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sole plate of iron (cleaning)

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  • JWVOODOO
    JWVOODOO Posts: 48 Forumite
    thanks MissScarlett, may i call you captain?
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    A couple of other threads copied from the Cleaning section of the MEGA Index sticky:-

    Iron:
    - Dirty iron
    - sole plate of iron (cleaning)
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  • MissScarlett_3
    MissScarlett_3 Posts: 263 Forumite
    JWVOODOO wrote:
    thanks MissScarlett, may i call you captain?

    Call me anything you like as long as you call me:rotfl:
  • Cullumpster
    Cullumpster Posts: 1,481 Forumite
    I had to do mine the other day, i used a cloth with some baby oil and a quick once over with the scourer, worked a treat :T
  • Sarahsaver
    Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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    There is a stick you can get, one I use at one of my clients houses is made by Wenko (i think) the main component seems to be paraffin wax. Also make sure you follow the label for the heat, because I made a mistake last week. Something was cotton so i thought do it on 3 but the thread used to hold the garment together clearly had polyester in it as it started to melt :eek:
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  • pennymakespounds
    pennymakespounds Posts: 1,482 Forumite
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    "astonish" or any of the other similar "multi purpose cleaning pastes" that are about £1 a tub.

    cleans soleplate within 2 seconds .. (just done mine this morning!)
  • stressedoutmumof1
    stressedoutmumof1 Posts: 1,483 Forumite
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    But do you clean it when the iron's hot or cold :confused:
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  • Nile
    Nile Posts: 14,930 Ambassador
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    stressedoutmumof1 wrote:
    But do you clean it when the iron's hot or cold :confused:

    I bought a block of beeswax which is perfect for keeping my iron clean.

    I have the beeswax block wrapped inside a cotton handkerchief. I put the iron on a warm setting then wipe the beeswax all over the plate.

    I wipe off the beeswax and dirt by 'ironing' some sheets of white paper kitchen rolls. This methond leaves the iron both clean and with a shiny plate which glides over the ironing.;)
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  • Sarahsaver
    Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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    Now I know what to do with the block of beeswax ds1 insisted on buying when we visited a bee farm in the summer!
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  • PURRING
    PURRING Posts: 25 Forumite
    Hi ,have just aquired my mother's old iron,any tips on how to clean base which is very grubby with some burnt on residue ?thanks
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