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by mjjust2ofus 27 Oct 2011 ( edited Oct 29'11 02:39 )
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Hey All, I remember a post the other day about getting some of the sticky, stuff left behind by fusibles, on our irons. Well my simple discovery was that when that happens to me I iron over a piece of waxed paper. I use the stuff that we wrap sandwiches in. It works like a charm! It even took it off of my ironing board cover. :)

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by dlmds 27 Oct 2011
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Thank you. Do you have any good ideas of how to clean out the inside of the iron? H&*
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by sewdoctor 27 Oct 2011
There are iron cleaners on the market.....but you can also use white vinegar, I would use a 50/50 mixture with water. Put it in the steam chamber heat your iron until steaming and iron on rags until empty.
by crafter2243 29 Oct 2011
Use shot of steam if available, That blows out any calcium deposits, Also I would let the vinegar mixture sit in the iron overnight.
by dlmds 29 Oct 2011
Thank you for your answers. Hugs
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by crafter2243 29 Oct 2011
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Thanks, I have to put this in my memory bank
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by barbara68 29 Oct 2011
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good idea!
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by snowbird42 29 Oct 2011
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thanks for the tip both on the iron and in the water chamber i dont know why i did not think of that as i use whitevinegar and carb soda for lots of cleaning...thanks again ...soozie
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by lyns 29 Oct 2011
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when ironing fusibles,stabilisers, etc, I iron over baking paper. You can see your materials underneath and nothing gets stuck to the iron. And it's really cheap. xx