sole plate of iron (cleaning)

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Hi jas,

There are lots of tips and advice on these threads that should help:

sole plate of iron (cleaning)

Ironing Water

I'll add your thread to one of those later to keep the replies together.

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jas1966

Thanks everyone

jas1966

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

you need vilene iron cleaning stick which you can get at John Lewis and lots of other places

Thank you so much, purchase one from amazon £3 well spent. Have just used it and iron is almost as good as new :j

cjj_2

Hi
On the bottom of my iron I have noticed that something must have been burnt as the iron is a bit sticky when ironing IYSWIM.
Any ideas on how to clean it off my iron. TIA x

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Hi cjj,

This thread should help:

sole plate of iron (cleaning)

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the suggestions together.

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shelley_crow

I got a cream from ebay, called Faultless Hot Iron cleaner. You rub it in while the iron is on and the gunk rubs off.

It might be worth looking at what's causing the build up on your iron, in my case it was a pair of my son's school trousers which were non iron. They were coated with something that was rubbing off on the iron and leaving black marks on everything.

bizzylizzy

I use a brillo pad, then wipe off the residue very thoroughly.

Ben84

I've always had good results with acetone and an old rag to deposit the dissolved crud on to. Acetone is commonly sold in places like boots as nail polish remover - but check the ingredients as there might be other nail polish removers with something different in them.

cjj_2

Hi
Not sure when this happened but I have something burnt onto my iron face which I dont know how to remove. Any ideas anyone ? TIA x

meg72

I cleaned mine by rubbing on white vinegar and leaving it for a couple of hours then rubbed with a paste of Bi-carb.