how do you rmove candle wax from clothing without damaging them.?
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The first time I got wax on my clothes, I decided to leave it dry and then try to scrape it off. Needless to say this didn't really work. Someone gave me a 'tip' to use sandpaper which did work slightly better but not exactly the best solution for delicate clothes is it?
A friend of mine told me what I needed was a tissue and an iron. All you have to do is place the tissue over the wax and put the iron on top of the tissue. The iron heats up the wax which melts onto the tissue. This is a fantastic tip, it leaves absolutely no trace of wax at all without damaging your clothes or your carpets. I have used this technique time and time again (especially on my carpet) and it works perfectly. Try it!.
or:Whereas a hair dryer is great for removing wax on a hard surface, many people ask me about how to remove wax from table cloths, carpets, and other fabrics. An iron is the solution for removing wax from fabric. Place newspaper on both sides of the fabric (or on top of the carpet), to blot up the wax once it melts from ironing over the newspaper with a medium-hot iron. Replace newspaper as needed.
Note that you don't want to use a hair dryer or iron on anything flammable.
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try putting a towel over it and iron it the wax will come off on to the towel
try putting a towel over it and iron it the wax will come off on to the towel
sandwich it bewteen layers of newspaper. Iron medium. Keep putting on more newspaper until all wax has been absorded into the paper.
Before you try anything and make it worse, I suggest you take it to a drycleaner's and see if they can do anything. I work at a drycleaner's and people always try to fix things themselves before they bring it to us, and sometimes we could have fixed it.
Put the item in the freezer to harden the wax or put ice cubes in a plastic bag and apply to the stain. Scrape excess wax from fabric with a dull knife. Place stain between white paper towels and press with a warm dry iron to remove wax. Change the towels and continue as long as any wax can be removed. Sponge with dry-cleaning solvent. Rinse with water. Apply detergent to the stain. Launder, using the hottest water that is safe for the fabric.
I think your best bet is an iron and a BROWN PAPER bag. Turn the iron on low, lay your jeans down flat, candle wax facing up, place the brown bag on top of the SPOT and iron the bag, thus the paper will suck up the wax and it might leave oil residue , but, this should wash out in the machine. You might want to use a oil or spot remover for clothing as well, OR DAWN. Its great on grease. To me that sounds like the best answer. Some people say ICE - putting them in the freezer and wait to FLICK it off, so-to-speak. But,...I still think that might leave some wax that won't wash out. ??? Just my thoughts. GOOD LUCK!!