how do i get candle waxs out of carpet?

Answer 1

Place a paper towel over the wax. Then take an iron and turn it to low heat. Gently press the iron over the paper towel. The wax should melt and adhere to the paper towel.

Hope it helps.

Answer 2

Here are two ways to remove candle wax from a carpet:

First Method:
1. After wax hardens, scrape up excess with a dull knife.
2. Place part of a paper bag over the remaining wax.
3. Place a warm iron over the bag and press gently.
4. Repeat until all the wax is transferred to the paper bag.

Tips:
If the wax was colored and leaves a stain, pour a small amount of rubbing alcohol on a rag; gently dab the stain.

Second Method:
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.

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.

Answer 3

Hi
There is two ways to remove wax from carpet.

1/ Use the edge of a butter knife to carefully scrape off or lift up as much solid wax as you can .Use a dry clean white terrycloth place it over the wax spot then heat it with a iron on low setting because most homes have polyester carpet, and if the iron gets too hot, it'll melt the carpet. Keep checking the spot every ten seconds or so, moving the terrycloth so that a clean spot is on the carpet.

2/ Which is the better way. Use the edge of a butter knife to carefully scrape off or lift up as much solid wax as you can Heat up a full kettle of water and pour it slowly on the carpet at the same time with a wet vac vacuum up the water. Keep on doing this until the wax is removed.

From a carpet cleaner of 14 years

Answer 4

First pick off as much solid bits as posssible--Take a few paper towels to make several layers back to back--then with your iron on medium, not too hot or you may melt the fibers!
Now--lay the paper towling down, then gently iron, the heat of the iron will draw the oil and wax up into the paper towel--repeat until you see it is all or mostly gone. It may or may not leave a stain, depending on the color of the wax and of the carpet!
This also works with most clothing, table linens and other fibers.
Good Luck!

Answer 5

Pull up the carpet and put down hardwood floor. If you ever spill candle wax on it again, you can just rub it into the hardwood.
Adds to the value of the house too!

Answer 6

Use Paper Towels Folded
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Melted Onto Paper Towels
and off of Carpet WHALA

Answer 7

With an iron on low....Put a paper bag or paper towel down on the wax and run the iron over it.

Answer 8

hire a good commercial steam cleaner. It'll come out smelling like a rose. I did that and . . . no more wax in my carpet! There!

Answer 9

iron and a brown paper bag just put the bag over the wax and iron

Answer 10

I have found a useful info from this web page.
http://www.asktooltalk.com/home/qanda/faq/removal/candlewax.htm