Hey friends!
Welcome back to the blog and to another month of our Int’l Bloggers Club Challenge! If you remember, this is about a group of ladies from around the world teaming up together to bring you some crafts or DIY.
Last month we shared what we did with wood, and I decided to share how to make a coat rack with an old door.
This month our theme was “iron” and I need to tell you it’s been a bit difficult for me to choose something that could fit. Also here in Spain this is the last week of school, and kids don’t go back to school to mid september… I wish I was a kid again and had almost 3 months of holidays!
I don’t know about you, but I don’t have an iron at home… I have two. And it’s not because I love to iron the clothes, no, in fact I don’t iron clothes too frequently.
I use it for lots and different kind of projects, sometimes crazy ideas I have that end up looking good, and sometimes they are a complete fail. Many of these fails affect the iron itself and it ended up looking like this.
As you can imagine, my husband wasn’t very pleased with my experiments because we needed the iron for his white and light shirts, and that’s why we decided to buy another one. No more complaining.
As it was about time to clean mine, I thought I would share how I do it in case you don’t know this trick and wondering about how to clean an iron.
Please don’t mind the wrinkles on the fabric, I wasn’t lying when I told you I don’t iron clothes too frequently.
You just need one thing: steel wool. Don’t try to use any other abrasive products or you will scratch and ruin your iron. Take a piece of steel wool and start to rub.
Also I had tried in the past to use salt but it gets stuck within the little holes and every time you are ironing little pieces of burnt salt fall making the fabric dirty.
If yours is as bad as mine, don’t think it will come off easily; you will need some elbow grease. If you had planned to go to the gym and exercise your arms, you won’t need it.
But it is really worth the effort. Now you have a new iron ready for whatever you have planned, and as you can see the surface is perfect.
Did you know how to clean an iron? If not, I hope you find it useful.
Please don’t forget to stop by the other blogs to see what the other ladies have come up with “iron”
Hugs,
Pili
Remember you can see some other projects and tutorials at the Gallery.
Enjoy your day!
Pili
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Haha! I promise to stay away from the gym! I also have the same problem with my iron. I’m going to have to try your tip Pili, because my whites don’t look that good after I iron them with that mess of an iron.
You’ll see it is worth the effort, Mary!! I used to iron my whites with a cloth on them to prevent stains, it was a pain…
Good tip for an iron in a real mess like that!
I’ve never had mine QUITE that bad but it can get a bit sticky sometimes.
Well, you’re lucky… or more careful than me. Let’s hope you never need this trick then 😉
Pili, you saved me! Mine looked exactly like this, and in fact I tried everything I could find out there and nothing really worked for me, so I ended up getting a second iron! I hate ironing, but I needed a clean one just like you. So now I’m gonna try your trick! That’s awesome! Thanks!!!
You’re welcome! Good to know I am not alone!! Pheww! Now you can keep the messy iron for craft projects and feel free to experiment, you have a solution for whatever it may happen.
Great tip! Wish I had know this before the hubby went and bought another iron. Oh well good to know for the next time. Thanks!
Yes, the iron can last so many years simply cleaning it, as long as it doesn’t fall and break to pieces.
Thanks for stopping by, glad to see you Linda!
Hey, that’s what my iron looks like! I’ve tried every “simple trick” out there, and nothing cleans it. I believe in old fashioned elbow grease, and after seeing this I remembered my mom cleaning her iron this way. Thank you!
I read some time ago something about cleaning it with wax and salt, and it was a total disaster! Both things got into the holes and that was a real mess!! It took ages to get rid of the salt and wax, and when using steam black spots came out of the holes… I don’t want to remember!
Our parents were wise, shame we didn’t ask them about all the tips they knew.
Thanks for visiting!
This is such a common problem Pili and I usually just buy another iron. I’ll have to try your tip. Thanks for linking up and sharing with us at #Overthemoon. Have a great week!
I am decluttering so buying another is not an option… I am even thinking about selling the second one 😉
Glad to see you, enjoy your week!
My husband was just saying that he was going to have to buy a new iron because of something that looked even less like this. I am so glad that you showed me even the worse can be removed. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, Crystal, there’s hope for all the irons out there. No need to spend money on new ones.
Thanks for visiting!
Pili, I have never tried steel wool to clean an iron, but wow, amazing! Thanks for sharing this tip with us at Brag About It. Pinned and tweeted to share! Have a wonderful week ahead!
~Laurie
It really works wonders, Laurie. It is strong enough to remove the mess, but at the same time soft enough to not scratch the surface.
Hi Pili!
I am not into ironing much either- except for projects. 🙂 My husband actually does the ironing of the few clothes we do iron. Thanks for this tip, I know it will come in handy- pinning!
Cheers
AJ
Mine also does the ironing, but I didn’t dare to tell lol. That’s why he declared he wasn’t using it anymore.
Great idea, never thought of this!! Thanks for the tip!!
Hi, Cheryl! Glad it can be of any help!
Thank you for the tip! #brilliantBlogPosts
Thanks for letting me know!! Have a wonderful week!
Great tip, I really needed this right now! The other day I attempted to iron my partners shirt and it didn’t end well! #BrilliantBlogPosts
I hear you, Roisin. If you have a messed iron like mine it couldn’t end well… Now you can make your partner happy 🙂
I did not know this, but needed to! Thank you!
Happy to be of help, Leigh!! My pleasure!
I must admit that I’ve had an iron or two I had to replace because I couldn’t get the gunk off. Thanks for sharing your clever idea at Talk of the Town.
Glad to hear I’m not the only one, that makes me feel better!
Thanks for visiting, Betsy!
Ha! Who knew! 🙂
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Now you know 😉
Amazing advice, but maybe not for someone like me! Ha ha. I have an iron and I think it’s only been out of the box once. I don’t like ironing and can’t justify the time, my other half is the same, so if I do ever need the iron for crafts, he won’t mind me using it!
Hahaha!! That’s simple life, you are my heroine!! I always choose clothes that don’t need to be ironed, I wish my husband did the same 😉
Love this trick! Thanks. Thanks for linking up to #Brilliantblogpost s too
Hi, Vicky!! So happy you found the trick useful! Thanks so much for visiting!
LOL! I cannot tell you how many times I have slaved over the iron after a craft project! And we’ve bought new ones because I couldn’t get them clean! This is perfect, we always have steel wool on hand. Thanks for sharing this!
Little things like this make our lives easier! It’s quicker to rub some steel wood on the iron than having to go buying one.
Even better for the budget!
Great tip Pili! Yes, my iron is mostly for projects and my husband’s shirts as well. I hadn’t thought about getting a second one for just me. He would probably like that… ha Thanks for sharing at Your Inspired Design!
In fact, I had to get a second one for him because he was not very pleased on how I left his first iron lol. I can tell he’s happy now, and me too.
Thanks for posting this Pili. It’s been on my list of things to do. Thanks for sharing at Thriving on Thursdays. Always great to see you my love.
Anne xx
Time to delete it from the to do list, Anne. Doesn’t it make you feel great? I love to accomplish things to do but there are more waiting!
Thanks for the visit, I hope you have a wonderful week!
That sounds great! I had no idea how to clean mine, so I bought a new one as well. Fortunately I keep the dirty one so I will try this cleaning trick!
If all the women try this, the iron industry won’t be very happy. There are a lot of us owning two irons…
Have a great week!
Does anyone else see a teddy bear shape with a bath robe on in your starch stain? Ha I am about to your tip tonight. Thank you
I can find shapes in clouds but I am not too good with stains lol. Hope my tip worked for you too!
LOL PIli, my iron looks like yours. There’s always some strange substance stuck to it from a craft project 😀 Thank you for your cleaning tip. I’ll definitely try it next time.
My iron looks like this and I had no idea how to clean it. Thanks for the tip and my iron thanks you too!
Great tips, Pili! I’m always getting our iron in a hot mess with all thd crafty things I make! This will help a tonne. Thank you!!!
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