Might be a silly question but what is a good way to clean up a black painted stove to make it presentable? I've not had a nice one until this year. It's collected quite a bit of dust and ash on the outside, a few water spot stains from the kettle, and a quick wipe with a damp cloth leaves smear marks all over. Is there any particular method to get it looking nice?
You can always after wiping it down nicely, try using something like crocus cloth (finer than emery) or #0000 steel wool for taking away the stains or any rust spots.
What about using stove black? I used to use it on my cast iron Clydesdale and it would look great afterward. It's just a wipe on type of carbon solution. If your stove is black I think it would work fine. Maybe test a small spot on the back first.
The stove is only a few months old it doesn't need anything drastic, no rust, and paint still in good shape. I'm just wondering if there is some trick to make it look like a little kid wasn't playing with grey finger paint after, seems no matter how many times I try with a damp cloth it just leaves grey smears all over. Is it safe to use dawn or some type of detergent? Or just try a little harder and not worry about the streaks that are left. I do miss how easily my porcelain coated Shelburne would clean up. Still looks like it just came from the factory, beautiful shine, not a scratch.
Rinse your wiping towel or whatever you're using often.... Smears happen when a dirty cloth isn't rinsed and wrung out well enough, because you end up dragging a bunch of fine particles back across a readily absorbing surface. What about a stove polish? Anything that seals up that surface is going to make clean up easier.
I used stove black when mine was black. . I have since painted it Honey glo brown and I hit it with a dry micro fiber when it's cool to take the dust off.. Don't over think it. As Eric VW stated, a dirty cloth will leave smear marks. But if it's to wet, you'll have more rust problems
