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How do you remove candle wax from clothing?



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maze




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Aug 02 2016, 10:34 pm
do you scrape it or just wash it as usual?
I tried scraping part of it off, but some remained.
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polka dots




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Aug 02 2016, 10:54 pm
Heard of two tips. Didn't try any so not taking responsibility.
1. Put clothing in freezer and pop off wax
2. Put wax paper on it and iron. It will go onto the paper

I would Google it and see what people say
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Leahh




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Aug 02 2016, 11:11 pm
I just had this.
I put a napkin on the wax and out a hot iron on the napkins for 2-3 seconds.
Iron melted wax and napkin absorbed it.
Don't keep the iron in place for too long or it may ruin the clothing.
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zaq




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 03 2016, 8:27 pm
polka dots wrote:
Heard of two tips. Didn't try any so not taking responsibility.
1. Put clothing in freezer and pop off wax
2. Put wax paper on it and iron. It will go onto the paper

I would Google it and see what people say


Not wax paper. Wax paper will just melt more wax onto the fabric. Plain brown paper like a Trader Joe's grocery bag or thick blotting paper, which will aborb the melted wax. There may still be residual grease on the fabric, in which case either a grease spot remover or laundering in hot water with a detergent known to work well on grease should remove the last vestiges of the stain.
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maze




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 03 2016, 11:24 pm
it worked! The ironing trick helped, I used a bounty and ironed on top of it. thank you
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mfb




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 03 2016, 11:27 pm
I saw this a little to late to help but in case anyone else looks at this for advice, I used a shmata and ironed on it and it worked beautifully.
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