Getting candle wax out of a rug
Discussion
Right. I decided to "test" one of my anti-insect Citronella candles last night. Sadly, I neglected to put it on any kind of saucer or similar recepticle, just on the edge of the low stool I use as a sofa-side table.
Without me noticing (some drink may have been taken) the candle melted (surprise surprise) and dripped over the side of the stool onto the rug below.
I managed to scrape a fair bit off and have been to town with the hoover, but there's still a big clump of hard wax firmly affixed.
(Although, to be fair, no insects have been near the rug ever since.)
Any top tips for wax removal? I seem to remember something about brown paper and an iron...?
Without me noticing (some drink may have been taken) the candle melted (surprise surprise) and dripped over the side of the stool onto the rug below.
I managed to scrape a fair bit off and have been to town with the hoover, but there's still a big clump of hard wax firmly affixed.
(Although, to be fair, no insects have been near the rug ever since.)
Any top tips for wax removal? I seem to remember something about brown paper and an iron...?
I guess the iron is to melt the wax and the paper (why brown?) is to soak up the wax.
I suppose you could put the rug face down on a sponge and then apply heat to the back of the rug so the wax melts into the sponge. The next problem is getting the wax out of the sponge. I suppose you could put the sponge face down on another sponge and then apply heat to the back of the sponge so the wax melts into the other sponge. The next problem is getting the wax out of the other sponge. I suppose you could put the sponge face down on another sponge and then apply heat to the back of the sponge so the wax melts into the other sponge. The next problem is getting the wax out of the other sponge. I suppose you could put the sponge face down on another sponge and then apply heat to the back of the sponge so the wax melts into the other sponge. The next problem is getting the wax out of the other sponge. I suppose you could put the sponge face down on another sponge and then apply heat to the back of the sponge so the wax melts into the other sponge. The next problem is getting the wax out of the other sponge. I suppose you could put the sponge face down on another sponge and then apply heat to the back of the sponge so the wax melts into the other sponge. The next problem is getting the wax out of the other sponge. I suppose you could put the sponge face down on another sponge and then apply heat to the back of the sponge so the wax melts into the other sponge. The next problem is getting the wax out of the other sponge...
Edited by ShadownINja on Tuesday 22 June 16:21
rhinochopig said:
Yeah right. My money is on you knocked over one of your Jasmin and Peony scented bath candles onto your fluffy slippers and bathmat.
Knob off, spazzer. It was one of my double-hard-b
d anti-malarial and rag-head candles (SAS issue) which I was field testing, all cammed-up and everything.I could kill you with one of these candles.
(And Jasmin and Peony is so last season, daaahling.)
Cock Womble 7 said:
rhinochopig said:
Yeah right. My money is on you knocked over one of your Jasmin and Peony scented bath candles onto your fluffy slippers and bathmat.
Knob off, spazzer. It was one of my double-hard-bd anti-malarial and rag-head candles (SAS issue) which I was field testing, all cammed-up and everything.I could kill you with one of these candles.
(And Jasmin and Peony is so last season, daaahling.)
Cock Womble 7 said:
OldSkoolRS said:
Hope you cleaned off any wax from the iron otherwise it'll end up on your shirt the next time the Mrs does the ironing...
Firstly, I don't have a "Mrs".Secondly, I had to dust the iron off before use. I don't iron much.
Good job cleaning the rug though, have to remember that trick as my OH likes tealights...
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