How to remove candle wax from a carpet.
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We are going to show you how to completely remove white wax from your carpet.
The same process can be applied to color wax but be aware that some dye from the candle
may remain.
We'll suggest a way of removing this dye but you may need to call a professional assistant.
Step one: You will need a knife, some ice, a clear polythene bag or freezer bag, some
brown postal paper, a thick cloth or heat resistance glove, a lighter or matches, a
spoon, some warm water, a mixing jug or bowl, mild carpet shampoo or mild colorless detergent,
a white cloth, a kitchen towel, a pray bottle, a heavy weight like a book, and a plastic
bag.
Step two: Check carpet type.
Different carpets react in different ways to stain removal techniques.
Using the wrong removal method could cause the stain to become permanent or leave a worse
mark than the stain itself.
Carpets made of natural material such as grass, sisal, or wool can be severely damage by liquid
treatments.
If you are in any doubt as to your carpet suitability, contact a professional carpet
cleaner.
Before applying any solution to your carpet, you should always do a patch test.
Choosing an out of the way area to the carpet and apply a small amount.
Wait a few minutes to insure the problems don't develop.
If your carpet starts to go brown or lighter in color, immediately rinse the solution with
cold water.
Do not continue and call a professional.
Step three: Carpet cleaning products.
There are many good carpet cleaning products in the market but experts tend to be wary
about using them.
They're not stain specific and may include ingredients which are not applicable to your
stain and could do more harm than good.
If you do intend to use them, you should watch video jug's video, How to use carpet cleaning
products.
Otherwise, keep following these steps.
Step four: The cold method.
There will probably be some wax residue left on the carpet.
You will find these easier to remove if it's frozen.
Place a few cubes of ice into the freezer bag, place the bag over the bag until the
wax feels suitably frozen.
Step five: Scrape up excess wax.
Once the wax has set, gently remove as much as it is possible with a blunt knife.
Don't be too violent or you could damage the fibers.
Step six: The hot method.
If there is still some wax residue on the carpet, you can try the hot method but do
so with care as it involves using a naked flame.
Put on the heat resistance glove, place a piece of brown paper over the patch of wax,
hold the spoon over the flame of the lighter for approximately five seconds to heat it,
you could use a match but a lighter will give you more control.
Softly rub the back of the now hot spoon over the piece of brown paper that covers the wax
stain.
You should now see the wax being absorbed by the paper.
Step seven: Repeat as necessary.
Repeat this process as many times as needed to remove all the wax.
Use a new patch of brown paper each time and re-heat the spoon a bit as it begins to cool
and lose effectiveness.
This may take some time but should remove all the wax eventually.
Step eight: Coloured wax.
If it's a colored candle and some dye remains, you can treat this with a simple detergent
solution.
Make sure your rubber gloves are on, take a quarter of a tsp of mild carpet shampoo
or colorless detergent, add it to liter of cold water and stir.
If you don't have carpet shampoo dilute a quarter of a teaspoon of any mild, colorless
washing detergent instead.
Step nine: Apply the solution.
Do a quick patch test, if it's safe to continue, damp in the whole cloth into the solution
and let it over the stain.
Massage the stain.
Handy hint; use the bottom of the spoon to work the liquid into the carpet without damaging
the fibers.
Work from the outside in to prevent the stain from spreading.
Repeat until no more the stain will come away.
Step ten: Rinse.
Spray the patch with warm water.
If you don't have a spray bottle to hand, apply warm water to a sponge and gently dab
it on the stain.
Now blot this with kitchen towel.
Step eleven: Dry.
To completely dry the carpet get rid of any final remaining stains.
Stack a few pieces of kitchen towel over the stain, cover with a heavy weight like a book,
if the weight is colored of porous, put a kitchen bag between it and the kitchen towel.
This will protect the weight and prevent its dye from leaking into the carpet.
Step twelve: Wait.
Leave the weight for a few hours, ideally over night, then remove the weight and kitchen
towel.
If the stain remains, it's time to call in the professionals.
However, it should be completely gone.
Done.