2006-10-02 11:01:41 · 10 answers · asked by ktee51 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
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.
If you have tried all the above steps and you still have some wax in your carpet you may wish to call a professional carpet cleaning company. Choose a reputable company as most carpet cleaning services that advertise in mailers or have "specials" do not train their personnel to handle such a job and they may make a bigger mess than the one you began with.
Happy cleaning!
2006-10-02 11:05:28 · answer #1 · answered by Caroline H 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First see if it is possible to get some liquid nitrogen. It can be transported in a thermos bottle (be careful as it can cause serious burns). Pour it on the wax and then hit the wax with a wooden mallet or hammer. the majority of the wax will shatter and it can be vacuumed up. What's left then can be heated with an iron and soaked up with a paper towel or other absorbent material. Remember, you are re-heating and melting the wax and it will also be reabsorbed into the carpet.
If you can't get liquid nitrogen, then use dry ice. If it is a throw rug instead of wall to wall, put an insulating layer underneath.
2006-10-02 11:16:50 · answer #2 · answered by B.Dunc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely i won't use ice cube on the carpet reason won't paintings in any respect. different ingredient i wouldnt use water wont paintings the two reason it will make the carpet get moist and shop the wax from the candle too sticken. so i could attempt to se youre own hands to tug it off or if doesnt paintings then i could use sissors to diminish it little bit to take off the dried wax from the carpet. no longer alot basically the area you spot basically throw it away. basically flow back to the carpet to work out if there something lacking if no longer then while she comes homestead after her holiday she wont even releazie there wasnt something on the carpet in any respect.
2016-10-18 09:15:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lay a paper bag (like a grocery bag but not plastic) over it and run a hot iron over the bag. The heat will melt the wax and the bag will soak it up. Works great!
2006-10-02 11:04:13 · answer #4 · answered by icddppl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can eather freeze it, or use a hot iron lay a old cloth on the wax then iron, to freeze it use ice then take a butter knife and rub it.
2006-10-02 11:57:17 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ice cubes will get the wax cold and you can pick it off the carpet.it will be in pieces..
2006-10-02 11:12:54 · answer #6 · answered by StarShine G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heat it out with an absorbant paper towel to soak up the liquid
2006-10-02 11:12:05 · answer #7 · answered by flowerpet56 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
iron on low setting so it doesn't burn carpet and a paper towel
2006-10-02 11:13:42 · answer #8 · answered by Amy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Putting ice on it makes it super hard and breakable...once it's really cold, you have to pick it out with your fingernail.
2006-10-02 11:20:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Caroline H. You can use tissue paper as well.
2006-10-02 11:10:01 · answer #10 · answered by barbie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋