How do I clean up a massivce amount of wax in the least amount of time?

Question

My friend blew up a pan of wax all over the kitchen.How can I clean it up in the least amount of time without leaving behind a crap load of residue.?

Answer 1

As a candle maker who has exploded wax all over the kitchen on many occasions, I can say one word WaxAway by Weinmann available at craft stores, discounters and some drug stores. It is worth every dime of the $2.99 you will pay to purchase it.

No matter which method you use to remove the wax (ironing, icing, boiling water) all of which will remove the build up of the wax itself, none will remove the residue nor the color (if there was one) like WaxAway will. You will be left with a smeary, somewhat greasy and difficult to remove residue that WaxAway will totally remove.

Simply saturate a soft cloth (best) or paper towel (you'll use more product and papertowel) and wipe over the area once you have removed the wax itself. The WaxAway will remove the remaining residue and evaporate off of the surface. Constantly change positions on the rag or papertoweling as the residue builds up and I usually clean the surface again with something like 409, Windex or Simple Green.

Answer 2

Make a bowl of icewater. Soak a bunch of rags in it.

Run the rags over all of the wax. This will cool it down, so that it becomes brittle. If the wax is even slightly warm, it will remain partially liquid, and leave terrible streaks wherever you try to clean it.

When the wax is cooled down and brittle, pry it off carefully with a one of those metal spatula-type things you use to caulk tiny holes in the wall. Then use pledge to remove any extra residue.

Answer 3

If boiling water is not going to ruin your surfaces, it does work--I've used it many times. Have lots of paper towels handy and a little degreasing-type spray cleaner to make sure all the "slippery" is really gone. But you can use bags of ice on any areas that can't take really hot water. When the wax gets really cold it's much easier to remove with a thin spatula. And tell your friend I said he/she should volunteer to do it for you, the schlub! Good luck.

Answer 4

Wax is best removed by pouring boiling water over it and blotting up the residue immediately with rags. You can also try a petroleum distillate based wax remover, but it may 'melt' any plastic items or make them appear cloudy.

Answer 5

Grab the iron and some paper towels. Place the paper towel over the wax and iron it. Waalaa the wax will put up with the paper towel. Good luck!

Answer 6

let the wax cool and scrape off as much as you can then put on rubber gloves and use boilong water with dawn dish soap and clean it will come right off and leave no residue

Answer 7

Hot water