Getting wax off carpet

[RubyRose]

Just wondering if there's anyway to remove wax from carpet? Or is it stuck there for good?

Bendithion,
RubyRose

[Kaija]

The best way I've found is putting paper towel over it and using the iron to heat it up (at a lower temp then would be used on most clothes).. the paper towel absorbs the wax as it melts.

[RubyRose]

The best way I've found is putting paper towel over it and using the iron to heat it up (at a lower temp then would be used on most clothes).. the paper towel absorbs the wax as it melts.

Thanks I'll give that a try.

[Know Your Rights]

Ooh, maybe I'll try that... I spilled some wax on my carpet once.... or more than once.

[lil_suzie]

If your iron gets to hot to melt the wax slow, cos you want
it to melt slow so it doesnt get deeper into the carpet, you can
use a metal pot with steaming water in it, just put it down
over the paper towel and let it sit there awhile, it works pretty
good!

[-Ember]

If using a paper towel, keep a spray bottle of water handy... something to keep the towel damp. You don't want it to burn. Even a glass or bowl to dip it in.

With a rag it still helps if it is damp, but isn't quite as important.

If it was a colored wax on a light carpet, you might still have a stain by the way. But the wax will be gone.

[The High Queen of Faerie]

The best way I've found is putting paper towel over it and using the iron to heat it up (at a lower temp then would be used on most clothes).. the paper towel absorbs the wax as it melts. amazing advice.

[Darakash]

Just an idea, sometimes, a paper grocery bag might work better than a paper towel. :)
Dk

[blindfaith^_^]

The best way to remove wax from any material is to get a paper bag and an iron. Put the paper bag over the wax, and then gently press the iron ON THE LOWEST SETTING over the bag. The wax will melt and collect onto the paper bag. Then you can throw out the bag

[Ron]

Sadly I need this lol. I haven't been dripping lately, but lol the old drips are still present in my floor. pooft!

[SilverClaw]

In my case I use a tea towle or something alon gtha tlines and really hot water. Soak it till it is soft enough to remove then wipe.

[materra]

Use a dull edged butter knife to loosen the wax while it is cold and vacume the scrapings up first. Use cold to get it good and hard to break it up and remove as much cold wax as you can. Then use the heat method with the iron and paper. Don't use newspaper however as the ink stains the rugs. The less wax you have to remove with heat the more successful you will be in getting the wax out of the carpet.

[RubyRose]

Thanks guys. Luckily, the wax is white so hopefully there wont be a stain.

[-Ember]

There shouldn't be... White wax tends to go clear when thinned enough. The main problem with it visually is the dirt that sticks to it. Red wax on a beige carpet is an entirely different nightmare.

[Hamelyn]

Seeeeeeveral years ago, I fell asleep with a candle burning. My frantic attempts to clean up the wax really only got it deeper into the carpet, I'm sorry to say. But quite a bit of it came up when my friend showed me a neato trick. Two layers of paper towels go over the stain and then you go over it with a warm iron. It melts the wax- much of which gets into the paper towels- and you can lift right up.

This was also many years ago and likely wouldn't do the whole job. :(

[KiNoRonin]

Konnichi Wa to All:

I have had this problem a number of times after someone had moved out of my Apartment Building leaving behind a few spots of Wax in the Carpet.

I can not wait to try some of the Advice posted on this thread the next time that this sort of thing happens.

Ki No Ronin