On Tue, 6 May 2008 08:48:55 -0400, "Walter Cohen"
wrote:

I have an iron whose face is all gunked up. Not sure how this happened but
I am wondering if it can somehow be cleaned rather than me having to go out
and purchase a new iron. When the iron is heated/hot it drags on the
clothing item and sometimes transfers some of the gunk onto the clothing.

Can I just use steel wool and/or a brillo pad on the face or will this
scratch/ruin the iron face?

Thanks,
Walter

Fill the iron with white vinegar; then take a glass baking dish
(rectangular), set the iron in and poor a 1/4 inch of vinegar into
the dish. Allow this to work over night. In the morning, remove the
iron, heat and steam the vinegar out of the water reservoir.

This work great for mineral deposits. Just let the iron soak over
night.