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How to Clean Starch Residue from the Bottom of an Iron

By eHow Home & Garden Editor
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Your shirts may be perfectly starched, but your iron is worse for the wear, as you can see by the caked-on spray starch all over the sole plate. Here's a gentle way to clean that iron!

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  1. Step 1

    Unplug the iron and make sure it is cool to the touch.

  2. Step 2

    Mix a thick paste out of 2 tbsp. baking soda and a bit of water.

  3. Step 3

    Dip a clean rag into the mixture and scrub the iron's sole plate until the caked-on spray starch loosens and wipes away. You may need to use some elbow grease.

  4. Step 4

    Wipe the sole plate clean with a second clean, wet rag.

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fstg said

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on 3/24/2009 This worked really well for scorched on starch. It may work for other residue as well? Dunno. I got the idea own my own after seeing comments posted on this

gadams said

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on 2/20/2008 Easy-Off oven cleaner works like a charm. I put my iron in the laundry sink, sprayed Easy-Off on the base plate then wiped it off with a paper towel the next morning. No elbow grease involved and it looks as good as new!

gadams said

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on 2/20/2008 Easy-Off oven cleaner works like a charm. I put my iron in the laundry sink, sprayed Easy-Off on the base plate then wiped it off with a paper towel the next morning. No elbow grease involved and it looks as good as new!

gadams said

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on 2/20/2008 Easy-Off oven cleaner works like a charm. I put my iron in the laundry sink, sprayed Easy-Off on the base plate then wiped it off with a paper towel the next morning. No elbow grease involved and it looks as good as new!

gadams said

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on 2/20/2008 Easy-Off oven cleaner works awesome. I put my iron in the laundry sink, sprayed Easy-Off on the bottom plate and wiped it off with a paper towel the next morning. No elbow grease involved!!!

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