Originally Posted by Sandy-lou
Had glue from piecing stuck to the iron it was quite a mess, nothing seemed to work then I remembered the salt I heated the iron then rubbed it in the salt which I had put on baking paper on my bread board. rubbed with a circular motion in the salt and after a while the goo started to come off bonded to the salt every so often I gave the Iron a wipe down with damp cloth then repeat the process took about 20mins. word of warning if iron is teflon or non stick coated this process will take the coating off.
Next time, try a used dryer sheet (has to be used, not new) to get fusible adhesive off your soleplate. Works with much less effort and time than salt for that particular problem.