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How to clean an iron that is looking worse for wear

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Your iron might be looking past it’s best but it doesn’t let you down.  It is always on hand to help smarten your clothes for a wedding, an important meeting or a job interview.  However, it’s loyal service comes at a price, as the base of your iron starts to look a bit worse for wear.  A dirty base won’t do the job as well so something needs to be done about it.  Here’s a surprising tip to help you clean your iron!

What you need:

  • Salt
  • Water
  • Cork (From a bottle of wine)
  • Paper towels
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The steps :

1) Heat up your iron on a low heat.

2) Soak the cork in the water.

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3) Dip the soaked cork into the salt.

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4) Scrub the base of the iron with the cork.  Dipping it into the water and then the salt when needed and continue this process until you start to see results.

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5) Moisten the paper towel and wipe the base of the iron to get rid of any residual salt.

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The results:

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