How to Cover Scratches on a Flat Stovetop

With normal wear, glass or glass-ceramic stove cooktops can become scuffed or scratched. Kitchen utensils, pots and pans or abrasive debris trapped betwen a cooking vessel and the glass cause scratches that dull the finish of the stovetop. Stovetop manufacturers often recommend specific cleaning preparations that buff out scratches. The preparations are typically acidic or alkaline pastes or suspensions that contain calcite, pulverized diatomaceous earth or microcrystalline silica. These mildly abrasive compounds must be rubbed or buffed onto the scratches to remove irregularities and restore the stovetop's shiny finish.

Spray appliance or window cleaner
Soft rags
Paper towels (optional)
Glass-buffing preparation
Razor scraper (optional)

Instructions

- 1
  Prepare to buff the stovetop by cleaning the glass surface with appliance or window cleaner and a soft rag or paper towels. The stovetop should be cleaned immediately after every use or spill. Almost any cooked-on spill that is not easily removed with window-cleaning solution can be scraped off with a razor scraper after the hardened spill has been softened with cleaning solution.
- 2
  Apply the glass-buffing preparation to the stovetop as instructed by the manufacturer. Liquid polishes typically must be shaken before application; paste-type suspensions do not. Allow time for the buffing preparation to dry to a chalky film.
- 3
  Buff the stovetop with a soft rag. Use moderate pressure and buff in small circles. Removing the scuffs or scratches from the stovetop requires friction provided by vigorous buffing. After the stovetop has been buffed, wipe away any residual polish with a clean rag.
- 4
  Rub or gently glide your fingers across the stovetop. If a scratch on the stovetop is especially deep, you may need to repeat the buffing process in that area. The buffing compound does not fill in the scratch. It smoothes the stovetop by grinding down or sanding the irregularities in the cooking surface, making the scratches less noticeable and less prone to trap debris.

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