On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:58:45 -0800, Walter Spector
> wrote:

>Sky wrote:
>> ...
>> I've heard it's wise to remove the oven shelves/racks before 'cleaning,'
>> so I intend to do that...
>
>Good idea. Glide racks, in particular, will be ruined if they are
>left in the oven during self-clean. And even regular racks will
>lose their nice shiny finish.
>
>W.

I depends on your range and racks. The instructions for my 1974 GE
self cleaning oven said to leave them in. I did for 20 years and they
were still fine.