How to Remove Candle Wax Stains from Wood

             Were you enjoying a romantic, candlelit dinner in your backyard, under the shade of stars? Did it feel like the perfect moment? You stayed indulged in the romantic and mystical aura of the night, and were suddenly brought to earth when this realization hit you that candles’ ambiance had come at a price. In other words, this dreadful fact unveiled itself upon you that candle wax had melted and had dripped down on your precious wooden table.

              Now you are faced with two scenarios. Either bid farewell to your wooden antiquity or bid farewell to these annoying candle wax stains. The latter option seems more favorable and this is precisely where we step in.

               Hereby, we would be providing you with some effective stain removal tips which will enable you to get rid of wax stains satisfactorily.

            

   Things that you will require:

·      Hair dyer

·      Soft and clean cloth

·      Ice pack/ ice cubes

·      Dull knife

·      Iron

·      Brown paper bags

·      Plastic bag

·      Vinegar solution

Steps that you need to take:

1.  First of all, you need to harden the wax. Removing wax in its molten state will spread it further instead of removing it. To harden it up, make an ice pack by placing some ice cubes in a plastic bag. Place this plastic bag onto the melted wax.

2.  Once the candle wax has cooled down and has hardened, try prying it off the wooden surface with the help of a spoon or a dull knife.

3.  This step would remove majority of the wax. In order to make sure that all wax remnants are satisfactorily cleaned and that it has got out of the grooves as well, we would need to deploy an alternate strategy.

4.  Take an iron and set it on a low heat setting. Place paper bags on the wax stained area and iron them.

5.  Heat from the iron would melt the candle wax; this melted wax would get absorbed into the brown paper bags and consequently it would get out of the wooden surface.

6.  If any wax is still left then using a hair dryer, melt it and then wipe it off using a soft cloth.

7.  Finally, wipe the surface with a clean cloth soaked in vinegar solution.

8.    If situation demands, you can also consider giving the wood a touch of polish to restore it to its original state.

Tips and Warnings

1.  Make sure that the ice pack doesn’t leak; otherwise it would condensate the stain, making its removal all the more difficult.

2.  Keep replacing the used brown paper bags with new ones; otherwise it is quite probable that the absorbed wax might transfer back to the wooden surface.