How To Clean Iron Melted Plastic

If you have a self cleaning oven the warm method works a lot better for cleaning melted plastic.

How to clean iron melted plastic. For leather warm the wax or plastic with a hair dryer being careful not to damage or burn the leather. Sit the iron in the pan making sure that only the base of the iron with the debris of melted plastic is sitting in the water. Use a fabric softener dryer sheet to clean your iron. The owners manual for your iron if you still have it will have cleaning instructions. Rubbing a paste made of baking soda and vinegar into the melted plastic stain can sometimes do the trick as well.

If the iron is still sticky mix some dish soap and warm water and scrub the iron with the mixture using a sponge or nylon mesh pad. If not our friend vinegar can be used to remove the brown gunk from the bottom of your iron. Scrape the melted fabric off the iron plate with a wooden spatula. Iron with a warm iron to remove stuck on plastic or other residue. Wipe away the residue with a clean cloth then wipe the area with a leather conditioner or mild soap to re hydrate it.

Then unplug the iron and wipe it down with a damp rag. Place a piece of cloth over melted plastic. Next you re going to turn on the oven to its lowest setting and let the plastic melt a bit. Either moisten the fabric softener sheet and scrub the bottom of a the warm iron or place a damp washcloth on the ironing board and lay the dryer sheet on top of the wash cloth. To clean a sticky iron start by heating it on a low setting.

Let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes to allow the remaining plastic to freeze. Discard the melted polyester as it s removed. Make sure that the cloth you choose is thin but does not burn easily. A wooden spatula removes melted polyester without scratching the iron plate. Pick off small bits of remaining polyester with a pair of tweezers.

Take a piece of cloth and place it over the melted plastic. To know the technique watch this video from the beg. Place ice cubes and water in a shallow pan. Remove the remaining traces by unplugging the iron and placing it with the soleplate down in a tray of ice cubes for 5 10 minutes to allow the plastic traces to freeze. Before you start this method you need to open all of your windows and turn on the fan.