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Old 01-15-2016, 05:28 AM
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I use a $6 iron bought at Walmart when pressing fusibles or glue. When it gets too gunky I toss it and buy another one. I find the $6 irons every now and then and buy several. They are handy to have for door prizes or sale tables without giving me a lot of fuss to find something to bring.
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Since I own a Rowenta iron, I use the Rowenta soleplate cleaning kit that I buy at JAF when notions are on sale.
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Old 01-15-2016, 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by NatalieF View Post
I've read somewhere that to prevent starch buildup that you can starch one side of your fabric, flip it over and iron on the opposite side. Has anyone tried this? I would put a piece of fabric down to cover my pressing board so that can be washed to prevent the board from getting gunked up.
I do the spray/flip method. But more important than that is to let the fabric rest for at least 5 minutes or so after spraying to let the starch soak into the fabric fibers. No more starch flaking and much less build up on the iron!!!
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Old 01-15-2016, 05:44 AM
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I like the Rowenta cleaner. I've tried salt, magic eraser, dryer sheet and none work.
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Old 01-15-2016, 06:39 AM
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I use a silicone sheet when pressing with starch. My iron stays clean and
of course nothing sticks.
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Old 01-15-2016, 06:51 AM
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I never heard of dryer sheets.... do you use them fresh or after they come out of the dryer? Do you just run a hot iron over them?
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Old 01-15-2016, 08:08 AM
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Wet a wash cloth. An old rough one and iron on highest setting til it comes clean then on a dry cloth. I would rather use a Magic eraser than an SOS pad (even lightly). An SOS no matter how fine will scratch a groove.
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I've used fresh dryer sheets. They work pretty well. Haven't tried the used ones, so I will save a few and try that out!
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Old 01-15-2016, 10:09 AM
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I use a paste made of baking soda and water. Haven't found anything yet that it doesn't clean off. And it's cheap.
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Old 01-15-2016, 10:38 AM
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First I run the hot iron over dryer sheets. That usually does the trick. Other times I use the Mr. Clean Eraser.
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