Dirty Iron

Lay a newspaper down and place salt on it. Heat up the iron and rub it on the salt. I learned this in Home Ec and it works, I still do that. By the way I would buy my own iron and let him keep the one he ruined. :)

Have a good day.

I will tell you the trick that I use, my iron is as sparkley clean as the day I bought it.

Don't ever use it! : )

Sorry I couldn't resist. I am not lying it does really work! Have a great day!

I would try rubbing alchohol !

Hi I had the same problem. At Jo-Ann fabrics they sell a product called Iron-off made by Dritz. It's hot iron cleaner and gets the sticky stuff off and dosen't harm the iron. Good luck!

Hi-Maybe try Goo-Gone or even a Magic Eraser(they seem to take everything else off!!)

I used Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and it came right off. Won't ruin your iron either.

Kohls sells iron cleaner as well. It worked great on our iron.

My Mom told me to use a rag with vinegar on it. I would try that first because you probably have some around the house.
Good luck,
J.

if you warm the iron before you try to remove the gunk it will come off much much easier, yes you can use soap and water...it should work.
(not so hot you burn yourself)

Try nail polish remover. It's sort of a stripper so it'll take the stuff off, and, since it has alcohol in it, it'll dry quicky. Good luck.