Originally Posted by
Jratcliff
On another board someone posted about the Panasonic/titanium sole plate. They said any gunk that gets on it cleans right off. I've thought about getting one since anything I get seems to collect gunk pretty much overnight.
I've had 2 Rowenta and neither one worked well - lots of sputtering and spitting or no steam at all!
Currently I have a cheapy with a teflon sole plate. Gunk does not come but it doesn't leak!
I use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to clean any gunk that accumulates on the bottom of my iron. It works like a charm, just dampen with water and wipe down the sole plate. Mine is shiny metal, don't know what, exactly, but the Mr. Clean Eraser cleans it perfectly, no scratches or marks at all. I do this when the iron is cold, of course. My shark seems to accumulate a lot of stuff on the bottom.