Removal Of Wax
By webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
United States
December 20, 2007 1:38pm CST
Okay I love my candle burning each day. Well today I made an error of judgement in playing with one candle. I love messing with the dripping wax playing with it & making odd molds as it's warm. Well today I spilled a bit on my bathrobe sleeve. In the attatched phot it looks worse than it is due to the closeness of the shot. I have scraped off as much as I could even though it doesn't look like it. I take photos too well at times I think. HAHAHA!! How can this be removed without a lot of work? Can I just toss it in the washer by itself? Any special items needed to clean it? I am lost. Help me please? HAHAHAHA!!
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@Sissygrl (10912)
• Canada
20 Dec 07
HA HA i have a special method for this!!
I thought this was useless information! ok. Take some papertowl, or toilet paper, and put it on and under the spot where the wax is, then put some wax paper on top and under so it doesn't drip anywhere else. and take either a hot iron, or a heater up frying pan, something really hot, and place it on top of the wax paper, and the wax will melt and the toilet paper/paper towel will soak up the wax!!
Genious eh ? i have no idea where or why i know that but it was floating around in my brain for a while.
Hope it works:)
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
20 Dec 07
Won't the heat also melt the wax from
the wax paper onto the robe? Hmmmm?
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
20 Dec 07
Sissy you are right but the way I did it is take normal Paper Towel and put it on top of the wax then place a Hot Iron on it and keep dabbing it
As wax gets on the Paper towel move a clean Piece there and do that till the Wax is gone
That is how I got rid of mine
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
21 Dec 07
That sounds better gabs using a paper towel.
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@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
20 Dec 07
Well count yourself lucky it was just your robe hehehehe. Getting out of hair is alot harder i hear lol.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
20 Dec 07
Now there's an idea for another discussion.
HAHAHA! Thanks for the reminder girl.
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@Lybra2266 (96)
• United States
21 Dec 07
Oh, indeed, wax in the hair would be an absolute nightmare!!!!!!!!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
21 Dec 07
Lybra go read the discussion. Its called something like,
"How Stupid Was This" Its hilarious really.
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@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
21 Dec 07
Fold a paper towel in 1/4s, cover the spot, and iron on warm setting till the wax all melts into the paper towel. Works with most materials including carpet and walls but not wallpaper. Don't ask!!!! lol
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
21 Dec 07
And you said in another discussion you had no tales of stupid things you've done. Do tell about an iron and wallpaper please? HAHAHAHA!
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@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
21 Dec 07
I don't see anywhere that I mentioned I did it so
:-P~~~ A former boss did. lol He spilled parffin on a table and quickly swiped at it with his hand, burning himself and getting drops of it on his one wall which happened to be wallpapered. He did the classic paper towel over spots with heated iron only to have his wall catch on fire. lol I imagine it would also melt vinyl wallpaper. This was actual paper and the glue used to install it was apparently flammable. The wallpaper, btw, was just installed a few days b4 this happened.
@terri0824 (4991)
• United States
21 Dec 07
Since I reply to my friends discussions from my e-mail I am never certain to as what others have already commented. But when it was first done, if you had maybe put ice on it, it would have made for easier removal. I don't think putting it in the washer and then the dryer would have done the trick because then the melted wax in the dryer would get on the other clothes.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
21 Dec 07
If I went washing and drying it I'd have done that with no other items.
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@cotruelove (1016)
• Denver, Colorado
20 Dec 07
HAHAHA...depends on what type of fabric you are dealing with. Trust me, some of the suggestions above won't work on sweaters, velvets, silk, polyesters, or any fabric that high heat will discolor, shrink or melt. In some cases, it is possible to set the garment on fire. Most of the true big problems lie with synthetics.
The best suggestion is to call a cleaners, and ask them. Tell them what the fabric is, and let them tell you if there is any hope of removing the wax. I've tried some of the afore mentioned remedies and ended up throwing the garment out.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
21 Dec 07
It's just a plain old fuzzy cotton robe is all.
If anything, I'll get a free robe from my Casino stay Sunday night. HAHAHA!!
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@alli120 (11)
• United States
20 Dec 07
The best way I've found is to drench the spot in cold water while you boil a pot of water on the stove. Then hold the material at an angle in the sink so that as you pour the water over the material it runs into the sink taking the wax with it (Be careful not to scald yourself!) Continue to run clean boiling water over the section until the stain is gone. Then trow it straight into the washing machine, and wash it as usual. I hope this helps you. It worked for me when I hit a candle and spilt some of the wax on a long sleeve shirt.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
20 Dec 07
Now this sounds like it may work. Thanks bunches.
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@crazynurse (7482)
• United States
21 Dec 07
Forgive me if this tip has been posted as I am answering from email and can't see the previous responses! I would lay the robe on the ironing board, cover the spot with a piece of brown paper grocery bag and iron the paper with a warm iron. The paper will absorb the wax. YOu may have to repeat a few times. If you just wash it, it won't come off!
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
20 Dec 07
Put ice on it and it should scrap right off. Last friday night the candle I had on my center piece melted all over my Christmas table cloth.....it went right through the material so there was wax on both sides. I haven't gotten it all out yet but I will!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
21 Dec 07
That sounds like it may work. I am going to try a couple of these suggestions till one works. Or I "get" a free robe from Mystic Lake Casino and Hotel when I stay there Sunday night. HAHAHAHA! The last one I 'Got" from there had holes in the armpits. Talk about cheap. Hee hee!!
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@Lybra2266 (96)
• United States
21 Dec 07
I would not advise sticking it in the washer until wax is at least mostly removed.
try using an iron and a thin piece of paper (ie tissue paper) place the paper over wax spot, and iron over the paper and spot. As the wax is warmed and melted, the paper will absorb the mess, and then it should be safe for washing.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
21 Dec 07
Well so far I iced the wax down really good and have scraped most of it off. I'm going to do that a couple more times in the morning then wash it and see the results. Thanks.
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