HG Stove Glass Cleaner, Dissolves Soot, Grease & Tar, Maintains Oven Doors, Glass Fireplaces & Hearths, Removes Residue Effectively – 500ml Spray (431050106)

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Some of these products might also be suitable for cleaning fireplace brick and/or other parts of your wood stove and fireplace. I tested the methods that you can see outlined in the table of contents below, but I’ll let you know what I think is the best way to clean wood stove glass up front. Plain baby wipes took the surface layer of grime off the glass but didn’t get the real baked-in residue. She's also used it to clean her glass-top stove better than anything she's used before, and recommends pairing it with a Scrub Mommy for ultimate cleaning power. The big benefit of this method is that it’s a lot cleaner than using an ash and water mixture, or any of the other options following.

Therefore, it seems using one of the other methods – ash, vinegar, baking soda, or glass cleaner – really does make a big difference compared to just doing it with water. When our wood burners probably spend all winter fired up and keeping us cosy, you might not notice the glass slowly becoming blackened over time.

All our service professionals operate on a simple but powerful principle - if a job’s not done right, we’ll make it right. Even modern airwash systems will still suffer from a build-up of tar and smoke when house coal is used. Some users also find that this glass cleaner can leave behind a residue on the glass if you do not wipe it down with enough water after cleaning.

All you need to clean your stove glass with this method is some sheets of old newspaper, those leftover wood ashes you saved, a cloth and a bowl of warm soapy water. To avoid excessive soot buildup, make it a habit to clean your wood stove every time you empty the ashes.While these tools can easily remove the soot and grime from the fireplace, they can leave behind scratches on the glass.

For a heavy-duty cleaner, a degreaser might be good to have on hand if your stovetop has really been put through the wringer. It should go without saying that you shouldn’t try to clean the glass if your stove is hot – wait 12 hours or more after a fire has gone out before cleaning. At the end of the day, there isn’t really a lot you can do to stop wood stove glass from getting dirty, BUT you can clean it once a week and it will look much better. I tested it on the dirtier portion of the glass, so that could have been a disadvantage, but ultimately, it didn’t seem to work as well as using ash.Some people also find that where the formula is quite runny, they need to take care to make sure it doesn’t end up running into the rope seal or getting inside the door itself. The glass should be at the very least cool enough to touch before you start to reduce the chances of burns. Wet wood produces a significantly higher amount of smoke than dry wood, which translates into more dirt to collect on your stove glass.