Cleaning Advice Needed

In article <[email hidden]>,

sf said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I try to move the stove out at least a couple of times per year to clean
the walls and floor beside and under it. That keeps it from building up
too badly.

Oh, man... you're good. Come to my house!

🙂

Hee! :-)
The buildup grosses me out... and I have a serious paranoia about fire
hazards! Just ask my dad.

I've even thrown away _all_ the socket expanders and replaced them with
power strips! Those other things are just not allowed here!

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

sf said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I try to move the stove out at least a couple of times per year to clean
the walls and floor beside and under it. That keeps it from building up
too badly.

Oh, man... you're good. Come to my house!

🙂

Hee! :-)
The buildup grosses me out... and I have a serious paranoia about fire
hazards! Just ask my dad.

I've even thrown away _all_ the socket expanders and replaced them with
power strips! Those other things are just not allowed here!

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

sf said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I try to move the stove out at least a couple of times per year to clean
the walls and floor beside and under it. That keeps it from building up
too badly.

Oh, man... you're good. Come to my house!

🙂

Hee! :-)
The buildup grosses me out... and I have a serious paranoia about fire
hazards! Just ask my dad.

I've even thrown away _all_ the socket expanders and replaced them with
power strips! Those other things are just not allowed here!

I think you're living with false assumptions unless you've also
upgraded your interior wiring.

LOL
Just adding fuel to the fire

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

sf said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I try to move the stove out at least a couple of times per year to clean
the walls and floor beside and under it. That keeps it from building up
too badly.

Oh, man... you're good. Come to my house!

🙂

Hee! :-)
The buildup grosses me out... and I have a serious paranoia about fire
hazards! Just ask my dad.

I've even thrown away _all_ the socket expanders and replaced them with
power strips! Those other things are just not allowed here!

I think you're living with false assumptions unless you've also
upgraded your interior wiring.

LOL
Just adding fuel to the fire

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Is there anything that will really cut this grease? Industrial
strength? It's OK if it takes the paint off - I need to repaint, too.

Thanks in advance.

Others have mentioned ammonia and caustic soda.

In the line of solvents, you can go to isopropanol which is plastic-safe
and will take off a limited amount of grease.

If you need more heavy duty than that, there is the stuff spraypainters
use to clean their equipment - here in NZ it's called 2way thinner.
That stuff will take off *everything*, but it will also attack the
surface of many plastics, it will soften paint ... I've used it to clean
some fluorescent light fittings that were under my kitchen ceiling and
it works a treat. Some cocktail of acetone, toluene and xylene for
starters, and I have no idea what else ... huh, I've even managed to
revive a rock hard gluebrush in my wood workshop with that stuff.

-P.

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firstname dot lastname at gmail fullstop com

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Is there anything that will really cut this grease? Industrial
strength? It's OK if it takes the paint off - I need to repaint, too.

Thanks in advance.

Others have mentioned ammonia and caustic soda.

In the line of solvents, you can go to isopropanol which is plastic-safe
and will take off a limited amount of grease.

If you need more heavy duty than that, there is the stuff spraypainters
use to clean their equipment - here in NZ it's called 2way thinner.
That stuff will take off *everything*, but it will also attack the
surface of many plastics, it will soften paint ... I've used it to clean
some fluorescent light fittings that were under my kitchen ceiling and
it works a treat. Some cocktail of acetone, toluene and xylene for
starters, and I have no idea what else ... huh, I've even managed to
revive a rock hard gluebrush in my wood workshop with that stuff.

-P.

--
=========================================
firstname dot lastname at gmail fullstop com

"Rocky" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi All

I need to clean up an area around a range that hasn't been cleaned in
years. There's a nasty buildup of grease and dust and the grease is
partially oxidized to boot.

Is there anything that will really cut this grease? Industrial
strength? It's OK if it takes the paint off - I need to repaint, too.

Thanks in advance.

Formula 409 was used with great success when a neighbour needed to clean his
range hood prior to a military housing inspection. He removed it, took it
outside, sprayed it with Formula 409 which took off all the grease & the
paint as well. He then spray painted it and re-hung it. Passed inspection.

Gabby

"Rocky" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi All

I need to clean up an area around a range that hasn't been cleaned in
years. There's a nasty buildup of grease and dust and the grease is
partially oxidized to boot.

Is there anything that will really cut this grease? Industrial
strength? It's OK if it takes the paint off - I need to repaint, too.

Thanks in advance.

Formula 409 was used with great success when a neighbour needed to clean his
range hood prior to a military housing inspection. He removed it, took it
outside, sprayed it with Formula 409 which took off all the grease & the
paint as well. He then spray painted it and re-hung it. Passed inspection.

Gabby

Gabby said:

Quoted message said:

I need to clean up an area around a range that hasn't been cleaned in
years. There's a nasty buildup of grease and dust and the grease is
partially oxidized to boot.

Paint stores carry a product named TSP. You can find it al WalMart
also.

Gabby said:

Quoted message said:

I need to clean up an area around a range that hasn't been cleaned in
years. There's a nasty buildup of grease and dust and the grease is
partially oxidized to boot.

Paint stores carry a product named TSP. You can find it al WalMart
also.

Gabby said:

"Rocky" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi All

I need to clean up an area around a range that hasn't been cleaned in
years. There's a nasty buildup of grease and dust and the grease is
partially oxidized to boot.

Is there anything that will really cut this grease? Industrial
strength? It's OK if it takes the paint off - I need to repaint, too.

Thanks in advance.

Formula 409 was used with great success when a neighbour needed to clean his
range hood prior to a military housing inspection. He removed it, took it
outside, sprayed it with Formula 409 which took off all the grease & the
paint as well. He then spray painted it and re-hung it. Passed inspection.

Gabby

The brand now has multiple varieties. I had a bottle of one that was
labeled to remove grease and so forth, but when I finished it off I
couldn't find the same one in local stores.

It's not listed here, so I guess they don't make it anymore, but I see
they have a "professional" version of a degreaser. Maybe that's what
your neighbor used.
http://www.formula409.com/409_products.html

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Gabby said:

"Rocky" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi All

I need to clean up an area around a range that hasn't been cleaned in
years. There's a nasty buildup of grease and dust and the grease is
partially oxidized to boot.

Is there anything that will really cut this grease? Industrial
strength? It's OK if it takes the paint off - I need to repaint, too.

Thanks in advance.

Formula 409 was used with great success when a neighbour needed to clean his
range hood prior to a military housing inspection. He removed it, took it
outside, sprayed it with Formula 409 which took off all the grease & the
paint as well. He then spray painted it and re-hung it. Passed inspection.

Gabby

The brand now has multiple varieties. I had a bottle of one that was
labeled to remove grease and so forth, but when I finished it off I
couldn't find the same one in local stores.

It's not listed here, so I guess they don't make it anymore, but I see
they have a "professional" version of a degreaser. Maybe that's what
your neighbor used.
http://www.formula409.com/409_products.html

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Kat said:

A hand held steemer. I have one and it works wonders.
Our house used to be a rental, no one cleaned behind the stove in 10 yrs or
more ... worked like a charm.

I'll second the hand held steamer! I have one and just love it. It
will clean just about any mess you can imagine. I have the Bissel Steam
Mop for floors as well. Both steamers are excellent, easy to use, and
help eliminate toxic chemical cleaners from your home..

Kat said:

A hand held steemer. I have one and it works wonders.
Our house used to be a rental, no one cleaned behind the stove in 10 yrs or
more ... worked like a charm.

I'll second the hand held steamer! I have one and just love it. It
will clean just about any mess you can imagine. I have the Bissel Steam
Mop for floors as well. Both steamers are excellent, easy to use, and
help eliminate toxic chemical cleaners from your home..

I'd try Simple Green, at full strength it'll remove tar and pitch from
my car without damaging the paint. Greased Lightening is another good
grime removing product, wear gloves though.

Jessica

I'd try Simple Green, at full strength it'll remove tar and pitch from
my car without damaging the paint. Greased Lightening is another good
grime removing product, wear gloves though.

Jessica

"~patches~" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Kat said:

A hand held steemer. I have one and it works wonders.
Our house used to be a rental, no one cleaned behind the stove in 10 yrs
or more ... worked like a charm.

I'll second the hand held steamer! I have one and just love it. It will
clean just about any mess you can imagine. I have the Bissel Steam Mop
for floors as well. Both steamers are excellent, easy to use, and help
eliminate toxic chemical cleaners from your home..

I'm thinking about the Bissel, but can you use it on wood floors? I think
that the steem would damage the wood, but maybe not if it is quick to dry?
We ripped up all of our carpet and found amazing wood floors under, but w/ 2
dogs and 2 kids, wood floors can be a lot of work.

"~patches~" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Kat said:

A hand held steemer. I have one and it works wonders.
Our house used to be a rental, no one cleaned behind the stove in 10 yrs
or more ... worked like a charm.

I'll second the hand held steamer! I have one and just love it. It will
clean just about any mess you can imagine. I have the Bissel Steam Mop
for floors as well. Both steamers are excellent, easy to use, and help
eliminate toxic chemical cleaners from your home..

I'm thinking about the Bissel, but can you use it on wood floors? I think
that the steem would damage the wood, but maybe not if it is quick to dry?
We ripped up all of our carpet and found amazing wood floors under, but w/ 2
dogs and 2 kids, wood floors can be a lot of work.

"Rocky" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi All

I need to clean up an area around a range that hasn't been cleaned in
years. There's a nasty buildup of grease and dust and the grease is
partially oxidized to boot.

Is there anything that will really cut this grease? Industrial
strength? It's OK if it takes the paint off - I need to repaint, too.

When we moved into our house, it was clear that some areas of the kitchen
hadn't been cleaned in years and there was a buildup of grease and dust on
top of the fridge and on the side of the range between it and the pullout
cabinet next to it. Floor, too.

I used baking soda with a very small bit of water and a lot of elbow grease.
The gunk came up amazingly well. I would try that before using all that
caustic nasty stuff. Can't hurt.

"Rocky" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi All

I need to clean up an area around a range that hasn't been cleaned in
years. There's a nasty buildup of grease and dust and the grease is
partially oxidized to boot.

Is there anything that will really cut this grease? Industrial
strength? It's OK if it takes the paint off - I need to repaint, too.

When we moved into our house, it was clear that some areas of the kitchen
hadn't been cleaned in years and there was a buildup of grease and dust on
top of the fridge and on the side of the range between it and the pullout
cabinet next to it. Floor, too.

I used baking soda with a very small bit of water and a lot of elbow grease.
The gunk came up amazingly well. I would try that before using all that
caustic nasty stuff. Can't hurt.