Oh, Lord. How do you remove potpourri pot wax that's been spilled onto carpet?

Answer 1

I would suggest having a professional work on it before doing anything else. Especially if the wax has color. The heat from the wax most likely opened up the pores in the carpet and made it easier to absorb the color from the spilled wax.

if you try a few other options before calling professionals, you may find you are setting the stain in more permanently

Answer 2

Carpet cleaning tips: How to remove candle wax from carpet

And now, for the next few moments you can relax, because your carpet will be back to normal in no time.

Simply place a paper towel over the wax.

Next hold a warm iron over it until the wax softens then, pick off the wax.

Repeat if necessary.

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Answer 3

I'm assuming this is similar to candle wax?

Take an old washcloth or hand towel and lay over it. Use a hot iron and press down on top of the towel above the wax. The wax will re-melt and get absorbed into the towel. You can use the tip of the iron to really work deep into the carpet. Keep moving the towel so new clean areas absorb the wax.

Answer 4

Carpet cleaning tips: How to remove candle wax from carpet

And now, for the next few moments you can relax, because your carpet will be back to normal in no time.

Simply place a paper towel over the wax.

Next hold a warm iron over it until the wax softens then, pick off the wax.

Repeat if necessary.

Answer 5

You might try placing an absorbent cloth on the spill and ironing it. Some of the wax will go in to the cloth. Keep working at it and you should get most of it. If heat isn't doing it, you could try ice cubes to really harden it and pick it off. Last resort, if it's shag type carpet, is to cut it out. Professionals will come in and cut out the section of carpet and replace it, also.

Answer 6

get some brown paper bags,an iron,and a few ice cubes....First -take the ice and rub on the wax until hard and chipped away all you can like that.Second -take the iron start @ low setting,place paperbag on top of wax and rubbed with heated iron once or twice,or till ya see it coming thru the bag! Repeat with fresh bag till it is all up!!

Answer 7

Get freezing spray ...spray it on the wax,whack it with a knife handle and itll crumble,,vacuum it up! The iron method will soak the wax into the carpet...this way gets more of it up.

Answer 8

I have seen the hot wax method but I really prefer the ice cube method.. try getting it hard and peel it off

Answer 9

Try ice....freeze it and chip it off