# Removing melted plastic from a glass stove top? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 11, 2007, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-melted-plastic-from-a-glass-stove-top/387497 "2007-01-11T02:20:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-melted-plastic-from-a-glass-stove-top/387497/21 "2007-01-11T19:22:37Z")
[QUOTE=Rubystreak] Tried an ice pack, no luck. Will have to look at a plastic scraper thingie, since the bit that’s left on isn’t going to go easy. So acetone, not a good idea, eh? [/QUOTE] there you were. What happened with the razor? If it had already worked for the first half, why not the rest? ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-melted-plastic-from-a-glass-stove-top/387497/22 "2007-01-11T19:33:31Z")
Perhaps using a hair dryer or heat gun ($30 at the auto store) to soften the plastic before scraping would help. Might get lucky and have it come off in one chunk. If using a heat gun and plastic scraper please exercise appropriate caution to avoid making the problem worse… ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-melted-plastic-from-a-glass-stove-top/387497/23 "2007-01-11T20:43:53Z")
[QUOTE=Sapo] there you were. What happened with the razor? If it had already worked for the first half, why not the rest? [/QUOTE] I got the edges off but the center seems too thin to get off with a razor. I can’t seem to scrape that part off without taking some of the glass with it. I don’t want to ruin that burner. Maybe the hair dryer will work. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-melted-plastic-from-a-glass-stove-top/387497/24 "2007-01-11T20:51:44Z")
This seems too obvious, but have you checked the owner’s manual or called the manufacturer to ask for advice? My guess is that you’re not the first (nor the last) person to do this. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-melted-plastic-from-a-glass-stove-top/387497/25 "2007-01-13T04:42:27Z")
[QUOTE=Dewey Finn] This seems too obvious, but have you checked the owner’s manual or called the manufacturer to ask for advice? My guess is that you’re not the first (nor the last) person to do this. [/QUOTE] I bought the house used, you know, with the stove already in it. It’s an old stove, I’d say decades, since this house was furnished in the 70’s (and it shows-- lots of eagles and colonial dudes). I could probably go into Sears and ask someone, but why do that when you have the Internet right at your fingertips? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-melted-plastic-from-a-glass-stove-top/387497.md?page=1)