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Clothes iron face cleaning? Walter Cohen 05-06-2008
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on May 6, 2008, 11:54 am
> I have an iron whose face is all gunked up. =A0Not sure how this happened =
but
> I am wondering if it can somehow be cleaned rather than me having to go ou=
t
> and purchase a new iron. =A0When the iron is heated/hot it drags on the
> clothing item and sometimes transfers some of the gunk onto the clothing.
>
> Can I just use steel wool and/or a brillo pad on the face or will this
> scratch/ruin the iron face?
>
> Thanks,
> Walter

I've used 0000 steel wool to clean my irons many times over the years.

What's the gunk? If it's melted something or other, try some GooGone,
lighter fluid or WD-40 on the steel wool after heating the iron up to
loosen it.

Posted by JR Weiss on May 6, 2008, 1:53 pm

> I've used 0000 steel wool to clean my irons many times over the years.

That should work for surface corrosion or pitting.


> What's the gunk? If it's melted something or other, try some GooGone, lighter
> fluid or WD-40 on the steel wool after heating the iron up to loosen it.

HOWEVER, don't heat it any hotter than you can touch the iron with your flat
palm! Lighter fluid will, at best, instantly evaporate, or may flash and burn.

The 0000 steel wool with the solvent will likely work for many/most "gunk."
Kerosene was the old-fashioned solvent of choice, but GooGone or WD-40 are good
modern alternatives.



Posted by S. Barker on May 6, 2008, 1:07 pm
just get some iron cleaner.

s

>I have an iron whose face is all gunked up. Not sure how this happened but
>I am wondering if it can somehow be cleaned rather than me having to go out
>and purchase a new iron. When the iron is heated/hot it drags on the
>clothing item and sometimes transfers some of the gunk onto the clothing.
>
> Can I just use steel wool and/or a brillo pad on the face or will this
> scratch/ruin the iron face?
>
> Thanks,
> Walter



Posted by JR Weiss on May 6, 2008, 1:53 pm
> just get some iron cleaner.

Why? What's in it?



Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on May 6, 2008, 2:07 pm
>> just get some iron cleaner.
>
> Why? What's in it?
>
>


I don't know, but it works really well. Made by Rowenta, a mfr of irons.
Brownish ointment in a tube.



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