Re: Cleaning of blackened stones on fireplace ?

Re: Cleaning of blackened stones on fireplace ?

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Cleaning of blackened stones on fireplace ? James 01-06-2007
B McGee wrote:
> I've had great success with the regular Simple Green product on
> black residue on glass fireplace doors...I'd be willing to bet if
> Simple Green makes a product specifically for stone...it would
> probably work great. In fact, if you try it, I'd love to hear if
> it worked!

I recently did a chimney cleaning of my oil fired boiler using chimney
sweep brushes (first time in 22 years). I then vacuumed out the firing
chamber with a shop vac. After I emptied the shop vac, I took it outside
to clean it. I cleaned the vac on a brick walkway (the wife wasn't home,
luckily). The terra cotta stones were then an oily black. I used Simple
Green to clean out the vac and washed the stones with a stiff broom,
then washed it off with the hose. The vac and the stones were as good as
new (and the evidence was gone!)..
>
> Deputy Dumbya Dawg wrote:
>> just saw simple green has a product for stone. The regular simple
>> green works great on natural resins maybe this will work on the stones.
>>
>> peace
>> dawg.
>>
>> "James" <jnipperxxx@nospamfdn.com> wrote in message
>> news:QoudnbuWT_KxYwLYnZ2dnUVZ_qCmnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> : Well, I'm not so sure of this. I feel certain there is a common
>> household
>> : product that will clean smut off of a fireplace.
>> :
>> : --james--
>> :
>> : -------------------------------------
>> :
>> :
>> : I do not know. I can tell you this, according to the CRC Handbook of
>> : Chemistry and Physics, the only substance in which carbon is
>> soluable is
>> : molten iron (that's how they make steel), so searching for a chemical
>> : solution is probably futile.
>> :
>> :
>> :
>>


--
Bill
in Hamptonburgh, NY
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