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We don't know about the rest of you, but this is certainly a problem we've faced before. A search on "candle wax carpet" verified that this question is quite common. We speak from personal experience when we tell you this quick and easy solution offered by About.com works wonders: - Let the wax harden, then scrap off the excess with a dull knife.
- Place part of a paper bag, a sheet of newspaper, paper towels, or a clean cloth over the wax.
- Using a warm iron, press gently on the paper bag. Be careful not to leave the iron in one place too long or you may burn the carpet fibers.
- Voila! The paper bag will soak up
the melted wax.
To remove stains left from colored wax, try gently dabbing the stain with a rag dampened with rubbing alcohol. If the alcohol doesn't do the trick, Heloise, that domestic goddess, recommends using dry cleaning solvent. If you are one of those undomesticated and crumpled slobs who doesn't own an iron, one site offered a couple of alternative solutions to the ol' wax-in-the-carpet conundrum. Try covering the wax with a cloth or paper as described above, then use a hair dryer to heat up the wax. Or, you can use ice to freeze the wax and then pick it
out of your carpet. Of course, we can't vouch for these methods but if you are facing an ugly blotch on your wall-to-wall, they are certainly worth a shot.
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