Help – Nylon shirt melted on the Iron!

onlyoneme · 10 July 2007 at 11:12AM

Can someone please help me. My teenage son attempted to iron his football T-shirt and now I have the iron with melted bits on it. It was in perfect working order until now!

Please advice me. What can I do to clean this.

Nix143 · 10 July 2007 at 11:58AM

Not sure if this is recommended but I always get a wet non scratch scourer - you know the ones that come in a wirey metal ball and are supposed to clean without scratching - and while the iron is hot and the scourer is wet I use that - brings mine up a treat without appearing to scratch it at all.

Gingernutmeg · 10 July 2007 at 12:03PM

Sometimes if you wait until the iron is cold the bits will just peel off ... I had a similar problem when I ironed a pair of cycling shorts lol, they'd been fine before but this time there was a sizzle and I ended up with an iron covered in melted plastic. Thankfully it peeled off the iron and there were no lasting problems.

LandyAndy · 10 July 2007 at 12:05PM

I would try setting the iron to maximum heat and then ironing a piece of scrap cloth.

susank · 10 July 2007 at 12:10PM

Rub the cold iron melted bit with ice cube and it will harden and pull off like melted wax I think.

mattogier · 10 July 2007 at 12:29PM

He'll need to buy a new shirt!

superstylin · 10 July 2007 at 12:34PM

i did a similar thing recently, not realising what setting the iron was on. i mixed up a 50/50 water and white wine vinegar and dampened a cloth in it. then i put the iron onto max setting and ironed over the cloth...came off with a bit of elbow grease put into the mix!