[orangefoot]

Hello hello

I have done the same stupid thing as I did years ago and thought I had learned my lesson!

I cheat with fusible interfacing and just put it over the cut piece, iron it on then cut around it. I don't know where my head was but I did it directly with my iron instead of ironing over a cloth. I now have sticky interfacing stuff on the sole plate of my new iron (the other one gave out after 6 years!).

I have tried bicarb and a microfibre cloth which cuts most things but to no avail.

Is there anything eco-friendly I can use without scratching the plate?
TIA
Rachel

 

[rainbowmoon]

I have done this before

: I used rubbing alcohol to get it off (on a cold iron of course)

 

[orangefoot]

I hadn't thought of that as its not common over here. Thanks

 

[falcon]

Doh!

I just did the same thing, and then threw out my sticky iron. Wish I tried rubbing alcohol first.

 

[marisa724]

I've gotten the sticky stuff off with either baking soda or vinegar (tried scrubbing with both... one or the other must've worked!)

 

[rubelin]

Dritz makes a hot iron cleaner. You squeeze it onto some scrap fabric and iron it. It works great, smells a bit like toast, and gets WonderUnder **** off in a flash (ask my why I know, lol!) It would be with the ironing notions at JoAnn or Hancocks (with the pressing hams and such)

 

[earcher]

I did the same thing. I used vinegar staight up with a papertowel and it came clean!

 

[Throkmorton]

I ended up having to use steel wool, but finally I got the sticky stuff off.

 

[gumboot_charlie]

I've used dryer sheets to get off interfacing glue. Rub the sheet over the plate when the iron is warm, it comes off quite easily.

 

[lilyka]

i have a non stick iron.

ust heat and rub on scrap cloth. there fore there is no deterant for me to not get the wonder under gunk on my iron.