Odif Iron Cleaner to give a dirty iron a polished look

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, I talked about Odif 505 Temporary Adhesive Glue Stick and Odif 606 No-sew Fusible Adhesive Web – Pouch Format 60g to make myself a small Christmas in July table topper. Both products were easy to use and have proven their worth.

Today’s find is Odif Iron Cleaner – Pouch Format 60g. Yes, Odif now makes an iron cleaner!

Odif Iron Cleaner

I always have at least two irons on the go. In this case, I use the OLISO PRO^TM TG1600 Pro Plus Smart Iron – Turquoise on the right for pressing fabrics and clothes. The older model on the left I use when working with spray starches, iron-on interfacings or any products that may stick to the sole plate.

Comparison between a dirty and clean sole plate.

Even if the iron on the left is for specific reasons as mentioned above, I still clean the sole plate from time to time. Today is the day.

This sole plate needs cleaning.

The back of the Odif Iron cleaner package has directions on how to use it.

Odif iron cleaner how-to instructions

Keeping the cleaning instructions in mind I got an old facecloth. Due to the small size of the facecloth, I placed a scrap piece of quilt batting onto a wool ironing pad. I then smeared some Odif Iron cleaner on the facecloth.

Odif iron cleaner on an old facecloth

With the iron warmed up, I placed the iron onto the cleaning paste and moved the iron back and forth.

Cleaning the iron’s sole plate.

For any fussy spots, I made a ball with the old facecloth and batting and put a dab of Odif Iron Cleaner on it.

Preparing to clean a stubborn spot.

I took the facecloth ball and rubbed it in a circular motion while applying some force.

Cleaning a tough spot on the iron’s sole plate.

During the cleaning process don’t be surprised if there’s some light smoke. There may also be a light smell, nothing compared to other cleaning products I’ve used before.

Once the cleaning is complete, use a clean piece of batting, or you can use a clean old towel, to press using a lot of heat and steam, going back and forth to remove any remaining residue.

A clean sole plate

Do not dispose of irons with a bit of guck on the sole plate. With a little Odif Iron Cleaner – Pouch Format 60g with a little elbow grease a dirty sole plate can become like new.

Odif iron cleaner with a new oliso iron

Join me tomorrow as my adventure with Odif products continues. I’m trying out OLISO M2Pro Mini Project Iron with Solemate – Orchid, UNIQUE QUILTING Wool Pressing Mat – 14″ x 14″ – Grey and ODIF 909 Permanent Fabric Adhesive to tell you about the connection between foundation paper piecing and my wood TV dinner table…

This is part 3 of 5 in this series

Go back to part 2: When quilting, Odif 606 is a great alternative to traditional interfacings

Go to part 4: IF Odif 909 is permanent, why is it designed for fabric? Hhmm…

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