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Truth is... I am Ironing Man
Drez
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So this is going to sound lame, but I just bought an iron and my ironing board is coming today and I've never ironed before and I'm worried I'm going to set the world on fire (accidentally).
I bought an iron with some bells and whistles which seem to make it stupidproof but I dunno.
Anyone have any advice on how to iron without accidentally murdering everyone in my neighborhood?
I bought an iron with some bells and whistles which seem to make it stupidproof but I dunno.
Anyone have any advice on how to iron without accidentally murdering everyone in my neighborhood?
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Don't rest the iron's face on anything ever.
Don't stop moving the iron when using it on your clothes.
Don't leave it plugged in when you're done.
So basically I just put water in it, plug it in, wait until it steams or whatever, then move it around my clothes? Which I assume I should not be wearing while I'm doing this.
Make sure the clothes you are attempting to iron are safe for ironing (some aren't).
Make sure you find out what temp to iron too, some require lower heat(like silk). Adjust accordingly.
http://www.amazon.com/Amanti-Dress-Shirt-Navy-Size-16-5-Sleeve-35-Neck/dp/B00B4X71NG/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1422025782&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=amanti+dress+shirt
Everyone hates when I wear that thing, so I want to make sure it's nice and crisp when I wear it for maximum blindnessication. It's polyester/cotton blend.
I'll be adding a banana-colored shirt to the ensemble soon for maximum troll.
But on topic: I should be safe ironing that I think. I'm probably going to use that exact shirt as a test run.
These two should have you completely covered in the "burning the house down" department.
Iron's heat up pretty quickly, and will not steam until you apply water. They will just be a hot slab of metal, so you're definitely not going to want to wear your clothes while you iron them.
There's likely going to be a little button or something that will give the iron a shot of water, which will create the steam. The steam is used to release the wrinkles. It's pretty straight forward, but something that takes a little practice to get efficient at. Not difficult though, that's for sure.
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Hot slab of metal.
I never fill my steam chamber because I've run into an issue where something corrodes or gets funky in the water chamber and then you're pressing in stains, often without knowing it. I use a spray bottle full of water instead. That's just preference. Also, keep an eye on your ironing board cover for stains or other goop. You don't want to heat set stuff on the cover into your shirts.
If you're starching, especially for color shirts, watch how much you put on. The starch will flake up and look gross if you go too heavy (plus make your board gross and/or stick to the iron). Either do a couple light passes or spray and give it a chance to soak in.
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In all seriousness though, I'd echo wrong_button and recommend the spray bottle instead of filling the reservoir. That's how my mother does it and she's been doing it for years that way.
I too have a steamer and it is great but it doesn't work so well when trying to cauterize bullet wounds
OK, you're lucky because you have me. It's weird, I know. BUT I LOVE TO IRON I bought a $60 "professional ironing board". I would iron my ex's dresses, shit, I was asked to touch up my friend's shirt for his wedding. My sister and cousins come to me with their ironing needs. I can not tell you how anal I am about ironing.
All you need to learn though, you can find out watching this video:
My man John Francomb knows whats up.
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