Red Wax Removal From Carpet
Iron over the paper bag slowly.
Red wax removal from carpet. Lay the plastic bag directly onto the area of your carpet with the wax stain. To remove wax from carpet you ll need the following on hand. Press an iron set on high over the towel for 10 seconds. This will serve as the absorbent material for lifting the wax and will also protect the.
Bag of ice or an ice pack iron a hair dryer can work in a pinch paper towel terry cloth towel or brown paper bag carpet cleaner or rubbing alcohol butter knife or other dull knife vacuum. Wax will absorb. Candle wax can be removed with ice cubes. Put the iron on its lowest setting.
To completely remove wax from carpet you need to act quickly to scrape away and vacuum any large hardened clumps. Candle wax can melt into carpet creating a sticky and stained mess. Melting it away 1. A warm iron and paper towel gets wax out about 90 of it.
You will be using the heat of an electric iron to melt the wax and lift it gently out of the carpet. What you ll need bag of ice or ice pack butter knife iron or hair dryer paper towel brown paper bag or terry cloth towel carpet cleaner or rubbing alcohol vacuum. Do not get it too hot as it will melt the bag. Next lay either a brown paper bag or a clean cloth directly over the affected area of your carpet.
Set iron at a warm setting. Place a sheet of brown paper bag not plastic over the spot. Dampen a white cotton towel fold it in half and place it over the wax. Let the wax freeze for a few minutes.
Get out the iron. Don t rub hard that wears carpet fibers. Repeat until the wax is gone you may have to hold the iron in place for up to 30 seconds. A bag from the grocery store or a lunch bag will do.
Next place a few ice cubes in the plastic bag and set this over the stain to harden any remaining wax. Get a paper bag or paper towel. Also do not use a steam setting. Then remove the rest of the wax with mild solvent like goof off.
Remove red candle wax with the help of a professional carpet cleaner in this free video. To avoid tearing or staining your carpet use low heat and treat it carefully. Remove the plastic bag and begin to scrape the wax off the carpet using a dull knife. There are two parts to this the wax the red dye in the wax.
The heat will draw the wax out of the carpet and into the towel. Use the upholstery attachment to do this.