Invert the open press on a heat proof surface, so that the heating shoe is on the lower area and the wooden board is above, balance it on a towel or similar so its stable as it will be sitting on one of the upper handles. Now plug in and turn the heat up. Use a protective glove like oven mitt, the shoe is VERY hot. Rub over the surface with an iron cleaning stick, let it heat up and smoke (do it in a well ventilated area), then rub off the residue with a big wad of rag taking care not to touch the shoe. Alternatively theres a cream product called iron magic, will do much the same thing. The last option which works on irons, is a panadol tablet, but you need to hold it with tweezers and rub over the baked on gunk. Keep cleaning and rubbing off until you've removed the burned on material. Use a rajah or pressing cloth when ironing anything with a decal on the front, or using press to apply interfacing.
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Invert the open press on a heat proof surface, so that the heating shoe is on the lower area and the wooden board is above, balance it on a towel or similar so its stable as it will be sitting on one of the upper handles. Now plug in and turn the heat up. Use a protective glove like oven mitt, the shoe is VERY hot. Rub over the surface with an iron cleaning stick, let it heat up and smoke (do it in a well ventilated area), then rub off the residue with a big wad of rag taking care not to touch the shoe. Alternatively theres a cream product called iron magic, will do much the same thing. The last option which works on irons, is a panadol tablet, but you need to hold it with tweezers and rub over the baked on gunk. Keep cleaning and rubbing off until you've removed the burned on material. Use a rajah or pressing cloth when ironing anything with a decal on the front, or using press to apply interfacing.