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02-16-2011, 04:53 PM

#21

hobbykat1955

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I've done it several times...I just heat to hotest point and then just take a wad of old fabric and rub it right off.

02-16-2011, 04:59 PM

#22

fabric whisperer

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Location: Ohio... wanna build a cabin in the woods and live off the land... and quilt all day!

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I have hubby save me used dryer sheets just for this purpose. Learned that trick when youngest son wanted to be Buzz Lightyear for halloween about 8 years ago or so... and got wonderunder all over the place... used dryer sheets cleaned it right up, recycle-repurpose-reuse! :)

02-16-2011, 05:36 PM

#23

leaha

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I use goo-gone

02-16-2011, 05:38 PM

#24

dunster

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When my iron got gunky the Magic Eraser was the only thing that worked, and it worked really fast with little effort on my part.

02-16-2011, 07:48 PM

#25

rexie

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I got that mess on my shiny iron and my husband cleaned it for me. Took him almost an hour with a lot of scraping and goof off and finally some buffing compound. I was told to NOT do that again.

02-16-2011, 07:56 PM

#26

Ps 150

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lori S

They sell a product called Iron -OFF at Jo ann's it will clean up the fusible. Ask me how I know :wink:
I keep a tube close to my ironing board.

Ditto! I keep one by my large iron and one by my applique iron.

02-17-2011, 02:08 AM

#27

quilterella

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Becky13

I was doing fusible applique and did I use fabric in between my iron and the fusible pieces? Oh heck no, cuz I've never had a problem and what could happen anyway?! Well, it happened. I've got that fusible gunk all over the sole of my iron. How the heck did that happen? But now -- how do I get it off?

I did that last month to my brand new iron, tried Magic Eraser, no luck, tried Goo Gone, no luck. DH asked what I was doing and said "wait a minute". He came back in with Fondue Cleaner and it came off without a hitch. Yes, Fondue Cleaner and it is available at your grocery store. All I can say is " Thank God for smart Husbands"