Ironrite Mangle Help Please :-)

[westingman123]

Oh, my!

What happened to poor Skipper's leg? Is that Midge topless? Scandal!

Back to the Ironrite-once you've done tablecloths and 100% cotton sheets on one, you will NEVER want to hand iron a big piece again. I have the ironer Mama bought in 1953, it's the BOMB on big work. I never got the hang of shirts, though. I used to watch Mama iron Dad's work shirts, it was like seeing an orchestra conductor at work.

 

[sudslock1]

Oil!!

Here is a link to Ebay. They have it in 50w and it comes only in a gallon but it is rather cheap so you could change your oil extra often! Also, 50w non-detergent oil is heavily used in aviation so you may want to look at a supplier of oil for airplanes. You could also go right to a supplier like Shell Oil and they would keep such stuff in stock. Hope that helps.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NON-DETERGENT-M...ultDomain_0&hash=item3364c3e4ab#ht_703wt_1141

 

[sudslock1]

Skygeek to the rescue!

Here you go. You can buy it by the quart.[this post was last edited: 2/7/2011-21:38]

http://www.skygeek.com/aeroshell-100w-plus.html

 

[takacedon]

Sweet

Thanks!

 

[takacedon]

Some pics of what's going on

Got the cabinet off, the veneer is peeling, so I think I'll work if off in those places and refinish

 

[takacedon]

Here is the machine with it's top of lol

 

[takacedon]

The sole-plate

Not sure if you can tell, but it appears a tad rusted, michaelman2 mentioned Faultless Iron Cleaning Cream, hoping this may help otherwise I'll have to find a way to restore it to a shine.

 

[takacedon]

And here's the roller with the burlap off.

 

[launderess]

Pitting/Rusting Of Ironer "Shoe"

No, Faultless and or other cleaners for irons/ironers probably will have little to nil impact on that sort of damage. They are best used for removing starch and other soils from surfaces.

OTHO, rust is something that can start on a metal's surface then eat/work it's way downwards.

Because the ironer shoe will heat and get hot, the usual methods for treating rust with special chemicals and or paints aren't an option. Only option that *may* work is having the thing replated, but don't even know how you would go about it.

What can be done is after cleaning, smooth the surface down with the finest grade of steel wool or similar *GENTLE* abrasive, then apply ironer wax to the shoe. You want to remove as much rust as possible, while also protecting the surface from futher damage.

I'd ditch the old burlap and start with new, using the old as a pattern. The Ironrite service manual tells how to attach. Pads for the 25" roller Ironrite are easy to find on fleaBay and elsewhere.

 

[takacedon]

Perhaps

I'll try an ultra fine sand paper, or maybe even a mr. clean eraser. I'm surprised at how good shape the burlap, padding and cover were in...even the oil. It seems like someone actually took good care of this thing before they stuck it outside. Just hoping I can get the rust off, which is it surface rust, and make it usable, I'll just be crestfallen if it won't be usable.

 

[launderess]

Just Be Careful

Whatever you use.

Test in a small hidden area of the shoe before going whole hog.

Should worse come to the worse, look around for another part to replace. Ironrites are allover the place, and of course there is the "Ironrite" guy on eBay.

What you don't want to do is make scratches or worse on the soleplate.

 

[takacedon]

Chrom polish...

I've got some left over from my car, I wonder if that'll work....and how to make sure it's all cleaned off afterwords...

 

[takacedon]

A little hard work, a little determination and..

Voila! A rusty ole shoe (that stank of cat pee) is now shining like the top of the Chrysler building!

There are still a few black spots on it, not sure if they'll come off. Special thanks to Mr. Mangle.