Clean Melted Wax Off Carpet

Remove the plastic bag and begin to scrape the wax off the carpet using a dull knife.

Clean melted wax off carpet.

Change to a clean paper and repeat until you don t get any more up. The heat will draw the wax out of the carpet and into the towel. Blot with a clean white cloth. Rub gently to melt and remove some of the wax and then reposition the bag to soak up more wax.

Don t let the iron get too hot or it could melt the carpet or burn the paper. Place the material over the wax. Dampen a white cotton towel fold it in half and place it over the wax. Place a piece of the brown paper bag over the candle wax spill.

Press an iron set on high over the towel for 10 seconds. Repeat until the wax is gone you may have to hold the iron in place for up to 30 seconds. If there are still bits stuck to the carpet afterward try gently scrubbing the area with a carpet cleaner fabric cleaner or rubbing alcohol. Now onto the carpet cleaning.

Place more ice cubes on the spot to harden remaining wax and pry it up with the knife. You can get this wax out of the carpet by using a clothing iron and a towel or clean white cloth. Run a warm iron over the paper or cloth to heat the wax. Stop as soon as you begin to see wax seep into the paper.

Chilling the area with ice cubes and scraping the hardened wax will remove most of the wax it may not remove candle wax that the fibers of the carpet have partially absorbed. A paper bag over the wax stain. Using a warm iron slowly press the iron on top of the paper bag or cloth. The paper should absorb the wax as it melts.

The remaining pieces may budge with a little bit of friction. Run the iron over the paper keeping it in constant motion. Spread a clean terry cloth or brown paper e g. If the plastic or wax still doesn t come off try freezing it with an ice pack and breaking it apart once it s frozen.

There is probably still some remaining wax that has now melted so scrape it away with the dull edge of the knife. Heat an iron to a medium setting with no steam and press the iron to the paper bag directly over the wax. Next lay either a brown paper bag or a clean cloth directly over the affected area of your carpet. Get any remaining bits of wax or dye stains out of the rug with a commercial cleaning solution or rubbing alcohol.