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How to get candle wax out of carpet

Submitted by Cyndi Grover

To get hot wax out of carpet first get several pieces of newspaper larger than the stain and a hot iron. Place the newspaper over the hot wax and soak up as much as you can while still hot using several pieces of paper. The newspaper will not soak up a lot of wax so when there is a thin layer of wax on the paper its time to get a new piece. 

When the wax has dried or if its already dried then use the same process using the iron by placing the newspaper over the wax stain and lightly ironing over the paper on top of the wax slowly soaking it into the paper. And like before the paper will not soak up a lot so when there is a thin layer of wax its time for a new piece. 

You'll be able to see it soaking through the paper so use caution to not get in on your iron. It didn't do any damage to my iron but just be careful. It can be a long process depending on the amount of wax but slowly buy surly it will come up!!!

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Hot wax removable Comments By: Deb. on 2007-10-26 Thanks   thank you Comments By: vez on 2008-02-01 wow this really works. now you wouldn't know that bright blue wax was in my cream carpet. thank you   helpful... but not. Comments By: cindy on 2008-02-21 you suck because i can't high light/ cut and paste this article into a word document. other wise it would've really helped me!   typos (you don't pwn) Comments By: cindy (again) on 2008-02-21 too many typos! seriously, if grade school children notice it, then i'm surprised you didn't! slowly but surely is what it should look like. and yes i'm in advanced language arts (:   Get over it Comments By: Sarah on 2008-02-25 Wow, Cindy's a bitch. Good tip on the wax though..   thanks Comments By: M on 2008-03-06 cindy, did the wax come out of your carpet, or do you just go and read articles to critique them? ;)   Grate idea Comments By: meagan on 2008-03-22 yur awsume i Nevr thoght of doin that. it Wurks!   Uhhhh....? Comments By: 123 on 2008-03-25 This process worked for me. But reading the other comments....god people can be rude!   YAY Comments By: Leah on 2008-03-30 God Cindy you are a bitch anyway thanks for the tip i was about to freak! my mom hates when i burn candles... and I guess she would rele hate if she figued out i spilled the wax on the catpet   Meagan Rocks! Comments By: craig on 2008-04-07 Hey Meagan Love your post...   cindy is mean Comments By: Jhug on 2008-04-27 Ok for cindy you cant cut and paste why dont you just try priniting it then typing it yourself no need to call her a bitch.   A myriad of things Comments By: Chad on 2008-05-07 A) I'm sure she meant to say "surely", but there's no need to be mean, Cindy. B) "Surly" means threatening and ironing paper onto a flammable substance is technically threatening, so she is right either way. C) This process actually works, so thank you dear.   thank you!! Comments By: Brittany on 2008-07-16 this really works!! i was afraid of not getting my damage deposit back because of the wax on the carpet, but it came right out!! thank you so much!   Fantastic Comments By: Midge from the UK on 2008-09-06 Thanks a lot for that Top Tip - It really worked a treat, the only thing I did different was to use Plane Printer paper! Because if i used newspaper on my cream carpet the print would of come off.It looks just like new. :-)   TOP TIP Comments By: Ginga on 2008-09-28 Top tip but dont use newspaper you will end up with newspaper ink on your carpet, use plain paper or even better kitchen towel instead   Brilliant! Comments By: anon on 2009-01-21 Thanks,worked a treat! but I agree Kitchen towel or brown paper would be better than newspaper.   wax on carpert Comments By: Lori on 2009-05-31 Thank you that worked just had trouble finding enough newspapers to soak wax into. But the wax is gone. My foot and hand caught alot of the wax. Ouch   thanks! Comments By: houston on 2009-10-09 wow thanks! my mom was about too kill my sis because her son spilt a whole candle of wax onto are new carpet but it worked   the best way Comments By: po0finga on 2009-11-30 if u have got a vax or know some1 wiv 1 use the vax and pour boiling water on and it will be gone almost instantly then use some spot shot to getr id of any stain   su-per Comments By: hot 1 on 2010-02-17 geez what a life saver. n money. thanx everyone except cindy. ha ha   Thank you sooooo much Comments By: Wendy on 2010-08-02 I worried so much, and never thought i could get red wax out of beige carpet, but i did thanks to you. If you have any additional tips on getting the pink tinge out, please let me know.   wax on carpet Comments By: john on 2011-07-08 going to try this right now il get back to u soon thanks for the tip and all these people slagging off cindy to get a life thanks for the tip johnbhoy