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how to clean an iron with homemade iron cleaner recipes and tips on how to use it

Discover the secrets for how to clean an iron with salt and other common household products. You can easily remove mineral buildup with salt or vinegar and remove scorch marks with aluminum foil. These DIY cleaning techniques are simple and easy to do.

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a person ironing clothes with an iron on the table next to it and another hand holding

What is the best thing to clean the bottom of an iron?Although a steam iron is not used as frequently today as it has been in the past, it's still very helpful for starching a dress shirt, freshening table linens and cloth napkins,...

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How To Clean A Steam Iron

Steam iron cleaning made easy: Fill with vinegar-water solution, steam until empty, then clean steam holes with cotton buds. For soleplate stains, try baking soda paste, vinegar cloth, salt on paper, toothpaste, lemon juice or nail polish remover on a rag. Distilled water prevents mineral buildup.

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a person is holding a measuring cup and an electric iron on a wooden table top

What is the best thing to clean the bottom of an iron?Although a steam iron is not used as frequently today as it has been in the past, it's still very helpful for starching a dress shirt, freshening table linens and cloth napkins,...

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an iron that is sitting on top of a blue cloth covered table with white buttons

We’ve all been there: pressed for time (pun intended), forced to use our iron with a dirty plate, nervous that the precious few minutes we are taking to actually iron out the wrinkles might set us even further behind by the transferring of gunk to the garment, forcing you to choose a completely new outfit altogether. Maybe you haven’t been there, but I’m speaking from experience. Good news: If you’ve got 10 minutes, you’ve got a clean iron!

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an iron that has been cleaned and is sitting on a table with other items around it

You have probably read tons of advice on how to clean your iron, just as I have. I tried them ALL, but for some particular reason, none of them worked on my iron. My iron does not have the shiny surface that many others have. I gathered all of these attempts from Pinterest: I tried the vinegar & baking soda approach, and nothing. I tried the toothpaste approach, nothing. I tried the magic eraser, nothing. I tried the salt approach, nothing. I tried too many to mention. Everything failed! I…

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a woman is drying her clothes with an electric hair dryer in front of some t - shirts

I've said that I hate ironing and never, ever, everrrrr did it. I was the person that took a hair straightener to get out a few major wrinkles from some of my shirts. Ha! But once I discovered a clothing steamer? OHMIGOSH. GAME CHANGER. Here's a review of the steamer I use!

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a woman ironing clothes with steam coming out of it

Steam irons are great for removing wrinkles from clothing and linens, but sometimes, they can get a little too hot and melt fabrics. Learn how to remove melted fabric from the bottom of a steam iron to keep wrinkles at bay.

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