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Title: Candle wax on carpet
Post by: gr cleaning solutions on February 14, 2011, 09:58:22 pm

Job im doing a carpet clean on sat there is some red candle wax on the carpet in one of the bedrooms . Is there any way off removing this.

  Many thanks Gavin

Title: Re: Candle wax on carpet
Post by: mark joyce on February 14, 2011, 10:09:31 pm

hot iron and tea towel

Title: Re: Candle wax on carpet
Post by: markpowell on February 14, 2011, 10:10:45 pm

Brown paper and iron method, citrus / oj gel, if it has left a dye stain try red rx. If using rx make sure you pre test first
Mark

Title: Re: Candle wax on carpet
Post by: Simon@arenaclean on February 14, 2011, 11:11:55 pm

Solvall (prochem) Just crack the surface, apply with a cloth. Great for local wax. If there is a lot i'd follow Marks advice

*edit.
Forgot to say pre-test, don't over apply, and rinse with water

Title: Re: Candle wax on carpet
Post by: Paul Simpson on February 14, 2011, 11:19:15 pm

Had some last week black wax on cream carpet, rock hard.
Softened with a steamer, citrus gel and extract. Needed 2-3 applications on this occasion.

Title: Re: Candle wax on carpet
Post by: gr cleaning solutions on February 15, 2011, 08:16:13 am

i ve read about the brown papaer bag and iron method and long time ago could some please explain it

 many thanks gavin

Title: Re: Candle wax on carpet
Post by: John Kelly on February 15, 2011, 08:26:22 am

Kitchen roll will work just as well. You place it over the wax and put a WARM iron over it and the wax melts into the paper. Just be carefull not to melt the carpet. Remove any remaining as mentioned earlier.

Title: Re: Candle wax on carpet
Post by: clinton on February 15, 2011, 08:28:47 am

I use the way to remove wax with what john kelly just posted.

Maybe get some spare carpet and have a practice at home and gets easier as you go along.

Title: Re: Candle wax on carpet
Post by: The Great One on February 15, 2011, 08:43:43 am

Hi

used the kitchen roll way for the last 7 years, worked everytime as the paper soaks up the liquid wax so it doesn't re enter the carpet.

Break off two squares and fold into a pad.

Martin 8)

Title: Re: Candle wax on carpet
Post by: M.Acorn on February 15, 2011, 08:47:39 am

Quote

Solvall (prochem)

Mind your lungs though,I used it on a few stair treads on Friday arvo,was up with burning lungs most of Friday night,kills me every time I use the stuff

Title: Re: Candle wax on carpet
Post by: David Price on February 15, 2011, 11:54:06 am

Coming home drunk one night - some ten years ago before I'd ever considered carpet cleaning - the lights in my house had blown. I had the good idea to light a candle and ring the council (at 2am) to come and fix them.  It never occured to me to check the lamps and other plugs. 

Next morning I got up to find candle wax in a trail from the hall to the phone in the lounge. Tons of it. Like a Jackson Pollock. I decided with no advice or other research to use a warm iron and newspaper. Didn't burn the carpet, got the wax out a treat.

Title: Re: Candle wax on carpet
Post by: brencarpetman on February 16, 2011, 10:23:48 pm

I usually use a hairdryer and an old cloth to wipe the wax in.
Works a treat for me, no danger of damaging carpet.

Bren.

Title: Re: Candle wax on carpet
Post by: richy27 on February 16, 2011, 11:53:07 pm

i use a steam gun with a jet and vac    citrus gel and hot rinse after    never failed yet

Title: Re: Candle wax on carpet
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on February 17, 2011, 10:47:09 am

As Clinton says-practise at home if you've never done it before.

BTW if the carpet is wool you won't need to worry about melting the carpet, but if it's synthetic then be very careful :o

Rog