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Put your iron setting on warm and using a plastic spatula, shear off the plastic, and use tweezers to pull away any that is in the steam holes.
Oh Ann that happens to me all the time a good deed gone bad I found the above on google someone may come along with another tip”Pour yourself a drink, (tea for me now)
Put on some lipstick
and pull yourself together”
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Martin's book suggests using bicarbonate of soda (mixing several spoons into a paste) and then rubbing onto ovens to clean them. That might do?Aiming for a minimal spend 20220
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savingwannabe wrote: »Oh bless you ann, you are so thoughtful. I have actually done this as well. I waited for the iron to cool and your local supermarket or robert d*yas sell a product to clean the iron. It wipes the plastic off.
I am just checking my kim and aggie book but there is nothing else there. does anyone know of an MSE solution? I will check martin's books now.
Thanks SW,
Will call in at Tesci tomorrow!
Have found an identical iron on Argos website - but I bet she'd notice the difference! Much better if I can clean it and she will never know any better!"What does not kill me makes me stronger". Frederich Nietzsche, 1844-1900.0 -
thats what we get when trying to be domestic goddesses1 we should stick to being good in bed........sleeping for hours I mean!!!!!”Pour yourself a drink, (tea for me now)
Put on some lipstick
and pull yourself together”
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I can guarantee the stuff in supermarket will make iron look like new. Please don't worry.Aiming for a minimal spend 20220
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pity you cant blame the dog. athough honesty is best!”Pour yourself a drink, (tea for me now)
Put on some lipstick
and pull yourself together”
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Jinny you keep making me laugh. Come and help me do my housework!!!Aiming for a minimal spend 20220
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we would get nowt done though for laughing:Dsavingwannabe wrote: »Jinny you keep making me laugh. Come and help me do my housework!!!”Pour yourself a drink, (tea for me now)
Put on some lipstick
and pull yourself together”
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I am going to go for a while now as I keep laughing and am not getting far with the housework.
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Sorry me too must get some work done talk laterx”Pour yourself a drink, (tea for me now)
Put on some lipstick
and pull yourself together”
- Elizabeth Taylor0
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