2007-06-29 22:59:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Q. I have brand new wall to wall carpeting and a candle melted and put a large pool of wax into my carpeting could you please tell me what I can do to remove the wax from my carpeting without damaging my carpeting?
A. For the candle wax on the carpet you need to put down paper towels over the wax, and run your iron over that. i.e., melt the wax and blot it up with paper towels. Remember to change the paper towels as the wax is absorbed. This information came from a carpet cleaner.
A. Try putting an ice pack on the spot and that should freeze it so you can pick it out of your carpet.
A. I had success in removing red wax from beige carpet by folding several white paper towels over the wax area and applying a warm iron to the paper towels. As the wax melts the paper towel absorb the wax. You may need to change the paper towels several times to get up all the wax. My carpeting is beige again!!!
A. According to a pamphlet I have left from our carpet cleaning business, scrape off excess wax with a dull knife. Lay a paper towel over the wax and with a blow dryer, blow hot air on the towel. The heat will melt the wax and the towel will absorb it. Clean with a solvent cleaner (like De-Solv-It) if a spot remains.
A. This is for the person with a pool of WAX on the new wall to wall CARPET. I found this in a book titled: Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean by Linda Cobb. Put ice in a plastic bag and lay it over the wax, allowing it to freeze. Chip off all the wax that you can. Next, lay down brown paper over the wax (a grocery bag works great; use the area without the writing) and press with a medium / hot iron. Move the paper as it absorbs so that you don't re-deposit the wax on the carpet. Have patience and continue as long as any wax shows up on the bag. Next, apply a good carpet stain remover.
Good luck!
2007-06-29 23:04:57 · answer #1 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes! I have had candle wax go into my carpet before. Get a small old towel you dont care to keep, dampen it with cold water, take the iron on high after you place the cold damp towel over the candle wax iron it with the hot iron and it will transfer to the towel.
2007-06-30 06:05:46 · answer #2 · answered by hourglass_beauty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you take a paper towel and place it over the wax and then on a moderate heat IRON on top of the paper towel repeatedly it shall come out. It may take several papertowels and time. Be careful not to scorch your rug, some fibers do not take heat well. Good Luck.
2007-06-30 06:07:39 · answer #3 · answered by arborsurgeon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hot iron trick is the best way, kinda neat how it works. Be patient though it may take a couple of treatments depending on how much wax there is.
2007-06-30 06:17:25 · answer #4 · answered by mnanut40 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took and placed cheese cloth over the wax, then placed a hot iron on the cloth. the wax melts into it. keep putting clean cloth over the spot and applying heat until you have it all transfered from the rug
2007-06-30 06:08:18 · answer #5 · answered by cheri h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A brown grocery bag, and an iron, place the bag on the spot and lay the iron on it to warm it and it will melt and stick to the brown paper bag :)
2007-06-30 08:20:55 · answer #6 · answered by FoxBelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freeze it w/ice cubes by rubbing.
Flake off fiber with butterknife.
Vacuum.
2007-06-30 06:04:19 · answer #7 · answered by omnisource 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
With a scissor
2007-06-30 06:12:02 · answer #8 · answered by Right in ya face! 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just like gum put ice on it and it will become hard and just pick it off
2007-06-30 06:17:09 · answer #9 · answered by j. rick m 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
petrolume will do the carpet wash it
2007-06-30 06:08:25 · answer #10 · answered by Ricky666 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋