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Eliminate Soot from Your Fireplace Doors
Posted by Shira Beth
Jan 07, 2010
Hopefully, you just spent some quality time with your family over the holidays. And chances are, if you have a fireplace, you all gathered around it once or twice. Did you remember to clean off the glass doors once the fire was out? After each use of the fireplace, you should remove the soot from the insides of the doors to prevent buildup on the glass. If there is already baked-on soot, you can scrape the glass with a blade to remove it (abrasive cleaners will scratch the glass). To eliminate regular amounts of soot, you can buy a special cleaner designed for removing soot. Some more eco-friendly options include:
- Mix 1 quart of warm water with 2 tablespoons of vinegar. Then add 1 tablespoon of clear ammonia. Wipe it onto the smoky glass, and then rinse with warm water. Dry the doors with a clean cloth.
- Dip a rag into rubbing alcohol and wipe away the sooty film. Then use regular glass cleaner to make the doors sparkle.
- Many fireplace owners swear by this one: Take a damp cloth and dip it in the ashes at the bottom of your fireplace. Rub the ashy rag across the doors, rinse and voila! The soot is gone.
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