Dry Candle Wax On Carpet

A blunt blade knife like a butter knife a hand held vacuum cleaner clean cloth paper towels or brown paper bags a continue reading remove wax off your carpet without iron.

Dry candle wax on carpet.

You should be able to pick most of the wax off just be careful not to damage the carpet. Repeat step number 5 with fresh brown paper or terry cloth until the wax is all gone. Wax on your carpet after that great candle light dinner you had. Scrape the wax loose with a butter knife be gentle with berber carpets.

You will be using the heat of an electric iron to melt the wax and lift it gently out of the carpet fibers. Get a paper bag or paper towel. Get out the iron. The loops fray easily.

Gently scrape off the wax using a blunt knife or an old credit card. Next place a few ice cubes in the plastic bag and set this over the stain to harden any remaining wax. This will serve as the absorbent material for lifting the wax and will also protect the carpet from the heat of the iron. Using the table knife get as much candle wax out of the carpet as you can.

Vacuum up the. Spilling candle wax on your carpet can seem like a nightmare but it can be cleaned up with items that you probably already have lying around your house. Candle wax accidentally dripped on a plush carpet may look like a hopeless mess but with a cool head a hot iron and a few tricks of the trade you can make a big wax mess disappear. Once the carpet is dry you can restore the texture of your carpet by vacuuming it with an upholstery brush attachment.

The paper should absorb the wax as it melts. Once the wax is solid lift it from the carpet using the butter knife. It s as if the wax stain never happened. Go over the stained area with a carpet cleaning solution to get rid of the last bits of wax and any stuck on dirt.

When candle wax hits the carpet move as quickly as possible to get rid of the stain. Don t let the iron get too hot or it could melt the carpet or burn the paper. Instead place a few ice cubes in a plastic bag and place over the wax stain. Apply a bag of ice over the candle wax to freeze it.

Removing the remaining candle wax. Keep checking the wax until it is solid. You don t want to tear out carpet fibers just get out excess wax so the rest of the steps are easier. Don t be brutal about this.

All that you need are. Do not try to rub or wipe up the hot wax. Rinse with a damp cloth dipped in clean water. Remove the surface wax.

Spray the area with a cleaning solution. Vacuum off the candle wax debris.