how to clean melted nylon off your new ceramic soleplate iron

[Two_Sheds]

Oh, I just knew a third thing was going to go wrong ! (broke bike one, broke bike two, broke iron three).

*somebody* ironed some black nylon shorts on the cotton setting and got melted plastic all over the white ceramic soleplate.

I phoned Tefal for advice, they said try some warm water & a non-stick scouring pad, or send them the iron & £12 and they'd have a look at it.

Then I went to my old friend Google, and somebody mentioned baking powder.

I didn't have any, so tried bicarbonate of soda, warm water & the non-stick scouring pad. 10 mins = nothing doing.

Then I switched the iron to the lowest setting (nylon, actually) and kept scrubbing: the melted black nylon started to come straight off, like magic. Brilliant.

Just be careful not to melt the scouring sponge too: you need to be quick with the scrubbing.

[HeyWayne]

When I've melted stuff in the past (once, or maybe twice), I've kept the iron on, and just rubbed it against the edge of the ironing board. I think someone taught me that when I worked at a well known Swedish appliance manufacturer.

D'ya know I only recently found at that the word 'Nylon' is derived from the two places it was invented - New York and London. Mad.

[Bigmallly]

Are any of these worth a go.......Good Luck TS.

Amazon.co.uk: iron cleaner

[piskieinboots]

..I've kept the iron on, and just rubbed it against the edge of the ironing board.

Same here ...

[Jeanied]

You can use salt as well as baking powder / bicarb. I keep my out of date tubs of both of these as a replacement for cream cleaner for everywhere.

[OllieMartin]

Isn't there some trick with ironing a sheet of brown paper?
Not sure if that's for something specific, but it sprang to mind.

[Jeanied]

That's the trick for getting rid of grease spills on your clothes Ollie!

[OllieMartin]

That's the trick for getting rid of grease spills on your clothes Ollie!

I'm just impressed that I posted on a topic about ironing.
If I tell my mum maybe she'll let me stay up late tonight as a reward

[Jeanied]

Good to have you here - and good you are on the mend!

[binley100]

I'm just impressed that I posted on a topic about ironing.
If I tell my mum maybe she'll let me stay up late tonight at a reward

Happy to see you mending as well as ironing ....

[HeyWayne]

Ollie - the brown paper is for mending your head - nothing to do with your kidneys, so I'd save yourself the bother. Use the vinegar on your chips.

As to why you're ironing the brown paper - well, the mind boggles.

[Two_Sheds]

You can use salt as well as baking powder / bicarb.

On a ceramic non-stick plate?

[Jeanied]

Not sure about the ceramic part TS - but I would imagine a ceramic one is even tougher than the old coated non-stick irons -which is what I use.
The advice forums are full of remedies - rubbing soap across a cooling iron, using salt on its own and with vinegar, using a green scourer, using WD40, using a plastic spatula, using sticky stuff remover - and so on. Salt is roughly equivalent to the sodas in terms of abrasiveness. (Sugar would be the same but it would easily go sticky if any trace was left.)

[Two_Sheds]

The advice forums are full of remedies

Yes, I did look, but couldn't see much advice for the ceramic plates (except for lots that say THIS DID NOT WORK!) lol