Were you intent upon making
your own lip balm or cute flashy candles, and before you were even aware of
this fact, you had candle wax dripped all over your carpet? However the
scenario tends to be even worse, when the carpet isn’t yours to start with.
Having visions of your
deposit going down the drain? Moreover it’s not only the deposit you will have to rid your
hands of, rather someone is definitely going to get ticked at you and we
usually tend to avoid these little quarrels when we know that the mistake
happens to be entirely on our part.
Tried scrubbing, scraping
and soaking? Nothing worked? Well, hold on your breath and don’t let your
spirits dwindle; because hereby we would be equipping you with the perfect
artillery to battle these hideous stains.
With our simple and
effective tips, you will surely be able to remove these candle stains from carpet
and revel in your handiwork. You can adopt any one of the following methods
Method One (Using an ice pack and
rubbing alcohol)
This method is one of the
best ways to remove melted wax from your carpet. If you are someone who loves
making candles, then make sure you have this method on your fingertips. After
all you wouldn’t want your landlord kicking you out, merely because you are in
the habit of ruining his carpets.
Things that you will require:
· Knife
· Some ice cubes
· Rubbing alcohol
· Ammonia
· Clean White Cloths
· Vacuum
Steps
that you need to take:
1.
First
of all, you have to remove all the obvious and excessive hard wax on the stain.
To do this, get a knife and get to work. Use its blunt end to pry off all the
wax from the scratch.
2.
Some
wax remnants would definitely be left behind. In order to remove them, we shall
be treating them with an ice pack. Take some ice cubes in a plastic bag and
place this bag over the stain for a couple of minutes. The remaining traces of
wax will harden due to this ice pack. Afterwards, you can easily scrape off
this hardened wax by using the blunt edge of the knife.
3.
In
order to make sure that you have successfully removed all the candle wax traces
from carpet, take a vacuum cleaner and vacuum away as much of the remaining wax
as possible. It is best if you make use of an upholstery attachment for this
purpose. In case you are wondering what an upholstery attachment is, it is the
rectangular vacuum attachment with little teeth.
4.
Use
this attachment to work towards the base of the fibers so that the vacuum
cleaner might lift and suck away as much wax as possible.
5.
You
might have got rid of all the wax remnants by now, but if the candle was a
colored one, then it is the dye stain which you still have to worry about.
6.
Treating
this colored stain can also be easy if you know what to do. Take a white cloth
and dab some rubbing alcohol or ammonia on it. Use it to blot the stain. Once
you are sure that the candle wax stain has been removed, blot the stain with
clean water and pat it dry.
7.
Eventually,
you will end up with a stain free carpet.
8.
Now
the last thing that you have to do is take pleasure in your handiwork and be
careful the next time you handle wax.
Precautions:
1. Only blot the stain with rubbing alcohol in order to remove it. Do not rub as it can fray the fibers. Do not soak, as rubbing alcohol can damage the
backing of the carpet. Moreover keep changing the cloths as color of the stain
will transfer from the carpet to the cloth.
2.
Make
sure that the ice pack doesn’t leak or condenses as moisture will make it
harder to get out the candle wax stain. To prevent this from happening, use a
waterproof plastic bag for your ice pack.
Method two (Using Iron and
Paper Bag)
When it comes to candle
wax, the following method is the one which is deployed the most. This is
because it is very simple and has yielded satisfactory results across the
globe. The philosophy working behind this method is to melt the wax in order to
remove it. A little heat and pressure will do the trick. Proceed in the
following way.
Things
that you will require:
· Iron
· Paper towels
(That’s it. Yes, we told
you, it’s simple indeed.)
Steps
that you need to take:
1.
Before
you move on to the melting part, you can try scraping off the excess wax and
vacuuming up the bits. (Although, this isn’t mandatory, you can do it, if you
feel like doing so and want to ensure spick and span results.)
2.
Next,
you will have to take an iron and adjust it on the lowest heat setting. This is
done to make sure that the heat from iron only melts the candle wax and not
your carpet’s synthetic fibers.
3.
Now,
take some Kraft paper or paper bags and place a single layer of this paper on
the top of the waxy spot.
4.
Start
ironing this paper. Apply a little pressure and you will get to see immediate
results. Iron will melt the wax, which will in turn get absorbed into the Kraft
paper.
5.
You
can keep on replacing the Kraft paper, as required.
6.
Ultimately,
all the candle wax will melt and will be drawn out of the carpet, rewarding you
with a stain free carpet; which will be a delight to look at.
Tip:
1. If some waxy residue is
left on the carpet, then take some dry cleaning solvent and blot the stain with
it. The result will hopefully be satisfactory.
2. You can also consider
sprinkling on a little carpet freshener to make sure that you carpet smells
nice, once you are done treating the stain.
3. Treat this candle wax stain
as swiftly as you can, the longer it stays on the carpet, the harder will its
removal be.
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