candle wax removal from stone fireplace?

Question

candle wax on a yorkshire stone fireplace

Answer 1

wax is easy to remove, but it may leave a stain if it has a lot of colourants in it.

to remove way just put a sheet or two of kitchen paper on it and then gently heat the back of it with yoru iron. as the wax melts it gets soaked into the paper.

Answer 2

We unfortunately had a bit of clear candle wax split on our sandstone looking fireplace from an overflowing candle. I wanted to write and add to the helpful posts as I could not find a solution to remove the candle wax from stone

I agree with the technique of removing it with kitchen towel and a hot iron. I didn't scrape the spilt wax off with anything as I think this removes some wax but also causes the problem of forcing wax into the stone micro pits. . The iron technique did work and removed most of the wax but still there was an oily residue from the wax left in the stone. I had to get rid of it as instead of looking at the TV my eyes kept wandering onto this patch left on our fireplace .

After the iron and paper I then I tried washing up liquid (Ecover) using near boiling water and a clean toothbrush . It did make a little bit of a difference but still there was wax on the stone, I had to think of something that would remove the wax residue. The solution was cream cleaner (Cif ) original. I firstly applied a dilute solution to hot water and then applied with a clean toothbrush, I found the best action with the brush was to rotate the wrist like whipping an egg then the points of the bristles were in touch with the stain. I also used the brush in clockwise and anticlockwise circles. Just keep doing this for ten to fifteen minutes. Don't be inclined to press down hard on the brush and not so much the side of the brush, I dried it. Then increased the concentration of the cream cleaner with more in the water and repeated. I then used the cream cleaner on the now fading stain directly from the bottle with a small amount of water worked it in with the brush and left it for five or so minutes., This removed the wax . I hope this helps .

Answer 3

Don't heat it up. cool it down. If you heat it up, what you are not able to scrape p easily will soak in more and become worse. If you put an ice cube on it, it will shrink and pull away from the stone, making it easier to get off. If it was scented, the oil from the scenting agent may have let a spot, and the wax itself probably also did, especially if you have used the fireplace or if the stone was porous. I don't know how to get rid of the stain, so look at other answers for help there. My house is heated primarily with a soapstone fireplace. The soapstone is polished, and we have never had problems with it absorbing wax, it has always been pretty easy just to chip off by hand or with a plastic utensil(metal utensils would scratch the soapstone).

Answer 4

York Stone Fireplace

Answer 5

I don't know if this is the best method or not, but I've used it.

Scrape off all the wax you can with a knife or some other scraper, but don't scrape the stone.

Then, when there is only a film of wax left, take an old cloth (I used an old bath-towel) and lay it over the wax. Put a warm Iron onto the towel, and the wax will melt into the towel and off of the stone.

As I said, I have done this and it worked, but I cannot guarantee that it is the best or most acceptable method!

;-)

Answer 6

First pour bleach all over the wax wait a minute or two for the bleach to tenderisethe pour some water on it wait aproximitly up too 3 hours and come back and gently remove it with a spoon.Their wil 99% of the time be a light marks use any window cleaner spray and rub hope it helps!

Answer 7

If it is a flat surface.... lay a paper towel or an old thin piece of cloth over it and with a warm iron... warm the wax thru the cloth... let it cool... rip it off like waxing eyebrows... Good Luck!

Answer 8

after all thats been said and done and still won't work out, try a.blow dryer.. heat wax and dab fire place with paper towel.. if there is a stain left either spray with bleach or dab bleach on paper towel and let paper towel sit, stick 2 stain 4 a while.. but do try an scape off as much as possible before appling heat..

Answer 9

Pt a rag over the wax. Use heat, like an iron or heat gun set warmish. Melt the wax into the rag. Acetone should get rid of the rest, but don't let heat near the acetone!

Answer 10

Putting ice cubes on wax makes it brittle & easier to remove.