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.

Since I own a Rowenta iron, I use the Rowenta soleplate cleaning kit that I buy at JAF when notions are on sale.

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!!!

I like the Rowenta cleaner. I've tried salt, magic eraser, dryer sheet and none work.

I use a silicone sheet when pressing with starch. My iron stays clean and
of course nothing sticks. :thumbup:

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?

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.

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!

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.

First I run the hot iron over dryer sheets. That usually does the trick. Other times I use the Mr. Clean Eraser.