Help: How to remove wax from carpet ?

[kyutip]

Yesterday there is a power outage and I had to use candle.
but since it's pretty dark I drop a few drop of wax to the floor.
now they already frozen solid.
what can I do to remove it ?
Should I reheat it ? (sounds weird, might burn down my apt too)
any suggestion ?

 

[WiseOne]

"To remove candle wax from carpet, place a clean white cotton cloth on top of the wax. Heat an iron and place it on the cloth. As the wax melts, the cloth will absorb it and remove it from your carpet. "

 

[kyutip]

whoa, sound ingeneous.
I'll try it right away.
Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[TripleJ]

Oh WiseOne!

Is it just me or is this thread de ja veou(sp?)

 

[bacillus]

<< Is it just me or is this thread de ja veou(sp?) >>

 

[RossMAN]

LOL

 

[charmingpebble]

Use a knife to scrach off as much as possible.
Then (if power is back), put a paper towel on it, use an iron (low temperetur!) to reheat it. The paper should absorb the wax!
Note: be careful if your carpet has a dark colour. Colour might fade!

Good luck!

 

[Maximus96]

i asked that question a couple of weeks back... thanks to all that answered my question

 

[Renob]

Burn it off, but then you will have a burn mark and I dont know how to remove burn marks...........

 

[Viper GTS]

Goo Gone will take it off.

Viper GTS

 

[keystroker]

you mean GOOf - off

 

[Viper GTS]

No, Goo Gone.

Great stuff, I have a bottle of it sitting right next to me.

Viper GTS

 

[Viper0329]

Goo Gone is up there with Gasoline and Duct tape in my book

That stuff takes off all kinds of stuff

 

[Viper GTS]

Indeed it does.

From the bottle:

Stickers
Make-up
Oil
Wet paint
Scuff marks
Shoe polish
Tree sap
Asphalt
Candle wax
Tape
Glue
Grease

I also happen to know it works wonders on thermal compound, both paste and pad.

Hence the reason I have a bottle of it on my desk.

Viper GTS

 

[JetsFanatic]

you could also try freezing it and picking it off

 

[serialb]

I'll stick with my knowledge in chemicals.... ACETONE

serialb