It s how to remove candle wax easily from a wall or carpet.
I spilled candle wax on my carpet.
The good news is that with patience elbow grease and a little knowledge you can remove wax from just about everything.
Allow the wax to freeze for about 10 minutes making sure that the wax isn t getting wet from your ice.
The goal here is to get the wax as cold as possible so the wax will solidify and lift up from the carpet fibers more.
Start by placing a plastic bag of ice or an ice pack on top of the spot.
A candle wax mess.
The longer you wait the harder it will be to clean the wax stain.
My vacuum nozzle cleaned it up.
The brown paper bag can get too hot and overheat if you are not careful.
Wax spills all over your linen tablecloth and perhaps makes it s way onto your rug and hardwoods.
It s important to remove candle wax from your carpet as soon as you notice it.
The bad news is that there s no magical quick and easy way to remove candle wax from anything.
My 12 year old daughter spilled her scented candle wax on our bedroom carpet.
You may want to wrap the bag or pack in a towel so the wax doesn t get wet.
If you still feel like cleaning after you re done with the spilled wax grab our free cleaning checklists and get started on the rest of the house.
I first scraped up as much as possible then used sheets of kitchen roll over the wax and a hairdryer to heat it.