I need to know an effective way to remove dried candle wax from carpet!!?

Question

knocked over a candle have a small dried wax carpet stain

Answer 1

put a towel over the area then use a warm iron on the towel all the wax will go in the towel, so use one that you don't mind tossing out.

Answer 2

You will need paper towels and an electric iron. I recommend a very absorbent paper towel for the best results. Use white towels only as dyes may bleed onto the carpet when exposed to the heat of the iron.

Before beginning the procedure, use a brush or your hands to pick away at any of the excess wax that you can get out of the carpet fiber. Be gentle and be careful not to unravel the pile when brushing.

1. Plug the iron in and turn it on to the lowest setting possible.

2. After the iron heats up, take a paper towel and place it over the wax. Gently apply the warm iron to the paper towel. The wax should begin to liquefy and the paper towel will absorb it. Do not set the temperature of the iron any higher than the warm setting, or you may harm synthetic fibers. For berber or some sculptured carpets, you may have to press down harder with the iron. Be especially careful with the berbers and do not pull on any fibers or loops. Pulling on those loops can cause a "run" much like the runs in panty hose and can ruin the rug, as the run will travel across the length of the carpet.

3. Continue working the iron and paper towel until all of the wax is absorbed. You may need to turn the paper towel several times as the area where the wax is being absorbed becomes saturated. If it is a large spill you may need more than one paper towel. The watch word here is patience, as working this process can take time.

This method should work effectively. In cases of very stubborn spills, you may come to a point in the procedure where you have absorbed all of the wax you can and find that there is still some residue in the carpet. Try to gently pick out as much of the remainder as you can. It may help to apply an ice cube to the stain and re-harden the melted wax. Caution is advised here too, as some dyes may fade when water is applied. Check with your manufacturer if in doubt.

Answer 3

After the wax hardens, scrape up the excess wax with a dull knife.

Place part of a paper bag over the remaining wax. Do not use newsprint as the ink from the paper can transfer to the carpet during the cleaning process.

Place a warm iron over the paper bag and press down gently.

Repeat the process until all of the wax is transferred to the paper bag.

Answer 4

How to Remove Wax From a Carpet

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Although it may look like a permanent mess, spilled wax can be removed from a carpet with the help of a warm iron.


Steps:
1. Scrape away as much wax as you can.

2. Place a sheet of butcher paper, glossy side up, or a portion of a brown paper bag on top of the wax.

3. Press the tip of a warm iron gently over the affected area until the wax melts and attaches to the paper.

4. Lift the paper from the carpet.

5. Dab a small amount of denatured alcohol onto the stain if any candle dye is left on the carpet.

6. Sponge with water.

Answer 5

Place a bag of ice on top of the wax and allow the wax to get cold. Then you can break most of it it off of the carpet fibers by hand. Next cover the spot with a cotton towel, and iron over the wax. It will be absorbed into the towel. Repeat towel if needed.

Good Luck!

Answer 6

There are alot of good answers to your question -
most of all -
be sure not to put to much INTENSE HEAT while applying the paper towels, etc. This could melt the fibers of your carpet (I know, I did that once - and only once!)

Pourette - www.pourette.com - has a product that will help clean up any more residue - you could call them and ask. I use it to help clean up my molds, and it disolves the residue wax very well.

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This all natural citrus base cleaner is used to clean wax residue from the interior of your candle molds to ensure easy release of the next candle. Instructions included. Safe for fabric and most surfaces. Comes in a 8 oz 16 oz bottle, and a 7 lb Jug. Please be careful to rinse out when using on plastic candle molds.


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Answer 7

Get an Iron a paper towel or dish towel and lay the towel over the wax and get the iron very hot. Iron the towel it will tranfer the wax to the towel instead of your rug. You may need to rub the carpet in different patterns to get it all if you have a high nap carpet.

Answer 8

Take a brown paper grocery bag, lay it on the wax, use your iron at the lowest setting, iron over the bag, and move it and check...keep repeating until the wax is gone...if the candle was a dark color, you may have a dye stain remaining...but the wax will be removed. Good luck!

Answer 9

Try a steam carpet cleaner. Heat is the only thing that will loosen candle wax. You may have to go over in for 10 minutes or so.

Answer 10

Get an clean linen or old towel you no longer need. You can even use white untreated typing paper. Grab an iron and heat it to med high setting and rub it all over the area replacing sheets as you go along. Eventually it will come off. You might have some oily residue, but you can clean that with carpet cleaner.

Answer 11

Place a paper bag over the wax then iron over the paper bag. The paper bag will absorb the candle wax.