how do i get candle wax off a formal tablecloth?

Answer 1

Iron a brown paper bag over it, I heard that works every time.

Answer 2

Wax Tablecloth

Answer 3

Depends if it's coloured wax or not.

You can chill it then scrape most of it off with a knife. To get the rest off, put some old newpaper on the ironing board, then a layer of plain white paper towel on the newsprint. Put the tablecloth on top of the papaer towel then put a double layer of paper towel on top of the wax stain. Gently iron the spot on medium heat and the wax will liquify and be absorbed by the paper towel and newsprint.

If the wax is coloured, you might set the colour into the table cloth in the ironing process.

This is how I remove wax from cloth when I do batik.

Tablecloths, Cloth Napkins, and Placemats

Once wax has dried onto a tablecloth, cloth napkin, or placemat, several steps are required to remove it properly and completely. The first thing to do is to apply an ice cube or ice pack to the wax. This will make the wax brittle, allowing you to scrape off what you can. Use a credit card or a thin butter knife to gently scrape away as much of the wax as you can. Never use a regular dull knife that has serrated edges since this may damage the cloth.

Once you have carefully removed as much of the wax as you can, it will be necessary to get your iron and a few clean paper bags. Place one paper bag underneath the cloth while you set the iron to heat on a medium to medium high level, depending on the fabric. Place a second paper bag on top of the wax.

Gently iron the area until the wax has been transferred to the paper bag. Throw the paper bag with the wax residue into the trash once it has cooled. Repeat the process with another paper bag until all of the wax has been removed.

Unfortunately, if the wax came from colored candles, a stain may appear on your tablecloth, napkin, or placemat. If this is the case, pre-treat the stain and follow the laundering instructions for the tablecloth, napkin, or placemat. For the best results, launder the soiled fabric as soon as possible.

Answer 4

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how do i get candle wax off a formal tablecloth?

Answer 5

Use a dull knife to scrape off as much wax as possible. Place tablecloth or anyother washable fabric between two blotters or facial tissue and press with a warm iron. If the candle wax has a color tint in it and it stains the tablecloth you can remove it with a non-flammable dry cleaning solvent. Wash with detergent in the hottest water safe for fabrics. Works everytime and looks like new.

Answer 6

Scrape off as much as you can once the wax has hardened, then put several layers of clean paper towels both under and on top of the wax spot and iron. The heat from the iron will liquify the wax and the paper towels will absorb it. Keep moving the paper towels to a clean spot until all the wax has been absorbed. You may still have kind of "greasy" looking spot - try Thorough (sp?) or some other "dry cleaning" type fluid on the last of it, if your tablecloth is safe for those kinds of chemicals.

Answer 7

Try by washing it by hand first with a cloth softener and really hot water. After a few washes, your tablecloth will leave the wax.

Answer 8

Scrape off everything on the surface carefully with a knife. Using a warm iron, place a paper sack over the wax and iron over it. The paper sack will draw up the wax in the fabric

Answer 9

lay a paper bag over the area with the candle wax on it, and iron over the paper bag where the wax is. This works really good

Answer 10

If your tap water is hot enough, just force hot water through it with a faucet, from the back.out.