How do I get candle wax out of my area rug?

Question

I spilled tealight candle wax on my hunter green area rug and the wax is white!!!

Answer 1

lay a brown paper bag on the wax and go over it gently with a WARM iron. As the paper bag soaks up the wax, move to a clean area of the bag regularly.
DO NOT USE HOT WATER!!!!!!!!! - it will melt the wax and go deeper into the rug.
My way works!!!!......to test my way, melt more wax on an old rug or scrap piece of carpet and try it first.

Answer 2

I would NOT apply any kind of heat to it or the wax will melt and spread deeper into the rug!

Freeze the wax with an ice cube or ice pack. You can also use a commercial product that is designed to freeze wax on carpeting or upholstery. Once the wax is frozen, use a clean, blunt object to shatter the wax. Immediately pick up or vacuum the pieces of wax from the area. If you wait too long and the pieces soften, then you will need to refreeze them.

Answer 3

YES - a brown paper bag on top of the wax and go over it gently with a WARM - doesn't need to be very hot - clothes iron. As the paper bag soaks up the wax, move to a clean area of the bag regularly.
I have done this and it works like nothing else = freezing wasn't as fast or easy!

Answer 4

I would use a hot iron and a paper towel. What to do is, you put the paper towel over the wax, then place the iron on the wax for about 30 seconds or a minute. Take the iron off and let it cool a bit, not all the way, but just a bit, then gently remove the paper towel and with it, should come the wax.

Answer 5

hi Gracie!
try ice and a table knife. Dry ice is better but regular ice will work. Leave it on the wax so it gets really hard and it will scrape off with a dull knife. You should be able to get the big majority off this way. To finish the job, a little WD-40 sprayed on and then wiped off with a paper towel will do it. Give the WD-40 a day to evaporate, a little soapy (dish washing detergent) water on a sponge followed by a drying with a towel or paper towel will do it.


good luck!!

Answer 6

NO! NO! NO!

FREEZE it! Put some ice cubes in a plastic bag and lay them on the wax for a few minutes. The frozen wax gets brittle and will break up or scrape off and the pieces can be vacuumed away easily.

If you melt the wax, it will soak deeper into the fibers. pk

Answer 7

i've read somewhere that there's a candle wax remover (clear liquid) from bed bath and beyond which turns the wax to liquid that you wipe up.

also somebody tried a brown paper bag which she got from a local shop on the wax on her carpet with a low heated iron and within 10 minutes it came off.

i haven't tried it though so good luck!who knows,it might work for you,too!

Answer 8

I definitely would go with those recommending the brown bag and warm iron. (Partylite recommends this and demonstrates it at their candle parties).

Before doing this though, I would pull off any large chunks, so that the amount of wax the paper bag needs to absorb is minimal. It should come right up.

Answer 9

Freezing will only let you get any wax that has not yet got between the fibers, use damp terry towel, brown paper and a warm iron, this does work.

Answer 10

If it is small and washable , scrape off what you can and then wash wish 1 cup of baking soda in the water. Works for crayon and they are wax. good luck