Comments on: How to Clean Burnt Plastic from a Glass Cooktop

By: Loretta

Loretta — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:26:13 +0000

I had a loaf in my microwave and thought I was turning on the timer, but instead turned on the microwave. I had flames coming from the microwave because the bread caught on fire. Is this toxic?

By: John

John — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:38:07 +0000

The wd40 worked great. Looks better than it did before I stupidly cooked my beloved Bialita coffee maker. I was ready to get the acetone out of the garage but didn’t need it. And yes, acetone from the garage with gloves on would be better than nail polish for this reason: no one has any reason to keep acetone based nail polish around the house. Why would you paint your nails once a week with something known to be that toxic? It causes liver damage and cancer.

By: christi

christi — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:28:18 +0000

Worked like a charm!! Thank you so much, thought I was never going to get it off! I followed each step exactly! Thanks!!!!!

By: deborah

deborah — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:31:58 +0000

I had a plastic plate on the burner and it left huge gouges in the cooktop. I only used my fingernails to peel the hardened plastic off. Is it still Ok to use the burner?

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:07:45 +0000

Regular acetone is basically the same as nail polish that contains acetone. It will work fine. Some nail polish remover doesn’t contain acetone. Some uses Ethyl acetate. If you know the smell of acetone you will know if it has acetone in it. The other differences could be that some nail polish remover has gel agents in it to slow evaporation and keep it on the surface longer. Some also have scents in them.

By: lb

lb — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:20:18 +0000

I wonder if regular acetone (like in paint thinner) would work as well?

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:12:34 +0000

Thanks so much for this helpful hint. We had a similar duh moment with our Toaster Oven. We got most of the plastic off, but the ghost of the writing from the bread wrapper is still there, so I will definitely try the acetone/WD-40 idea!