Good news!! I let the iron sit over night. I couldn't face it. Today after getting home from work, I went in the sewing room and decided to tackle it. I just started taking my nail and trying to get the rest of it off. It just started popping off. I kept at it and now it is clean!! I didn't ruin the iron. I was not looking forward to trying to find another iron. Thanks for your input. The ice may have worked if I had tried it yesterday.