kolling@decwrl.DEC.COM (Karen Kolling) (01/14/86)
> Our gas range has the usual (cheap) plastic knobs with little chrome rings. > When grease gets on them, it often sticks and is difficult to get off. > Steel wool is unacceptable since it will scratch and maim the knobs. > Any suggestions for removing grease? I have an ancient Wedgewood gas stove. I clean the exterior with two things: ammonia, and, for tough things, Rescue (non-SOS soap type pads sold in Safeway, et al.) Rescue doesn't scratch the chrome. Actually, the metal trim on my stove all seems to be chrome-plated copper, which leads to my questions: this is a really old stove, folks, and some of the chrome has long since disappeared, leaving exposed copper. There's a detachable vent where the copper on the hard-to-get-to fins has turned green, and standard copper cleaners are no help. The permanently attached insignia on the front of the stove is not only partly green, but has a hard white totally unbudgeable substance on its surface. Any ideas? Karen
reid@glacier.ARPA (Brian Reid) (01/14/86)
Stove knobs come off easily. If they don't have a screw, just pull on them with your fingers or with a handkerchief. Once you have them off you can soak them overnight in hot soapy water and then rub them down with a Chore Boy and they should come clean. Otherwise you can try my famous Boiling Ammonia treatment. -- Brian Reid decwrl!glacier!reid Stanford reid@SU-Glacier.ARPA
wcs@ho95e.UUCP (#Bill.Stewart.2G202.x0705) (01/14/86)
In college, it was simpler; we had an old Vulcan commercial gas stove. Steel wool and scrubbing helped a bit, but every couple years we'd take the sucker apart and sandblast it. -- # Bill Stewart, AT&T Bell Labs 2G-202, Holmdel NJ 1-201-949-0705 ihnp4!ho95c!wcs
ken@birtch.UUCP (Ken B) (01/21/86)
I use a product called 'Simple Green'. This stuff *really* cuts any
grease, etc., that may accumulate on your range or stove top.
I believe (but don't quote me on it) that you can use it to remove
grease stains from clothing (I haven't tried it). Works great for
removing oil, etc, from car parts.
<I don't work for simple green, or even market their stuff. just a
happy consumer>
Ken Brown
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