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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jamesjames on March 28, 2007, 08:15:39 pm

Title: Candle Wax
Post by: jamesjames on March 28, 2007, 08:15:39 pm

I guy's. What methods do you find work best for removing candle wax from carpet??. It's an 80/20 twist if that helps.

Many thanks
James

Title: Re: Candle Wax
Post by: carpetguy on March 28, 2007, 08:23:15 pm

Hair drier on a warm setting , obviously not too close, remove the bulk, with scraping and any residue with solvent

Title: Re: Candle Wax
Post by: dave401uk on March 28, 2007, 10:02:46 pm

I had huge probs getting candle wax out of an 80/20 a few weeks ago, tried all the methods, heat/blotting paper/solvent/ect, in the end rid-a-gum did the trick


dave

Title: Re: Candle Wax
Post by: Ian Rochester on March 28, 2007, 11:04:31 pm

It's the coloured (normally red) candle wax on cream carpets that I struggle with, I can get the wax out but not always the staining.

Title: Re: Candle Wax
Post by: carpetguy on March 28, 2007, 11:12:21 pm

Rid-a-Gum = solvent and I agree, it's a good product............when I used it, the biggest problem, was leakage.

Title: Re: Candle Wax
Post by: rice on March 29, 2007, 04:10:01 pm

carpetguy,
regarding the leakage you`ve got to put the blue stopper back each time it`s a pain I agree.You could allways transfer contents to a better bottle,trouble is they fit nicely in your pocket along with the wire brush.........OUCH!
REGARDS RICE.

Title: Re: Candle Wax
Post by: markpowell on March 29, 2007, 04:14:44 pm

iron method, use damp terry towel folded once, place over candle wax, iron on low heat to start with, iron the towel and wax will melt into the towel, this has always worked with me. always use freezing spray on chewing gum. Mark.

Title: Re: Candle Wax
Post by: Matt Read on March 29, 2007, 06:27:39 pm

Eco spotter from solutions or zap it from one step ...think they are atomised alcohol spotters.If you make a few cuts into the blob spray either of these on and leave for a few mins it turns to mush and you can flush away. They haven't failed me once since i found out about them and i get much better results than from solvent.

Title: Re: Candle Wax
Post by: spindle on March 29, 2007, 06:40:03 pm

scrape of the worst ..............then citrus gel followed with h/w/e!!!!!!

Title: Re: Candle Wax
Post by: RAM Cleaning on April 02, 2007, 11:33:57 pm

Hi

I have to agree with spindle i had a job yesterday with red candle wax on a cream 80/20 i used prochem citurs gel, which just broke the wax up and then HWE it up and it came up a treat

Richard