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Cleaning your iron

Remember an Info Please post on this awhile ago. I just did the baking soda and water paste on mine and it worked perfectly--didn't even use any elbow grease--just let it set a bit to 'loosen the gunk' (stitch witchery in my case):

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- Care and Cleaning Empty iron while hot so heat will dry out cavity. Always dry and cool before putting away. To remove melted plastic and fabrics, heat at low setting just until material softens, and scrape off with a smooth piece of wood, a wooden spatula or half a clothespin. If some remains, make a paste with baking soda and water and rub or try silver polish. Wipe off with damp cloth. For a non-stick soleplate, rub gently with nylon mesh pad and suds. Acetone or nail polish remover may remove melted polyester.

If steam iron clogs from minerals in water, follow use-guide directions for cleaning, or use a commercial iron cleaner. A fine needle in the nozzle hole may open it again. Sometimes "steaming" will remove lint clogging the iron; fill with at least 1/4 cup water, set it to "steam", and hold in the air or set flat on wire rack over heat and moisture resistant surface like counter protective mat. Let steam until empty. Using only distilled water in steam irons helps avoid mineral buildup.

yes, I have the iron cleaner tube of stuff but I'm not about to go hunting for it today. I'm glad I found this instead :)

HTH

Butterfly

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Butterflywings
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Ironing Stitch Witchery is not recommended. Just thought you ought to know. Polly

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Polly Esther

Kay, my brother & his family live in Fairfax county; I avoid going to visit during July/August! It gets SO dang hot; I can't imagine geting in a 2nd floor room of an un-airconditioned builting....! =20

-Irene

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IMS

Teaching Summer School in an un AC school on Long Island. Yesterday's temperature hit 95 outside and 99 inside. My program isn't allowed to use the outside yards because we are an intensive reading program.

Today it was much cooler outside, but those old buildings with high ceilings don't really cool off. Went down to 91 today.

Fortunately, the kids are only there for 90 mins per class and teachers for 4 hours.

L>I remember only too well my days of living in Centreville, VA. I

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Witchystitcher

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