Candles can bestow a romantic and
tranquil aura upon an evening. Basking in its subtle ambiance can help lift
your mood and spirits, yet if that very candle and melts and drips over on your
precious upholstery, then surely your mood will not only spoil but sour a great
deal as well.
Yet you
need not take this matter to your heart and fret over it excessively. This is
because with effective and guaranteed tips, getting rid of candle wax stains is
a piece of cake; and this claim is for both dyed and dye free wax stains. So
embark upon the following stain removal techniques and wait for wonders to take
place.
Method One (For Dye-Free Wax Stains)
The method involved in cleaning
color-free wax stains is slightly different from colored stains. It basically
deploys the ‘cold-wax treatment’. Therefore, follow the directions given below
and hopefully candle wax stains would become history.
Things that you will require:
·
Ice
cubes
·
Re
sealable plastic bag
·
Butter
knife
·
White
cloth
·
Sponge
·
Warm
water
·
Dry
towel
Steps that you need to take:
1. The first step deals with hardening the
candle wax. This is because trying to remove molten wax would spread the stain further,
making its removal all the more difficult.
2. To do this, primarily you need to make
an ice pack. Take hold of some ice cubes and place them in a re sealable
plastic bag. Place this ice pack over the candle wax stain and allow it to stay
there for some time, until the stain hardens up.
3. Afterwards, with the help of a butter
knife, gently scrape off the hardened wax pieces and discard them off.
The above steps will enable you to get
rid of majority of the stain. However some wax residue would still be left
behind and you need to treat it now to ensure its satisfactory removal.
4. To take care of this residue, take a
dry-cleaning solvent and apply it on the waxy stain remnants.
5. For its adequate application, pour the
solvent on a white cloth and use it to blot the stain.
6. Repeat this process of applying and
blotting the solvent, until you get rid of the annoying candle wax stain.
7. Finally, to ensure that all traces of
stain as well as the solvent are removed, rinse the previously stained area
with a sponge, dampened in warm water.
8. After rinsing the stain, you can
consider patting it dry with the help of a dry towel.
Method two (For Dyed Wax Stains)
This particular, stain removal
technique deploys the ‘hot-wax treatment’ strategy. Furthermore, it is a little
different from the former method, since the stain involved here tends to be
colored.
Things that you will
require:
·
Iron
·
Dry-cleaning
solvent
·
White
cloths
·
Paper
towels
·
Liquid
laundry detergent
·
Warm
water
·
Sponge
·
Dry
towel
Steps that you need to take:
1. First of all, you need to get hold of an
iron and adjust it on its lowest setting.
2. While the iron warms up, apply some dry-cleaning
solvent onto a white cloth and use this cloth to dab the wax stain. Continue
this process of applying and dabbing, until the stain is considerably
lightened.
3. Next, place some paper towels onto the
stain, so that it is entirely covered. Then, iron these paper towels evenly.
Wax from the stain would melt and get absorbed into the paper towels. Replace
the used paper towels with new ones, as required.
4. Now, in order to get rid of the colored
stain residue, pour a little amount of liquid laundry detergent directly onto
the stain.
5. Then with the help of a clean, white
cloth work this detergent onto the stained area on your upholstery by rubbing
it in circular motions. Continue this process, until the stain can be seen no
longer.
6. Finally, rinse the stain with a sponge
soaked in warm water and pat it dry with the help of a clean towel.
Tips and Warnings:
1. White cloth without any colored designs
ought to be used, so that color from the cloth doesn’t get transferred to upholstery,
eventually adding to your trouble.
2. Make sure that the ice pack doesn’t
leak, because this would condensate the stain, making its removal all the more
difficult.
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