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I had a group come to my house today to quilt. One lady didn't fully realize how hot the iron was. She put it down on her fabric and (not sure why) the fabric melted onto the iron. (fabric didn't fare to well either.) The residue is pretty big. Any good advice on cleaning it off the iron?
I have had great success with using a wet magic eraser on a COLD iron.
Michelle
that's too bad. If the fabric melted, I would guess that it was either a nylon or polyester blend. If it was my iron, i probably would use an old towel or denim, something rough and thicker than quilt fabric , but 100% cotton, and I would get it hot and see if I could clean some of it off by ironing. Then I would buy the iron cleaner stuff that comes in a tube and use that to clean the rest off. From what you describe, I think I would get several tubes. Good luck!
I know Joann carries it, and I think maybe Walmart does too.
If it's a stainless bottom, cold iron and sos. If it's Teflon, it should peel off.
Michelle, I looked on line for this and all I could find was "Mr. Clean Magic Eraser" Is that it or do I need to keep searching?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lil bits of thread
Yes, same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by brook
I just messed mine up trying to steam that blasted wall paper off. Got glue all over it! Used my Rowenta iron cleaner and it looks all new again!!
The dollar store carries the magic eraser thingies too. They are like a dense white foam sponge.
Brook, you can get the Magic Eraser in your grocery store where the laundry cleaning supplies are. Walmart might also carry them. I actually use mine on the iron when it's hot. I don't wet the eraser and just wipe it on the soleplate. It works great! I'm not so sure how well it will work for your problem but it's worth the try. You won't be wasting your money if it doesn't work. Those erasers are so great for there intended purpose as well as iron cleaning.
I would try getting it off first with the iron hot. If it melted on, it should melt enough to clean it off.
Magic Erasers are the greatest invention ever!
There is an iron cleaner you can buy-comes in little tubes-that works for some things. I've had luck removing adhesive -fusible web or heat and bond- by ironing a dryer sheet. not sure if it would remove large amounts though
Wow! The Magic Eraser took care of the job! I used it with a hot iron and it removed the large portion pretty fast, but the edges of the iron took a little more work because I think it was thicker there somehow.
Thanks everyone! : )
Magic erasers are such a blessing in so many cleaning adventures...
Magic Erasers were my best friend when my daughter was young and flexing her creative wings all over my walls, crayons, sharpies, paints, lipstick, etc. etc. :icon_razz:
That's it! Mr Clean Magic Eraser!
Michelle
I've had this happen when my daughters were learning to sew. Best product I tried was the iron cleaner from JoAnns. Use old towel, rub on the cleaner when its hot. Takes every speck off :)
Thank goodness for this post! I just ironed over a tiny, tiny piece of fusible backing last night, and my brand new iron got all gunked up! Yikes! I just tried your trick with the Magic Eraser, and it worked , like it says, like magic! Thanks so much for posting this idea, saved me lots of trouble and worry. (And I have also learned to be much more careful about using fusible backings!)
Just caught the tail end of this post but it caught my eye. I
just bought myself a new iron and ironing board ( old one taped together with electrical tape 3 years ago- I rarely used it to be honest ) but since I started quilting 4 months ago..... ( told dear hubby that I was planning to save on dry cleaning his shirts!) My old Iron saw light of day maybe once every few months, now several times a week!