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How to remove burnt grease, fix lightly scratched black stovetop?

I am trying to remove a very recent Burnt Grease from my Black stove top. While trying using Lysol Cleaner, Windex, Soap & Water and a scratch pad that is not very abrasive, I dulled and lightly scratched part of the area where the burnt grease is on. What effective products can I use to remove the burnt grease, and repolish the area with the lightly dulled sctatched surface?

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Hi, I assume we are talking about a flat glass top. First the bad news. using any abrasives will permanently scratch the glass hence the dull spot. You can however make it look a little better. Grease spots and the like can be removed with a flat razor blade scraper which needs to be held flat to avoid the corners making scratches. Use any good glass/ceramic cooktop cleaner ( which is the ONLY cleaner you should ever use ) (available in your local grocery diy store and some hardware stores). The cleaner is a thick liquid, put about a dime size drop on each burner area and use a paper towel to buff out the finish like waxing a car. Once it looks clean flip your paper towel over and shine the top to like new. Good Luck!

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I've burnt enamel on to my Technika glass cook top and would like some advise on how to remove the burnt enamel without scratching the glass cook top.

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