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Beemoosie
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Bonnie
New York
USA
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ponyexpress
True Blue Farmgirl
   
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Sandy
Kirkwood
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 12:51:26 PM
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If you are using a spray starch, that might contribute to the build-up. There is a product on the market (in a squeeze tube) that you put onto a terry towel and run the hot iron over it. Of course, I can't remember the name, but will look and post again. If you have any books on natural cleaning, that might have some "recipes".
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nitere
True Blue Farmgirl
   
482 Posts
Amy
Hickory
NC
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 7:49:27 PM
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you can make a paste using a couple of tablespoons of baking soda mixed with a little bit of water and then wipe it on the sole plate of the iron to loosen the "scorched" stuff. then wipe with a wet cloth.
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
    
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 9:13:42 PM
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i forget the name of the product my daughter and i use .. but you can get it at Bed Bath and Beyond .. it works really well!
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM KENTUCKY
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momto6
True Blue Farmgirl
  
134 Posts
Valerie
Goltry
OK
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 9:59:20 PM
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vinegar |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
    
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 04:48:02 AM
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HI BON, I like to iron, but one way to fix the problem is to stop ironing. NANCY JO
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Beemoosie
True Blue Farmgirl
    
2077 Posts
Bonnie
New York
USA
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Jana
True Blue Farmgirl
   
482 Posts
Jana
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
USA
482 Posts |
Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 12:27:56 PM
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I use that stuff in the squeeze tube also. You can get kits at places like Linens and Things. I have a Rowenta iron and the kit is made for their product, but I suppose it would work for any iron.
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ali2583
True Blue Farmgirl
   
404 Posts
Alison
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
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Posted - Feb 26 2007 : 05:24:50 AM
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I have some scorched stuff on the bottom of my iron, I will try looking for the squeeze tube stuff.
Do you think vinegar would also work to clean out the inside on my iron? I have hard water in my area, and there are little white scales clogging up my iron, which end up coming out on my clothes whenever I hit the "steam" button. Please let me know if you think it would be safe to use vinegar to clean it out. Thanks!
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