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How to Clean a Solo Stove

Learn how to clean a Solo Stove to RIGHT way without damaging it!
Check out our favorite tips, techniques, attachments, and products to get your Solo Stove as clean as the day you bought it again.
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Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Equipment

  • Shop Vac or Leaf Blower
  • Soft Bristled Brush
  • Clean Dry Cloth
  • Drill
  • Soft Brush Drill Attachment
  • Buffing Pad Drill Attachment
  • Solo Stove Cover

Ingredients
  

  • Bar Keeper's Friend
  • Rubbing Compound
  • Weiman Stainless Steal Cleaner
  • WD-40 Corrosion Preventer

Instructions
 

Light Cleaning After Each Use

  • Once the Solo Stove is cool, empty the ash by turning upside down and shaking.
    ash blocking the bottom vents of a solo stove
  • Use a Shop Vacuum or Leaf Blower to blow out the remaining ash from the lower vents.
  • Wipe down with a dry clean cloth and pit on the cover.

Deep Cleaning a Solo Stove

  • Take the soft brush attachment and attach it to a drill to clean off any remaining residue or ash stuck inside your Solo Stove.
    deep cleaning a solo stove with a drill brush attachment
  • Put some Bar Keepers Friend in a container and add water. Use this solution with your drill and brush attachment to scrub your Solo Stove properly.
    cleaning a solo stove with a brush attachment
  • Next, you can attach a buffing attachment to your drill and use some automotive rubbing compound to buff the Stove’s inside and outside surfaces.
    buffing a solo stove cleaning with rubbing compound
  • Finally, spray some Weiman Stainless-steel Cleaner on your Solo Stove and use a clean cloth to wipe off any additional residue.

Preventing Rust and Corrosion

  • Dry off your Solo Stove well with a dry clean cloth.
  • When you are confident that you are done using your Stove for the year, you can wipe a tiny amount of WD-40 Rust Preventer over your Stove.
    spraying WD 40 on a solo stove to prevent rust

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