Using a plastic bag will keep moisture from leaking into the wax which can prevent it from drying.
Getting old wax out of carpet.
Again use the dull knife to remove any additional wax residue that may have frozen.
Candle wax can be removed with ice cubes.
Bag of ice or an ice pack iron a hair dryer can work in a pinch paper towel terry cloth towel or brown paper bag.
Start by placing a plastic bag of ice or an ice pack on top of the spot.
If you ve got a bunch of wax marks on the towel already reposition it.
To remove wax from carpet use a knife or plastic card to scrape up excess dried wax.
To remove wax from carpet you ll need the following on hand.
To avoid tearing or staining your carpet use low heat and treat it carefully.
It will keep the wax from drying and allow it to sink deeper into the carpet fibers step 2 put some ice cubes in a plastic bag.
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So if you have any bottle of isopropyl lying around you can use it to dissolve the wax.
Repeat until the wax is gone you may have to hold the iron in place for up to 30 seconds.
Scrape off the wax.
Let it sit for a few seconds and check out the towel.
The heat will draw the wax out of the carpet and into the towel.
Place a few ice cubes in a plastic bag and put the plastic bag on top of the affected area for a few minutes.
To completely remove wax from carpet you need to act quickly to scrape away and vacuum any large hardened clumps.
Mix one 1 2 tablespoon of carpet detergent with 2 cups of warm water.
Soak a cloth in the mixture wring out and cover the stain with the cloth.
Place your paper towel over the offending stain and apply the iron to the towel.
Place a brown paper bag or card stock over the wax stain and keep a towel nearby to protect the rest of the carpet.
You will use these to cool the wax but you want to make sure you don t get the wax wet.
Yes isopropyl alcohol can dissolve wax easily.
Allow the wax to freeze for about 10 minutes making sure that the wax isn t getting wet from your ice pack.
Repeat these steps until.
Dampen a white cotton towel fold it in half and place it over the wax.
Step 1 don t put water on the wax.
Heat an iron to a medium.
Water will only make it worse.
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A warm iron and absorbent brown paper bag or paper towel will soak up any that remains.
Then a good scrub is all it takes to clean up your carpet.
Moisture will only make the stain tougher to remove.
Use rubbing alcohol method explained above or carpet detergent to lift any remaining dye from the wax from the carpet.