Candle Wax

[T30CDB]

Does anybody know of a proven method for getting candle wax out of a carpet. One candle ran last night and has left wax on the front room carpet. I remember somebody saying something along the lines of using brown paper and an iron but my brain tells me this will just melt it and spread it more. Any knowledge anyone ?

[redhand]

Does anybody know of a proven method for getting candle wax out of a carpet. One candle ran last night and has left wax on the front room carpet. I remember somebody saying something along the lines of using brown paper and an iron but my brain tells me this will just melt it and spread it more. Any knowledge anyone ?

Scrape excess wax as much as you can then with a warm iron do the brown paper trick the idea is that the wax is soaked up by the brown paper Though I suppose any paper will do the same.  Also once you've got as much as you can off. The a bottle of stain devil should get rid of any stains left over Candle wax is Paraffin based so you want an oil/wax remover stain devil.

[T30CDB]

Scrape excess wax as much as you can then with a warm iron do the brown paper trick the idea is that the wax is soaked up by the brown paper Though I suppose any paper will do the same.  Also once you've got as much as you can off. The a bottle of stain devil should get rid of any stains left over Candle wax is Paraffin based so you want an oil/wax remover stain devil.

Cheers for that will give it a go this afternoon !

[dxmedia]

As above, works a treat. Kitchen roll and any other absorbent paper is also worth a shot.

[JIMBOBLY]

lay something hot on the area where the wax is,i.e hot water bottle,hot metal kettle(not to hot)leave it 4 a couple of minuites,then get a hoover,with bristles out,and scrub,lots of wild parties with candles all them years ago,comes with experience,lol.

[Range Rover Red]

What worked for me: I put loads of kitchen roll on the candle wax and some greaseproof paper over the top so that I wouldn't get wax all over my iron and then all over my clothes.  I then put the iron up as hot as I dared, gradually turning up the thermostat so that I didn't melt the carpet.  It did a pretty good job.

Good luck with it mate - accidents happen!

[bastynitch]

they say you should leave a bag of frozen peas on first to harden the wax then chip it off, as much as you can then do the brown paper trick with the iron,or super absorbant kitchen roll  ---good luck !