I was grilling and just about to take the steaks off when a gust of wind came and blew a plastic bag on to the outside of the ss hood as I was opening it. I grabbed it quickly but some melted on.

After the grill had cooled I did get some off by wetting with soap and water and peeling. A large spot still remains (as I was running out of daylight). Any suggestions on the best way to remove the rest? Thanks btw, nice info here.

I would say fire the grill up and burn/melt it off and then use some alochol or goof off to get any left over residue off...

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Bluesin

poe ...

There are no solvents that effectively dissolve low density polyethylene [the most probable plastic used in the bag] at ambient temperatures and the solvents that are effective at higher temperatures are also flammable [and toxic].

Low density polyethylene [LDPE] has a melting range between 220F-240F ... so you might want to try and heat up your grill, and see if the LDPE can be removed once melted [I'd try using a non abrasive material like a paper towel].

As a last option, I'd suggest that you try Barkeeper's Friend ... it contains a mild abrasive which should mechanically remove the LDPE from the SS without doing damage.

BG in WV

Ouch! Been there, done that!

I had almost the exact same thing happen to me last spring when my grill was new. I had some veggies I had carried out covered with saran wrap, the danged thing was too close to the side of the hood, contacted it and melted onto the ss! I tried scraping it off with a plastic putty knife, got all of it off, but it still showed a residue stain. I left it alone, and after the ensuing use over the following weeks, the heat just seemed to either melt off the residue, or the discoloration of the rest of the hood (on the sides - at least) blended in and I now can't tell where the initial stain was. Don't try sanding it with sandpaper or steel wool - that may show up more than the residue stain itself! And don't use a metal scraper either. Good luck - thanks for the warning message - it may prevent others from the same mess you and I suffered!


By the way - Welcome to the Source! We appreciate your dropping in and would love to hear about your setup, cooks and equipment. Also a few pictures would be nice (plastic stains and all)!

Mike

Thanks for the warm welcome and thanks for the advice. It seems that firing it up again and playing with it is the way to go. I'll keep you posted, thanks.

Grill was not even 4 hrs old. It was Fortunoff 7008, (nexgrill, I believe). I had just enough time to season grates and cook before dark.