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Question about ironing

SharkE — Wed, 01 May 2019 01:07:14 GMT

Any one have a theory on why when you iron a top your ironing board cover is clean in good shape, the iron your using is shiny silver clean and when your ironing these spots appear out of nowhere.

Look like grease spots where in the world did that come from you wonder. Happened on a Denim & Co top that had spandex in it.

Wasn't there when you started ironing it they just appear out of nowhere when you press an iron down on the fabric.

Re: Question about ironing

Kachina624 — Wed, 01 May 2019 01:18:48 GMT

Iron?

At some point you probably got a spot of oil or grease on your shirt, didnt realize it so didnt pretreat it. The most common culprit is salad dressing.

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Carmie — Wed, 01 May 2019 01:19:58 GMT

That's never happened to me, but I wondered if it was caused by a finish or chemical on the fabric. Do you use fabric softener?

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dex — Wed, 01 May 2019 01:21:18 GMT

@SharkE I mineral deposit from the water in your iron?

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BirkiLady — Wed, 01 May 2019 01:55:34 GMT

@SharkE Do you think the spandex melted? LOL Have one D&C top with that stuff in it and won't buy anything else with spandex. It doesn't breathe! I'm either freezing or too hot. Too bad, because the top would be wonderful if it was only cotton. <sigh>

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1Snickers — Wed, 01 May 2019 01:57:10 GMT

@SharkE I also think it’s the water. Are you using distilled water and emptying it after use?

I have a built in ironing board but seldom use it. Downy wrinkle release spray is great! Spray it then iron it with your hands give it a shake and it’s done.

They years of ironing starched shirts and table cloths are over! I even ironed my sons p j s and husband’s boxers.

Yeah! For spray!

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Carmie — Wed, 01 May 2019 02:09:41 GMT

You can make your own Downey Release Spray

1 cup distilled water

1 tea fabric softner

1 tea alcohol

You won't have to iron, but you are spraying petroleum all over your clothing. Fabric softener is a toxic product. It leaves an oily film on fabric.

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ALRATIBA — Wed, 01 May 2019 02:20:38 GMT

Fabric softener and dryer sheets cause that spotting. They leaves residue on fibers. Worst spotting on synthetic fabrics.

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Nonametoday — Wed, 01 May 2019 02:22:34 GMT

@ALRATIBA wrote:
Fabric softener and dryer sheets cause that spotting. They leaves residue on fibers. Worst spotting on synthetic fabrics.

Because they have an oily base.

Re: Question about ironing

SharkE — Wed, 01 May 2019 02:23:04 GMT

@1Snickers wrote:
@SharkE I also think it’s the water. Are you using distilled water and emptying it after use?
I have a built in ironing board but seldom use it. Downy wrinkle release spray is great! Spray it then iron it with your hands give it a shake and it’s done.
They years of ironing starched shirts and table cloths are over! I even ironed my sons p j s and husband’s boxers.
Yeah! For spray!

Have to try that stuff on this top. I got to have our clothes ironed I'm from another time. LOL Your not neat looking unless you look pressed.

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Carmie — Wed, 01 May 2019 02:24:51 GMT

@ALRATIBA I agree. fabric softener is some pretty bad stuff too. My DH buys dryer sheets once in a while and I throw them out when he Isn't watching. He likes them for static control.

I use wool dryer balls instead.

Re: Question about ironing

SharkE — Wed, 01 May 2019 02:26:35 GMT

Don't have water in the iron and my tops I just put in dryer on no heat cycle do have fabric softener sheets in there maybe that's what's causing those spots that just materialize out of nowhere when you lay your iron down on the top.

I think it's something in the clothes they're making now days.

Re: Question about ironing

aroc3435 — Wed, 01 May 2019 02:39:25 GMT

@SharkE The theories others have mentioned sound plausible to me. My days of ironing are well behind me.

When I did iron things the kind of mystery spot you mention did happen to me once in a while. I was good at pressing collars and cuffs--used to do my Dad's dress shirts for work and my uniform blouses for high school.

Now I avoid the whole ordeal of pressing things off by using a hand held steamer. For me it is easier and much faster and with far better results.

I am a klutz at folding clothes, too. If I took a retail job at the Gap I wouldn't last a half hour--they would show me the nearest exit post haste!

Special dressy shirts and other items are taken to the dry cleaners or I use the P & G Dryel system in my dryer.

I don't mind hand washing so I do that for lingere, hosiery, and delicate blouses.

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SharkE — Wed, 01 May 2019 02:45:28 GMT

I remember ironing when I had a busted ankle those clothes had to be ironed I'd sit down and iron when I couldn't stand much longer.

I powered thru lots of bad times. Stuff don't get done by itself and I'm IT LOL

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elated — Wed, 01 May 2019 02:56:34 GMT

I iron my blouses all the time. I don't like looking unkept. I use spray starch to make them look crisper. As long as I purchase blouses, I will continue to iron. It doesn't take that long to do. I hang my blouses to dry.

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ECBG — Wed, 01 May 2019 03:02:21 GMT

Also, grease usually shows up after heat comes in contact, like the dryer. If you line dried the item, the iron could be the heat that showed the grease.

I used to have grease spots all the time after drying on the dark tees our sons wore. I just poured original Dawn dw liquid all over te stain and left them until the next load of laundry. Worked like a charm.

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Kitlynn — Wed, 01 May 2019 03:17:36 GMT

Your water reservoir has build up. You need to clean it and only use distilled water. When the iron gets hot it comes out with the steam and puts the spots on your clothing you are ironing.

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aroc3435 — Wed, 01 May 2019 03:24:08 GMT

@ECBG Isn't Dawn just a wonder--it works for helping solve so many "household" problems, plus can be used to make a "blowing bubbles" concoction for the kids!

I buy the largest refill size I can find because if I run out of it I inevitably need it. I use it for hand washing dishes but for many other things, too.

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ECBG — Wed, 01 May 2019 03:33:02 GMT

@aroc3435 wrote:
@ECBG Isn't Dawn just a wonder--it works for helping solve so many "household" problems, plus can be used to make a "blowing bubbles" concoction for the kids!

I buy the largest refill size I can find because if I run out of it I inevitably need it. I use it for hand washing dishes but for many other things, too.

@aroc3435 Absolutely! Let's not forget all the wildlife that was saved because of oil slicks.

The discussion here was about grease on clothes, so I confined my answer to that.

Re: Question about ironing

RoughDraft — Wed, 01 May 2019 05:48:41 GMT

What is this term "ironing?"