I left a candle burning and the glass got to hot and it broke. The wax melted and ran onto my new shag carpet. Does anyone know how to get candle wax off carpet with out totally destroing it? I don't want to cut it.
2006-09-18 07:41:09 · 14 answers · asked by angel 22 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Ah ha - this I know it works from experience. Cover the wax spot with an old towel and and run a hot iron over the wax spot. Move the towel around frequently so it doesn't end up on your iron until all the wax has been melted off the carpet and onto your towel!
I spilled a big dark blue candle ALL OVER my gray carpet and got every bit of it out.
p.s. Don't us a paper towel - use a real absorbent cloth towel.
2006-09-18 07:44:31 · answer #1 · answered by Zelda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-18 13:12:56 · answer #2 · answered by Regina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be careful and this might just get most of it up:
Take several paper towels and put them over the wax.
Now rub a very warm but not supper hot clothing iron over the paper towels. This will warm the wax while it is being absorbed into the towel. Repeat with clean paper towels until you are satisfied that you have removed all you can.
2006-09-18 07:44:21 · answer #3 · answered by Ask 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scrape out as much as you can.Take a piece of wax paper and a warm iron, lay the paper over the wax and run the iron over it. This should melt the candle wax and it will stick to the paper.
2006-09-18 07:43:55 · answer #4 · answered by rachely1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a cube of ice and rub on it, then u should be able to "scrape or pick" the wax off.That is the only way i can think of without ruining or staining your carpet.
2006-09-22 02:13:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a paper towel above the wax and then place the warm iron on the towel that should work...
2006-09-18 07:43:36 · answer #6 · answered by Dash 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a soy candle, you can wash it out with soap and water and then use a wet cloth and an iron to clean the rest - hope this helps!
2006-09-18 07:59:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try the freazing it with ice and chiping it away to remove the big peices then the iron and towel trick if you want to do it yourself. if you want it completely out call a professional carpet cleaner, the truck mounts that they use heat the water to 300+ degrees and will completely remove the wax.
2006-09-18 08:04:13 · answer #8 · answered by nikomat77 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try ice to make it brittle, then brush out with stiff brush then vacuum up, repeat until it's all gone!
2006-09-18 07:58:23 · answer #9 · answered by goose 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a piece of paper over it and iron it it will soak right out
2006-09-18 07:43:21 · answer #10 · answered by Don't get me started 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋