My friend has spilt wax over my expensive glass table, and made it worse by rubbing it all with hot water, it now looks like a skating rink. Anybody out there with any ideas. Thanks.
2007-12-28 04:45:41 · 18 answers · asked by aine 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
As glass does not absorb candlewax, this is not really going to be a problem. Candlewax melts at about 60 Celsius, you only need an iron or kettle heated to a little more than this and a few sheets of absorbent material such as newspapaper. Lay the newpaper over the wax, iron it with the iron or hot kettle, and that will absorb most of it, fairly quickly.
If there remains a thin film you need only wash it with water and washing up liquid (which is good at dissolving grease!) heated to around this temperature.
Polish off with your usual glass cleaner.
Glass can be broken, fairly easily, but is not easily marked and is impervious to most liquid spills.
2007-12-28 05:04:05 · answer #1 · answered by Rolf 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've had a look on an internet site and 'to remove candle wax from a glass table' they suggest rubbing the main areas with an ice cube and clean the residue off with Methalated Spirits on a soft cloth. Do not use a scraper as you could get scratches on the table.
2007-12-28 05:06:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
place some kitchen roll on top and heat with hair dryer - this should absorb some of the wax. Alternatively scrape wax off when cool, you can buy tool in hardware store (B&Q or wherever) that scrapes paint from glass and is much safer than a razor or knife blade that may scratch your glass table. Good luck!
2007-12-28 04:52:53 · answer #3 · answered by dawnnkev t 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ice cubes will do the trick. Let the ice cubes sit ontop of the wax until they start to melt a little bit, then carefully scrape it off with a rubber spatula or a plastic spoon or even your fingers. This works with dried play doh on tables too.
2007-12-28 04:50:55 · answer #4 · answered by deebakes 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ignore the idiot that said to pour BOILING water on the table-top, unless you want to risk shattering the tabletop. The ice-cube suggestion may work, especially if you combine that with the use of a single-edged razor blade paint scraper. They sell them in hardware stores for removing paint from glass, so it should work on very cold wax.
2007-12-28 04:53:37 · answer #5 · answered by Stephen H 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Strange, but, heat OR cold helps. You can rub an ice cube over it and it will harden and you should be able to pick it up with the tip of your fingernail. OR, you can set your hair dryer on low and melt it...wipe it up with paper towels as the hair dryer softens it. Clean with ammonia water or other glass cleaner.
2016-04-11 05:35:10 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Razor blade...it'll come off perfectly.
If there's any residue left, use Formula 409 to get the skating rink feeling off the table...you need a detergent to remove the film left behind, hence the Formula 409 spray.
2007-12-28 04:49:35 · answer #7 · answered by Gary D 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Rub it with ice cubes then very gently scrap it off. If you are handy with a single edge razor blade (in a holder) it will scrap it nicely. You have to be careful to hold the blade at a low angel so as not to scratch the glass.
Hope this helps.
2007-12-28 04:52:00 · answer #8 · answered by Belize Missionary 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Cover it with paper towels then run a warm iron over the spill. the paper towel blots up the wax so you may need to do this a few times with clean towels.
2007-12-28 04:50:18 · answer #9 · answered by Butterfly Lover 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The hot water was not hot enough. Use boiling water and a cloth and it will come up. Pour the boiling water on the table top, then place the cloth on top of the water and wipe it clean.
2007-12-28 04:49:02 · answer #10 · answered by mcandrea2001 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋