"Meat Plow" wrote in message
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On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 07:23:25 -0800, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote:

1. Oven cleaner -- especially if this is mainly the
inside of the
toaster oven door.

2. Powdered cleanser (or baking soda might do) takes a
bit of
elbow grease, but can get most stains off of most glass
or ceramic
things. (These may cloud the glass a tiny bit by its
grinding action,
so I wouldn't suggest it for house windows without
checking beforehand,
but it should be fine for appliance door windows which
aren't expected
to be crystal clear.)

3. Scrubbing Bubbles or similar bathroom cleaner works
wonders on
tobacco smoke stains; it might work here, too. It's also
nice because
it's generally compatible with most plastics, where
other solvents and
such are often not usable.


Good suggestions. I'd been thinking of Soft Scrub, because
the calcium
carbonate (chalk) in it doesn't scratch. I'll try #1 and
#3 if it doesn't
work.


For tobacco tar Clorox Cleanup works wonders. Also
products that
contain an 'oxygenator' for lack of a better word work
well if it's
just the tar you're cleaning.,

One thing that has not been mentioned (except as an
ingredient in oven cleaner): Potassium Hydroxide e.g. liquid
Draino. I use it all of the time to clean the smoke off of
glass fireplace doors.

David