and sawdust than an ice cold brew….

 

I cleaned my glass year 1...Now I don't bother.

 

Ditto

 

I just use damp paper towel on it when it gets that way. Cleans right up. The new stove glass is a heckuva lot easier to clean than the Fireview was.

 

Same here

 

For fly ash, dry newspaper without any ashes works just fine. As does one of those non-scratch flat light blue scouring pads made for non-stick pots and pans...it won't scratch the glass and does great job. You can use it dry if there is just fly ash. That's how I cleaned the Fireview. You can wet the pad and wring it out REALLY well so no water drips down, but you'll likely have to rinse the pad and repeat once or twice to get all off/ really easy, takes about three minutes.