It s important to remove candle wax from your carpet as soon as you notice it.
Taking candle wax off carpet.
Thank you so much really.
Anon11244 april 11 2008.
Fill a waterproof plastic bag with ice and lay it on top of the wax stain.
Allow the wax to freeze.
How to get candle wax out of carpet.
Remove the candle wax using a dull table knife.
Removing the remaining candle wax.
You should start to see the wax gradually come out of the carpet fibers.
Scrape off the wax.
Heat and absorb the wax.
When it s completely solid remove and.
The heat will draw the wax out of the carpet and into the towel.
Get a paper bag or paper towel.
Get the stain as cold as possible.
I don t know who came up with this idea but they are a genius.
Use a dull knife or a blunt object for scraping.
Repeat until the wax is gone you may have to hold the iron in place for up to 30 seconds.
Make sure the wax stain is.
This will serve as the absorbent material for lifting the wax and will also protect the carpet from the.
This will harden it and solidify it making it easier to pick off.
The carpet is off white and the candle wax was pink.
Press an iron set on high over the towel for 10 seconds.
Anon13456 may 27 2008.
Once you have most of the wax scraped off of the carpet use a vacuum cleaner and remove the chunks of wax you have managed to scrape off.
Scrape as much of the wax off as you possibly can and remove as much as you can.
You will be using the heat of an electric iron to melt the wax and lift it gently out of the carpet fibers.
Place a few ice cubes in a plastic bag and put the plastic bag on top of the affected area for a few minutes.
The longer stains have to set in the harder they are to get out.
I tried the cloth with the iron this morning and my carpet looks like new and there are no stains.
Dampen a white cotton towel fold it in half and place it over the wax.
Ice packs a frozen slab of meat whatever you have handy apply it to the wax.
How to get wax out of your carpet in 4 simple steps.
Let it set for a few minutes.
The longer you wait.
Place a bag of ice over the stain.
Clean up any kind of stain in your carpet as soon as you notice it.