How do you clean soot from under the mantel?

Answer 1

I had soot above my fire box on the rock, in the kitchen, and on just about everything plastic in the house. A Magic eraser took care of everything. The rock tore the heck out of the thing, and it took 2 to clean the fireplace rock. I had tried many things and had no luck. Great product. My rock is beige, and I got 99% of the beige back.

we are trying , and this was suggested. works ok but really worked on the soot on the logs.. Heat up your firepalce for about 20 minutes. With the fireplace still ON, spray windex on the logs or rock and watch the soot evaporate! It works!

Answer 2

Depending on the finish of the cabinets... start out with a mild soap and warm water. then increase the strength of the product until the soot/grease is removed, you can use this technique on the cabinet surface and the adjacent paint, wallpaper. If the cabinets are adjacent to a textured ceiling use an old tooth brush or soft scrub brush. "Magic Eraser" also works.

Answer 3

There are basically two ways for cleaning your marble fireplace, the harsh way and soft way. The harsh way includes using metal brushes and strong chemicals. Realistically these methods are often too dangerous or too expensive. Therefore you should rather consider water and soap to clean your fireplace.

Answer 4

I have used "scrubbing bubbles" bathroom cleaner to get rid of the soot on the surface of a fireplace. I would check a small, inconspicious place before doing the whole fireplace front.

Answer 5

use a wet cloth and dip it in the ash that's in the fireplace, then wipe the glass with it...comes off VERY EASY!

Answer 6

I usually use a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol on it.

Answer 7

Soot is caused either by unseasoned wood or a poor draft. You can clean the soot by scrapping it off but if you don't identify the problem it'll keep happening.