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Am at work, someone just asked me:

when you drop an iron on the carpet and a bit of carpet gets burnt on to it. Can you remove it from the iron? if so how?

anyone?

A good scrub with a scourer when it's cold works. Or scrap it off with an old fashioned razor blade. Or when it's hot, give it a firm rub with a cloth (be careful here!)

(I melted a plastic bag with our once )

spose shoudl be on flylady net or something

seem to remember rubbing a candle over it when its really hot then ironing on to a spare cloth

Let me just check my 1001 home hints book that dh bought for me as a present

have removed burnt on things with a sharp knife blade before - obviously when the iron was cold.

lol nbg

The 1001 home hints recommends a little dilute Glycerine and wash or to treat more stubborn marks use a hydrogen-peroxide solution of 1 part to 9 parts water.

no advice just lol. Poor you NBG. Hope you found a suitable book like 1001 ways to please your woman to give to him

Stupid bloody book!

ermmmmm rigth, umm thanks.

will suggest: knife, razor, candle wax, glycerine and hydrogen peroxide (?!)

actually will suggest: BUY NEW IRON

brillo pad! Works for me anyway (or it did when I used to iron. Now we go around crumpled!)

Sh!t

Read post wrong.

DO NOT USE WHAT I RECOMMENDED ON THE IRON!!!
Use that on the carpet if it's marked.

For the iron it says to use a proprietary brand of iron cleaner or bicarb of soda (baking soda) rubbed over with a damp cloth or just rub with a damp towel. Obviously when iron is cool.

Sorry.

useless. no wonder he gave you the book love {snirk]

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