How To Remove Candle Wax From Oriental Rug

Once it s solid scrape gently off the floor with a palette or similar style knife.

How to remove candle wax from oriental rug.

Petroleum candles tend to drop more and contain dyes that are difficult to remove. How to remove colored candle wax from carpet from a training class for professional carpet cleaners. We offer pick up and delivery services in several areas beyond ithaca. Photo 1 shows how to remove the large chunks of wax from the surface.

It s important to remove candle wax from your carpet as soon as you notice it. To learn more from our contractor co author like how to freeze the wax to remove it keep reading the article. Spilling candle wax on your carpet can seem like a nightmare but it can be cleaned up with items that you probably already have lying around your house. Instead how to get candle wax out of carpet involves rounding up a butter knife spoon iron carpet stain remover and white cotton towels.

Be careful to use only a small amount so it does not damage the carpet backing. Prevent more wax spills by buying quality candles. Bane clene 52 723 views. Repeat the process using clean towels each time until all the wax is gone.

Allow the wax to freeze for about 10 minutes making sure that the wax isn t getting wet from your ice. Once you ve gotten as much wax from the carpet that s going to come out easily or start with this step if the spill is smaller or made up of small bits of stuck on wax it s time to get to work on removing it from the rug. Oriental rugs should be cleaned with caution. Get out the iron.

If wax residue. Apply to the wax to freeze it. Removing the remaining candle wax. The longer you wait the harder it will be to clean the wax stain.

If wax residue still remains use a dab of dry cleaning solvent and blot to remove. If that doesn t get all of the wax you can place a paper towel or paper bag on top of the wax and use your iron on a low setting no steam over the wax which should be drawn out of the carpet. The following steps will leave your carpet cleaner than a surgeon s fingernails. Rub gently to melt and remove some of the wax and then reposition the bag to soak up more wax.

Office at 607 272 1566 to schedule a pick up or bring your rug to our plant in ithaca. Continue ironing until all of the wax is soaked up and clean the area with a carpet solvent. Start by placing a plastic bag of ice or an ice pack on top of the spot.