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How to Remove Dripped Candle Wax
posted by Annie B. Bond Sep 6, 1999 1:22 am
By Annie B. Bond, Care2 Green Living Executive Producer
One of the best ways to remove candle wax that has dripped onto
hard surfaces is to melt it with a hair dryer. Wipe up the wax as
it melts with an absorbent towel or cloth.
Whereas a hair dryer is great for removing wax on a hard surface,
many people ask me about how to remove wax from table cloths,
carpets, and other fabrics. An iron is the solution for removing
wax from fabric. Place newspaper on both sides of the fabric (or
on top of the carpet), to blot up the wax once it melts from ironing
over the newspaper with a medium-hot iron. Replace newspaper as
needed.
Note that you don’t want to use a hair dryer or iron on anything
flammable.
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add your comment »I just used your advice to remove candle wax from a fragrance burner that someone had burned a candle in and it worked wonderfully!!! It was so quick and easy!! Thank You!
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My husband has accidently placed his new cell phone on top of a liquid paraffin wax spill from a candle holder. We cleaned the cell the best we could but we can still see the paraffin on the LED display and the battery no longer keeps its charge like it used to. Any suggestion on how to remove the rest of the paraffin wax. Your help is much appreciated. Mitch6114
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My husband has accidently placed his new cell phone on top of a liquid paraffin wax spill from a candle holder. We cleaned the cell the best we could but we can still see the paraffin on the LED display and the battery no longer keeps its charge like it used to. Any suggestion on how to remove the rest of the paraffin wax. Your help is much appreciated. Mitch6114
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I have candle wax on the side of my white textued refrigerator, how to remove
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I tried the iron and newspaper to remove wax from the carprt and I noticed the carpet was turnig darker from the ink on the newspaper as the wax was being absorbed. I stopped using the newspaper and grabbed a sheet of white copy paper and started rubbing the wax spot. It picked up more wax and some of the ink.Now I am trying to remove the rest of the wax and now the ink with "Goof Off". Seems to be working fine.
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I tried the iron and newspaper to remove wax from the carprt and I noticed the carpet was turnig darker from the ink on the newspaper as the wax was being absorbed. I stopped using the newspaper and grabbed a sheet of white copy paper and started rubbing the wax spot. It picked up more wax and some of the ink.Now I am trying to remove the rest of the wax and now the ink with "Goof Off". Seems to be working fine.
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If you shouldn't use a hairdryer on anything flammable... how do you get to use it on newspaper?
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Used the iron and newspaper on my chair that
had dripped wax. Worked Great!
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I have candle wax on my laminate floor. How do I clean off the thin residue that is left after careful scraping.
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another good kint is to put the item into the freezer, it cause the wax to harden even more and you should be able to peel the wax right off.
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