Cleaning an iron soleplate?
#2
Is that different from a regular iron?
two home fixes I've heard, sprinkles salt on foil and iron, or iron waxed paper (grease proof in the UK)
Neither ever cleaned my iron.
On the notions wall at sewing stores is Dritz iron cleaner.
Really it is a soft wax, and smells good when you iron it
I take a leftover bit of cotton batting about the size of a kleenex, fold it into a 4 part accordion fold
run a line (like toothpaste) of the Dritz iron clean on it and then iron back and forth with a hot iron.
Works like a dream.
two home fixes I've heard, sprinkles salt on foil and iron, or iron waxed paper (grease proof in the UK)
Neither ever cleaned my iron.
On the notions wall at sewing stores is Dritz iron cleaner.
Really it is a soft wax, and smells good when you iron it
I take a leftover bit of cotton batting about the size of a kleenex, fold it into a 4 part accordion fold
run a line (like toothpaste) of the Dritz iron clean on it and then iron back and forth with a hot iron.
Works like a dream.
#3
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I use fabric dryer sheets when I get Wonder Under on soleplate--just press down hard while iron is hot and dry-comes off every time ! It evens takes off the fusible stuff if it gets on right side of fabric !
#5
I just helped a friend with this problem. The solution surprised both of us. Make sure the iron is HOT. We used a warm+white batting scrap and rubbed the goop off. Then ran the iron over waxed paper. Worked like a dream.
#9
I mistakenly plugged in my new iron before taking off the plastic coating on the sole plate. What a mess. I found a solution on the internet that said put the iron in the freezer and the plastic would get brittle and peal off. I didn't have room in the freezer so I sat the sole plate down on ice. It took some work but the plastic did chip off. What little residue was left I used a damp magic eraser (like Mr. Clean one) on a cold iron. You wold never know there was any residue on the iron now. When my iron gets a little gunky from starch, general use etc. I just use a magic eraser and my iron is like new. I have a shiny sole plate on my iron. I don't know how it would work with a coated sole plate. Good luck. It can be cleaned.
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