How to clean an old wood burning stove in our cabin?
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Hello! We have an old wood burning stove in our cabin. I have tried to clean the chrome/silver and have had no luck. Any suggestions?
The cook top is also in need of a good shine, but i don't know what to use.
Any/all ideas would be most appreciated.
Tks
Dorothy
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Hi Dotty What a pretty stove :) I have an Aga and use a product called Astonish to clean it. You can use it on all the elements (enamel, chrome, iron) I had a look and it's listed on US amazon (I'm in the UK!) so it is available worldwide https://www.amazon.com/Astonish-Oven-Cookware-Cleaner-8-4OZ/dp/B014H6GYF2/ref=sr_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1536136449&sr=8-4&keywords=astonish+oven+cleaner
It still takes elbow grease but it's what all the Aga specialists over here recommend.
Clean off the grease and dirt with Dish liquid and nail brush. When dry use Stove Blacking
to make it look good again.......It will be worth it!
Barkeepers friend will clean the aluminum. Take a wire brush (make sure it's brass or stainless) and give the cast iron a good scrub. And John is right about the stove blackening. Check this out
https://m.lowes.com/pd/IMPERIAL-6-oz-Stove-Polish/1229477?cm_mmc=SCE_PLA-_-SeasonalOutdoorLiving-_-FireplacesLogsAndStoves-_-1229477:IMPERIAL&CAWELAID=&kpid=1229477&CAGPSPN=pla&store_code=2279&k_clickID=de28cfb8-e9b9-4415-812d-fb8c9279c912&gclid=CjwKCAjw_b3cBRByEiwAdG8Wqg9dgizmgHnckEc-8-0HDqozGlVnqnwo3i8hy6Sk8CIslV7m2edPxRoCSIMQAvD_BwE
My thoughts exactly! I suggest:
(1). Google the mftrs name & model name to see what they suggest.
(2). Use Dawn, the original blue type, dishwashing liquid & add plain white vinegar to warm water for scrub solution.
(3). I've used drill w/sander or use high grade sand paper to scrub w/sturdy vinyl gloves to prevent hand injuries from slithers.
Hope this helps out!! Awesome stove, by the way, really took me back to my visit's w/ grandparents on the farm. Blessings!
in my antique business for chrome i use aluminum foil on the chrome it does not scratch it bu takes off rust. i also use simichrome product found on amazon for all metals especially brass easy clean. wash the iron stove with soap and water if rusty clean sand lightly rust spots. when you get stove clean spray it with a flat black heat temp paint (found at home depots) or chimney sweep supplies. There is a black stove polish you can keep it looking pretty (chimney sweep supplies)
Good Luck and hope you enjoy this stove
We have a insert wood stove that the brick besides the stove needs to be cleaned. What do I use to clean the brick and stove!
Any of the chrome/silver pcs can be cleaned with Diet
Coke and aluminum foil (shiny side) for your scrubber. Then, wipe off with clean rag to buff it shiny. Cast iron: If there's cooking build up clean with Easy off oven cleaner first and wipe off well with damp cloth. Then, to get the rust off coarse salt and vegetable oil and steel wool, then wipe down really well, to get off any excess salt and oil. They have stove polish paste that you can buy to make it nice and shiny, but the oil should do that. It should be heated for about an hour the cleaning process, to seal all of the cast iron to prevent future rusting.
V Nichols Is right about the coke, it will eat the rust right off. Even the pros use it to clean chrome. The oil and salt is also a great suggestion, thats exactly how i clean my cast iron cook wear. I also noticed that some people are suggesting vinegar. I am a welder/fabricator and I have experience in metallurgy. Please, do not use vinegar on cast iron, it is acetic acid and will eat away at the metal actually causing rust to form.