10 unusual ways to use an iron, which not everyone is destined to come up with

Ironing is one of the important, though not always pleasant household chores that you need to do if you don't want to look like you just got out of bed. But the iron is not only able to smooth out the folds on clothes. We offer 10 incredible ways to use an iron that will make you suffocate with envy to those who have thought of them.

If the surface of wooden furniture has worn out for many years and dents have appeared on it, then it is necessary to iron these places with an iron through a cloth or paper napkin using steam. The dents will disappear completely, as when heated with steam, the wood swells slightly and rises. This method will get rid of dents even on the wooden floor.

Candles often leave traces, for example, on tablecloths, carpets and tables. In this case, ironing is also suitable. Put a paper towel on the stain, iron it, remove the paper and wipe the place with detergent and a towel. This method will help to get rid of traces of gum on the fabric.

The iron will help in the repair, if there is a need to fix the edges of the linoleum so that they do not twist. In order not to call the masters or not to lay a new coating, just take an iron and a piece of foil. Preheat the problem area of the linoleum with an iron: put the foil and iron it. After the linoleum moves away from the floor surface, you can glue it again. After applying the glue, press this section of linoleum to the floor with a roller or a cooled iron surface.

This method is often used by students in the dormitory, if they do not have an oven, an iron will always help out. In addition, it is also very simple. All you need is bread, cheese, butter, parchment paper or foil and a heated iron. Place the cheese sandwich between two sheets of foil. After that, put the heated iron on top for 10 minutes. Then remove it, turn the sandwich over and put the iron back on. When the sandwich turns golden, everything is ready!

If you don't want a cheese sandwich, you can cook a full breakfast thanks to the hot surface of the iron, which will easily replace the stove. Take the eggs and foil. Make an improvised frying pan out of foil, bending the edges. Break the eggs directly into the resulting frying pan, place it on the preheated surface of the iron to the maximum and wait for breakfast to be cooked. In addition to eggs, you can also cook bacon. Put it on the foil and roll it up so that the edges are wrapped and the fat does not leak out. Put the heated iron on top.

With the help of a hot iron, you can solder a bag with any filling to protect the contents from dirt, insects, etc. You can also seal a broken bag. This method was actively used by our mothers and grandmothers. Take a bag with the necessary contents, wrap the edges that you are going to glue with foil. Preheat the iron and place it on the foil, pressing it. Under the foil, the edges of the package will melt and stick together. When the foil cools down, you can remove it.

Stains on the carpet are not a problem if there is a cleaning agent, a towel and an iron. You can get rid of large and old stains even on fluffy surfaces. First of all, it is necessary to sprinkle the stain with a cleaning agent, moisten this place and put a towel on top. If the stain is large and the towel is small, then you can simply move it to treat the entire stain. We put a heated iron on the prepared place for a few seconds and watch as the stain from the carpet passes to the towel. Of course, it will take some time and repeated attempts to remove all the stain.

You will need a dry towel and an iron. Turn on the iron, set the lowest power, lay a towel on the wooden surface where the stain is located and start ironing. If the stain does not give in, then increase the power a little, but be careful not to damage the tree.

If it's time to change the old wallpaper, then you may be faced with the fact that it will be difficult to tear them off, parts of old canvases will remain on the walls and you will have to scrape them. But an iron can come to the rescue. Run a hot iron over the wallpaper so that there is a small distance between the wallpaper and the surface of the iron. Use steam. Heat and moisture will soften the glue, and the wallpaper can be easily removed.

When there is no microwave oven at hand, and it is necessary to warm up the food, a hairdryer and an iron will come to the rescue. Preheat the iron, lay foil on its surface so as not to smear it. Place a piece on the foil that needs to be warmed up, and direct a stream of hot air from the hair dryer on top of it. An iron heats from below, and a hair dryer from above. The microwave effect.