How do i clean my expensive iron something is always on it and it doesnt want to glide.?

Answer 1

While cool clean with steel wool. Heat iron and run it over wax paper....a trick my gram used.

Answer 2

I've found that the best way to get anything off of an iron is to heat it up and use it on the most expensive, whitest or most favorite piece of clothing you own. The stuff will jump off the iron and embed itself permanently onto said clothing item.

Seriously though, your iron probably has a teflon coating. You have to be careful what you clean it with to keep it from coming off of the iron. I've had luck with vinegar and water mixture (50/50). Use a washcloth but only wet half of it with the vinegar and water and use it on a hot iron. If you wet the whole thing, the moisture will transfer the heat much faster than if you keep your hands on a dry portion of the cloth.
If you use alot of starch, you will always have this problem. The steam holes fill up with the stuff and is really hard to get it out. Also, when the steam is on, it will tend to push the old starch out onto the clothes. I'd get a cheap iron to use only when starching and use the good iron otherwise.

Answer 3

If it has a Teflon or other non-stick coating, you can't.

If it's plain steel, unplug the iron. Start with a spray cleaner like Fantastic or 409 and the scrubby side of a kitchen sponge. This should remove a lot of any burnt build-up from starch, sizing, etc.

Better but not good enough? Try a stainless steel/aluminum kitchen cleaner made for pots and pans, like Cameo powder. Be careful not to clog the steam vents, and rinse thoroughly without immersing the iron.

If that didn't get it all, consider the finest steel wool there is, #0000 (I think). Rubbed in small circles, it should remove any remaining dirt, plus nicks or burrs.

When you iron with your newly-cleaned iron, use steam and press a scrap of cloth, clean rag, or an old towel first, in case any cleaning product remains on the surface or in the vents.

Answer 4

Get a sheet of waxed paper and with iron plugged in on a warm setting run the iron over the wax paper several x,s. You may need to use 2-3 sheets of fresh wax paper to get the area cleaned, but will work. Wipe off the iron with a clean cloth after each time you use wax paper. Works like a charm!!

Answer 5

Find a piece of rough cloth such as denim. heat your iron to the highest setting. Spray the fabric with Club Soda. Iron the fabric and most, if not all, of the "stuff" will be removed. No worry about scratches.

Answer 6

Dont use any abrasives to clean it you will ruin the iron,most build ups on iron bottoms are minerals from the water. Try a soft rag soaked with CLR to clean the bottom.