roobarb: Are you looking for a Moawhango Surfboard?

Bananabob: Been to Consumer - now I am looking for that all too important "User Experience"

I find that that in the old irons I have (and I have several) the plates get sticky, and I can't clean them no matter what. It is all well and good to use a new iron out of the box - but how does it work a year down the road?

huckster: Sounds like you are not matching the temperature of the iron with the clothes. You're melting some of the man-made fibres. A gentle scrub of the plate should sort that out.

Bananabob:

roobarb: Are you looking for a Moawhango Surfboard?

A what?

Bananabob:

huckster: Sounds like you are not matching the temperature of the iron with the clothes. You're melting some of the man-made fibres. A gentle scrub of the plate should sort that out.

Ahhh - But I thought that there was only one temperature for steam ironing

huckster:

Bananabob:

huckster: Sounds like you are not matching the temperature of the iron with the clothes. You're melting some of the man-made fibres. A gentle scrub of the plate should sort that out.

Ahhh - But I thought that there was only one temperature for steam ironing

Set the temparature to match the material should be the rule. Instead of using steam, try ironing the non-cotton stuff before you hang out to dry/stuff them in a dryer - use the dampness to help get rid of the creases.

Bananabob:

huckster:

Bananabob:

huckster: Sounds like you are not matching the temperature of the iron with the clothes. You're melting some of the man-made fibres. A gentle scrub of the plate should sort that out.

Ahhh - But I thought that there was only one temperature for steam ironing

Set the temparature to match the material should be the rule. Instead of using steam, try ironing the non-cotton stuff before you hang out to dry/stuff them in a dryer - use the dampness to help get rid of the creases.

LOL

roobarb:

Bananabob:

roobarb: Are you looking for a Moawhango Surfboard?

A what?

A turn of phrase used at Waioruru!

Common tricks include covering the clothes with light cloth such as a tea towel when ironing to avoid shining your trousers. It's the boots that need the shining.

huckster: Set the temparature to match the material should be the rule. Instead of using steam, try ironing the non-cotton stuff before you hang out to dry/stuff them in a dryer - use the dampness to help get rid of the creases.

huckster:

Bananabob: Been to Consumer - now I am looking for that all too important "User Experience"

I find that that in the old irons I have (and I have several) the plates get sticky, and I can't clean them no matter what. It is all well and good to use a new iron out of the box - but how does it work a year down the road?

Sounds like you are not matching the temperature of the iron with the clothes. You're melting some of the man-made fibres. A gentle scrub of the plate should sort that out.