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    Cooktop Cleaner

    I did a search for cooktop cleaner on this forum and no results popped up so here's something I *MUST* share!

    You know that used tank that you can get for $cheap$, but you try and you try and use all sorts of chemicals, home concoctions, etc. to get that whitish/greyish filmy stuff off? It looks fine when it's wet, and you have a fleeting feeling of triumph, but as the water or cleaner evaporates, there it is again!!!!

    Well, I found online a helpful hint on that. Ceramic Cooktop Cleaner. Weimann's or Cerami-Bright or any other brand you can find. Apply it to DRY scummy glass, with a DRY GREEN scrubby pad. Then work the cleaner til it disappears. It will seem to take forever, but keep rubbing, it will finally disappear. Your tank will buff up as if it were brand new. And the effects don't rinse off when you then proceed to clean it and rinse it a million times to make it safe for your snakes.

    Here's the finished tank, complete with Gary's Great Stuff Climbing wall. Inside the wall is a network of PVC for the corns to slither around in. Anyway, I do wish I had a "before" pic, as this tank was GROSS with that white film, we thought we'd never get it clean. Now look, it's beautiful!




    OH, and this trick works on all glass, like shower doors, skylights, greenhouses, anywhere you get that crappy look from runoff or water.

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    Re: Cooktop Cleaner

    but does it have ill effects on reptiles?
    Thanks, ~*Natalie*~



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    Re: Cooktop Cleaner

    Well, first, there is no residue left on the glass. Second, we cleaned it with bleach and water, let it dry and then vinegar and water to remove anything that could have been left on it, but we're kinda paranoid about things. There are no harmful vapors, there is no residue left on the glass, and you don't have to use gloves to work with the cleaner as it is not caustic.

    Long story short, the corns have been in it for almost a week, and aren't showing any signs of discomfort. In fact, they seem very happy, what with their new toy and all.

    If anyone is concerned about this, I'm sure there would be an MSDS on it. I do have confidence that it is a safe product, so long as you rinse and wipe down the tank as an extra precaution after you're done. I will be watching my corns, and tell you how it goes, but I really don't see any probability of any ill effects.

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    Re: Cooktop Cleaner

    We have a ceramic top range, and I can testify that the stuff is safe.

    I drop food on my stove top and pick it up without hesitation and eat it.

    Great idea, Thanks for sharing this.

    I will admit, when I first read the thread title, I thought it was going to be another one of those off topic things....

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    Re: Cooktop Cleaner

    thanks for the tip
    I've always used bon ami and elbow grease, but this sounds easier
    for those of you who do have bon ami in their households - it does not scratch glass
    rhea
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    Stephi, thanks for the tip!! And I love your foam rock!!! Great Stuff is the best... :-)
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    Re: Cooktop Cleaner

    Quote Originally Posted by Lori P View Post
    Stephi, thanks for the tip!! And I love your foam rock!!! Great Stuff is the best... :-)
    Thanks, Lori! It was Gary's first creation with the GS, and we've learned:

    Glue together foam as a form first. You'll use lots less great stuff.

    Great stuff will expand for over 24 hours, if you make a great big lump of it. Thankfully, when waiting for it to cure, we had it on some cardboard and that caught all the "hemmorrhoids" as Gary called them.

    Next time, he anticipates finding some way to attach the GS rock to the tank wall. He was thinking of getting some suction cups and putting those down first, then the GS over it, or something like that.

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    Jamie kept telling me, don't use much... it keeps expanding... did I listen? LOL No... so my first few creations turned into huge mutant foam disasters. LOL But you know what, I still used them in the rat tanks and they have had fun climbing and playingon them.

    I have no ideas for attaching to the tank... the background we made was sprayed onto a cardboard form and screwed to a wooden enclosure. I'll have to ask Jamie for ideas on that...

    It's so fun to make them things that they spend so much time exploring, isn't it?
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    Re: Cooktop Cleaner

    how about magnets?
    you could embed some in the GS
    you would have to figure out ahead how strong they need to be
    just a thought
    rhea
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    Re: Cooktop Cleaner

    Want something even safer to get that build up off?
    Plain ole lemon juice and some scrubbing.

    Zoe

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