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How to clean the iron with a pencil
There is a professional product forcleaning the sole of the iron. A special pencil is sold in a hardware store that can easily deal with scale. Just heat up the iron and rub the warm surface with the product. Wait a little and you will see how the scale begins to melt under the influence of chemical reagents. Carefully wipe the sole of the iron with a dry cloth. After the iron has cooled down, rinse it with water and wipe dry. There will be no trace of scale left.
Folk methods of cleaning the sole of the iron
If the dirt on the iron is fresh, it can be removed.using a wax candle or laundry soap. If you use the wrong mode and get a couple of stains on the sole of the iron, do not wait for the device to cool down, immediately rub its bottom with wax or soap. Unplug the iron from the socket and run it forcefully over a piece of cotton fabric. The bottom of the device will become clean again. You can clean the sole of the iron at home, using improvised means for this purpose. Take finely ground salt and pour it on a newspaper. Turn on the iron and, pressing hard on the electrical appliance, iron the spilled salt with it. Move the sole of the iron over the salt until you see the salt and newspaper begin to darken. If not all the plaque has disappeared the first time, repeat the “ironing” Moisten a rag with vinegar and wipe the sole of the iron thoroughly, rubbing the product into the metal. Vinegar dries quite quickly, so keep a bottle of it with you so that you can re-wet the rag. Then plug the iron into the network and iron some unnecessary piece of fabric. The bottom of the iron will become clean. If you decide to clean the iron with vinegar, open the windows to get rid of the pungent unpleasant smell You can clean the iron at home with soda. Take a few tablespoons of baking soda and mix them with detergent so that you get a gruel. Apply the resulting mixture to the sole, rub it thoroughly with a sponge and leave for a while. After 30-40 minutes, wash the iron and wipe it with a dry cloth. If you ironed synthetic clothes in the wrong mode and there is burnt synthetic material left on the bottom of the iron, do not clean the iron using the methods described above. It is better to turn it on to the maximum temperature and wait until the fabric melts completely, and then remove it with a wooden spatula. Read on:
