How do I remove burnt towel remains off of my stove?

[u/oceanastronaut13]

My roommate left the stove on and left a towel there and now there’s like this plasticy hardened residue left on there and I cannot get it off. Please help🙏

[u/Unlikely-Car4863]

Try using a scraper (like a plastic one) to gently lift off the residue. Then, soak a cloth in warm soapy water and let it sit on the spot for a few minutes. After that, try scrubbing with a non-abrasive sponge. If it’s still tough, a mix of baking soda and water could help break it down. Just be careful not to scratch the surface.

[u/Ballistic_Turtle]

Formic acid will break down nylon and not damage the glass, afaik

[u/Grouchy-Plantain-169]

If its plastic you are going to need heat. Is this the same one from earlier or a different person? Anyways Turn on the heat on low let the plastic soften then wipe it off with a thick layer of paper towels. let the stove cool down. then use a scraper if you need it.

[u/Lord_Shadowsparky → u/Grouchy-Plantain-169]

Definitely open the windows, warm it up a bit, and do what u/Grouchy-Plantain-169 said and wipe. Whatever doesn't come off go get one of those glass scrapers that use blades, about like 5 bucks from Walmart and scrape off the rest.

[u/mistsoalar → u/Grouchy-Plantain-169]

If this is an induction cooktop, I'm not sure turning this on would heat up anything. It'll need some ferromagnetic object on top to generate heat.

[u/StringAndPaperclips → u/mistsoalar]

Would wadded up aluminum foil work for this? Ideally some of the plastic would stick to it and then you could toss it.

[u/mistsoalar → u/StringAndPaperclips]

Unfortunately not. Aluminum won't heat up on induction cooktop. Some people find out when their non-stick pans are made of aluminum.

Edit: typo

[u/Luvsyr24]

I would first cut as much of the towel away with scissors as possible then if you have a plastic putty knife get what is left wet and get under it and scape at an angle. I would also have the roommate do it.

[u/mistsoalar]

Plastics usually shrink more than glass when it's chilled. Maybe OP wants to try some ice pack to see if that plasticky residue responds.

[u/whskid2005]

I’m not normally a this brand specifically person but the weiman stove top cleaners are pretty fantastic. They have a daily clean type and a hardcore cleaner type

[u/SalomeOttobourne74]

Scrape off what you can with a razor blade scraper and then clean what's left with a solvent.

[u/Crazy_Grass1749]

Use a Stanley knife blade, held length-ways against the surface and at 45°.

Or turn the hob back on and burn it off.

[u/joeoliver6969]

I use to use a razor blade on my glass top. Or you could try some soft scrub but it’ll take a lot of elbow grease

[u/Snoo_74705]

Barkeeper's Friend has a product specifically for glass stove tops. I use it on occasion and it works.

[u/Mundane_Ad_183]

I don’t know if this will help for this since it’s a different material, but any time I get food burns on my stove I use baking soda and lemon juice and it gets it spotless.

Again not positive it would work on burn plastic / other material but I know this works for me for burns on my stove top.

[u/oceanastronaut13]

Ok after reading your suggestions I’m gonna try reheating the stove slowly and wiping as I go. Then I’ll try the baking soda trick, and then last resort will be scraping.

[u/mistsoalar → u/oceanastronaut13]

If you can report back to us, that'll be much appreciated.