How can I remove candle wax in my jeans?

Answer 1

Candle wax and chewing gum can be effectively removed by placing the object that has been stained into a freezer until the staining agent is quite hard, and brittle, then the material can be literally shattered off the object that has been stained.

...then treat any residue as follows: place the stain between clean, white blotters and press with a warm iron, changing the blotter as it becomes soiled. Then sponge with dry cleaning fluid or a laundry pre-soak (spot stain remover).

In the case of coloured wax there may still be a colour stain. Sponge with a liquid made by adding ½ c of methylated spirits (wood alcohol) to ½ c water.

Answer 2

Use a hot iron with slips of absorbant paper on both the inside and outside of the waxed area. Just keep refreshing the paper so that it absorbes the wax away from the cloth.

Be patient. Will take a while and will never quite remove it all if the cloth fully accepted the wax in it's fibers. Good luck!

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Answer 3

Athena's answer is pretty dead-on.

I spilled very hot candle wax on a cotton corduroy jumper, and it soaked in thru the fibers very quickly. I froze it, but not much came off. (I couldn't scrape at it becuase it would have pulled the "fuzz" off the fabric.) I used heavy white paper towels on both sides of the fabric & ironed away...until it didn't look like anything was coming off on the paper towels, and then for about 10 or 15 minutes more! It left a slight spot that looked as if the fabric had a bit of oil on it, but after about 6 washings (in warm water--hot would have shrunk it too much) it now looks good as new. :)

Good Luck! Hope you can save the jeans!

Answer 4

Put the pants in the freezer. When the wax is hard, scrape off what you can. Then, put paper towels on both sides of the cloth. Use an iron to melt the wax onto the paper and keep using fresh paper until no more wax comes off.

Answer 5

Boil water, place the jeans in the dish drainer then put the dish drainer in the sink. Stand on a stool and pour the wax onto the pants from above. The hot water will melt the wax and carry it away.

Answer 6

Carefully scrape off what you can. Then use any absorbant cloth (cotton towel) and an iron. the idea is to put the cloth on top of the jeans, use the iron to melt the wax into the cloth!

Answer 7

I think you might find something on Martha Stewart site for this. Also try putting it in the freeze and then when it's frozen, just scrap it off. If already somewhat got into the fabric/jean, you can iron it out....place a clean towel or cloth over the spot, revert it and iron it from inside out. Hope this help!

Answer 8

I know this worked for my carpet
place a paper towel over the wax.

hold a warm iron over it until the wax softens then, pick off the wax.

Answer 9

put paper towels on your pants and put a hot iron to it. the wax melts into the paper towel. repeat with clean paper towels till the wax is gone.

Answer 10

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