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Clothes iron face cleaning? Walter Cohen 05-06-2008
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Posted by Dottie on May 6, 2008, 7:42 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.



You may have used tap water in the iron and the water had minerals in
it. This can cause brown hard stuff to come out on the clothes - it's
crumbly looking. You can try putting white vinegar in the iron and
heating it - then empty it out. Buy a bottle of distilled water at
the grocery and use it in the iron instead of tap water. It will take
several uses for the iron to let go of the mineral buildup. You can
try to polish the face of the iron with silver polish. The iron may
look bad but it won't hurt your clothes ... the brown stuff that comes
out will stain them - but it washes out.

Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on May 6, 2008, 8:10 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.
>
>
>
> You may have used tap water in the iron and the water had minerals in
> it. This can cause brown hard stuff to come out on the clothes - it's
> crumbly looking. You can try putting white vinegar in the iron and
> heating it - then empty it out. Buy a bottle of distilled water at
> the grocery and use it in the iron instead of tap water. It will take
> several uses for the iron to let go of the mineral buildup. You can
> try to polish the face of the iron with silver polish. The iron may
> look bad but it won't hurt your clothes ... the brown stuff that comes
> out will stain them - but it washes out.


Rowenta warns NOT to use distilled water.

Other reasons for deposits on the iron are:

1) Too much heat for certain fabrics, obviously due to human error.

2) Soap & fabric softener don't rinse out of clothes for various reasons,
all due to human error.

Solve those problems and the iron will be fine.



Posted by S. Barker on May 6, 2008, 7:16 pm
shit that cleans irons i guess. You wanted to know what to use to clean an
iron. Iron cleaner.

s

>> just get some iron cleaner.
>
> Why? What's in it?
>
>



Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on May 6, 2008, 7:30 pm
Too logical to be believable. :-)
http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/(cl2iifmesmtqnuygczaqk345)/productdetails.aspx?sku=6094999&source=GoogleBase



> shit that cleans irons i guess. You wanted to know what to use to clean
> an iron. Iron cleaner.
>
> s
>
>>> just get some iron cleaner.
>>
>> Why? What's in it?
>>
>>
>
>



Posted by Oren on May 6, 2008, 8:18 pm
On Tue, 6 May 2008 08:48:55 -0400, "Walter Cohen"

>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

Fill the iron with white vinegar; then take a glass baking dish
(rectangular), set the iron in and poor a 1/4 inch of vinegar into
the dish. Allow this to work over night. In the morning, remove the
iron, heat and steam the vinegar out of the water reservoir.

This work great for mineral deposits. Just let the iron soak over
night.

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