BobbieJones Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Help! Can anyone give me suggestions for removing spots (brownish in color) from a customers quilt where my iron leaked? I'm distraught and not sure how to handle it. This has never happened to me before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraC Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 I really don't know, but it happened to me and I cleaned the iron over and over and finally bought a new one. Someone told me not to use my sink water but instead use the water that I bring in in jugs...I haven't had the problem since. My water in the sink runs from a cistern, I don't know if city water would create the same problem. Good luck Sandra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhend Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 It is mineral/rust deposits I believe. Try something like CLR. I would check the label and test first. My thought is if it can clean my coffee pot, it can't harm you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 I had an iron that did the same thing. I think you can run white vinegar mixed with water through your iron to clean it. I did that over and over until it was clean. I was too afraid to try it again, so I bought a Rowenta, it said to use tap water, not distilled water. So I did. I get a drip once in a while now, but it is clear with a little white flaky things - like mineral deposits. At least it isn't rust. I also cover my quilts or fabric with a piece of muslin that I call my pressing cloth. That protects it from whatever comes out of the iron. I now use my old iron for things like t-shirt quilts or dry ironing projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Hi Bobbie, Are you right in the middle of tha quilt job? I've had it happen to me even with my whiz-bang Rowenta. The resulting watery rust spot came out when I washed the quilt the first time. Of course, that was a pink quilt so maybe it was hidden by the color. The iron just did it to me with the current quilt too, one of my own. Hard to hide that stain on white dimple fabric.I am still in the piecing stage though. When I get home this afternoon, I'll try some stuff (water, baking soda, vinegar and (yikes) CLR) to pull the stain out and I'll let you know what worked for me. I'll even sacrifice one of my 'stained' blocks for this research. Hang in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraC Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Way to take one for the team, Linda!!!! Sandra:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 BJ, Stains..... My trusty assistant, Igor, and I went down to the laboratory to conduct the rust removal experiment. Plain water got most of the stain out but not all. Vinegar water, same result. Baking soda wash, no change. Then Igor saw that the label on CLR said that it was corrosive. Hmmm, we decided that a stain was way better than a hole in the quilt. Igor and I are waiting to see if there are other solutions to your stain, Bobbie. Mad Scientist (aka Ramona-quilter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Hi all you mad scientists!! In the laundry section at the supermarket you may find little plastic bottles of stain remover liquids with the brand name "Carbona". There are different formulations for different stains--blood (used that one--don't ask!) milk based, rust, ink (it took out a transfer problem with a marker), etc. I have used a couple with good success. It must be thoroughly removed after, but you'll need to wash the quilt in any case. Keep us posted and good luck. Linda Rech Olympia Wa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltaholi_518 Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Yes! Carbona is GREAT! Put a bucket under the quilt and pour some stain remover on then warm water over. You need to get a flushing action going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlsudbey Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 for most of my stains i use ox-clean . i have use it to get rust out from the iron . and i have used it on pet stains. that i get on the walls from one of my dogs like to sleep behind the couch so the walls it dirty and the couch i have use it on there also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v-starlady Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 I've always used distilled water in my irons, but just last week I had the exact same thing happen to me. However, it was on a block I was making. Immediately I took it to the sink with a tooth brush and a product made by Zep (you can only buy at Home Depot) - I think it's called Orange Citrus cleaner. This is THE BEST orange cleaner on the market. I used to only be sold to large corporate users like Continental Airlines and car washes. I use it all the time in diluted form to clean everything from laundry (even blood stains) to my dishes. I've even used this non-diluted to strip wood floors. So, if you ever have an ugly stain on a quilt - this will get it out without damaging the fabric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsbishwit Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Pam Clark sells a product on her site called "Sew Clean" on the label it says it removes rust stains, ball point pen ink, blood, grass, lipstick stains etc... I used it on an old quilt, it was a custom quilt job and I had to use the blue washable marker on it, well when it was time to spritz the blue marker off the quilt the fabrics ran, leaving a nasty brown mark. Sew Clean and more clean water did the trick. And the customer never knew that there was a problem. Joann Kabat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbieJones Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 A big thank you to everyone for their input. I actually got it out with some Woolite and a soft brush using cold water. I also used an Instant Spot Remover made by Whink. Whink also makes a rust stain remover that I have used for years on both fabric and porcelain etc. However, I don't think my spot was rust this time. Thanks a million for all your help. Bobbie;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoinette Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Hi All, I'm new to posting but had a tid bit that might help in the future. I, too, had an iron burp on a customers white quilt. I always have Wet Ones near any place I happen to be. So I grabbed one and proceeded to clean up the spots. Now, the spots where fresh so I think plain water might have gotten them up but I didn't have any plain water on me. Just the Wet Ones. I will never be without them close at hand. Just a little FYI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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