i know it wont be affected by water. my mom said to iron it with a paper bag in between the iron and cloth.
2007-02-25 11:31:21 · 12 answers · asked by bball3910 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Your mom has a good idea. I was going to say to use a paper towel and an iron. GOOD LUCK!!
2007-02-25 11:35:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only two suggestions I know are:
Either getting the fabric wet and putting it in the freezer until frozen then (while still frozen) basically bend and crack off the wax. If the wax is on carpet, you can rub it several time with an ice cube - you get the same effect.
The second choice would be using the iron. In the past I have had much better luck in using wax paper and an iron rather than a brown paper bag. Something about the warm wax paper makes the wax stick to it a little better - it seems to take less time.
2007-02-25 11:43:01 · answer #2 · answered by curious in IL 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I concur with your mom...we had a full candle display topple on to our rug and fabric sofas and with a medium-warm temperature iron, place the brown paper bag over the wax and apply heat from iron. Warning - try not to use the same spot of the paper bag in multiple areas you are trying to remove wax, because the oils from the candle on your paper bag will then start new stains elsewhere...hope this helps!
2007-02-25 12:46:50 · answer #3 · answered by FredaWuff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would try putting the item in the freezer and then try to pry the wax off. When you iron it, it will melt and absorb into the other items, but the oils will then be in your cloth item, so make sure it is something that can be spot treated and washed in very warm water to get rid of the oil spot left by the wax.
2007-02-25 12:59:13 · answer #4 · answered by doris_38133 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could also try putting the article in the freezer for a few minutes, then peel the wax off...or rub an ice cube on the affected area :]
2007-02-25 11:36:39 · answer #5 · answered by whispurrr_on_a_scream 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put the cloth in the freezer till wax is brittle then pick off the wax
2007-02-27 05:18:45 · answer #6 · answered by tuppenybitz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to your mother. She knows what she's talking about. Just move the paper to a clean space and repeat until the wax has all been absorbed.
2007-02-25 11:54:00 · answer #7 · answered by Tink 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try what she said, but first put it in a freezer. You can then break the excess off easily.
2007-02-25 11:38:23 · answer #8 · answered by Deedee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try WD40. It seems to have quite a reputation for a million other cleaning issues.
2007-02-25 11:39:30 · answer #9 · answered by normy in garden city 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Listen to your Mom.
2007-02-25 11:39:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋