Tink's Mom

Well, I had to iron the bathroom and kitchen curtains before putting them back up...used my spray starch and forgot to clean it before turning it off...
Now I have a nasty buildup on the bottom of the iron and I really need to use it on the wedding dress I'm trying to finish in time.
Please...someone tell me what to use...my brain won't work.

I considered vinegar, but with all that is going on....will wait till someone tells me yes or no...

quilt1950

I've had good luck just ironing over a wet towel.

Willa

Have you tried to heat it up and iron a paper grocery bag?

knlsmith

yup. damp towel here, too.

quiltstodo

Did a search and found this and it came up several times as a way to clean it.
http://www.ehow.com/how_18787_clean-starch-residue.html

ube quilting

A used fabric softner sheet works well. Warm the iron and rub over the sheet. Be sure to let startch soak into the fabric for a minute or two befor you iron. This will reduce the buildup on your iron.
peace

athomenow

Cool your iron and use a magic eraser! That will clean off just about anything.

quiltstodo

I just read that this works well on starch. I use them for most everything they're great

sherian

i use wax paper, iron over it alot, crumble it and iron more.

Tink's Mom

Thank you, everyone...I will start with the cleaning sponge...