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"I use to be a candle product home show representative, so I've got a bit of experience with WAXidents. ;) I would try rubbing the wax on the glass with an ice cube (since I assume the doors are too big to put in the freezer.) Blot the water off, then carefully use a razor blade at a low angle to scrape it off. They even sell flat razor blade holders to use as scrapers. If you're a bit squeamish with a blade, try using a credit card, license, library card or whatever have you. You may want to lay down a piece of newspaper to make cleaning up the 'chips' a bit easier afterwards. There's a product called OOPS! (The bottle says Homax Products, Inc. www.homaxproducts.com ) that works very well. I've cleaned wax out of several containers with that, but it smells like lighter fluid so I use it sparingly and I keep it locked up away from the kids. (FYI - it also works on removing the glue from baby food jar labels if you like to reuse those for crafts or whatever!) With small containers (like wax melters or candle holders) pop them in the freezer for a couple of hours. Work the wax with your fingers or a spoon a little and it should pop right out. If you get wax
on a rug or on clothing, get a paper bag and a warm flat iron.
Tear the bag at the seams to make it as big a flat area as you
can. Put bag over wax and rub iron over bag. The bag absorbs the
wax that's melted by the iron. Move the bag around to a clean
spot for each run of the iron over the wax. This may take a few
turns and maybe more than one bag depending on how large
the spill is. I can tell you it worked at a friend's house where
a jar candle got knocked over onto her brand new rug! Phew! I almost
forgot, if you get wax on clothes, do it on a table or with a
paper bag underneath as well so you don't get your ironing board
waxed up. Good luck!" ~ Colleen "To get wax
off of carpet or clothing, lay a brown paper bag over the spot
and iron it. The wax will melt and transfer to the bag.
Move a clean part of the bag over the spot and repeat until it
is all out!" ~ Jeanette "When I have spilled candle wax on the carpet, the easiest way to get it out is with the iron. I use a brown paper bag (from the grocery store) and place the paper on top of the wax and iron over it. I am usually able to get all the wax out. It can be time consuming but worth it in the end. I bought a house that had brand new carpet and managed to spill MAROON colored wax in a huge pile. When it cooled, it was thick and I thought I would never get it out, but with patience and my trusty brown bag and iron, I got ALL OF IT out of the carpet!" ~ Becky "Use a blow dryer to melt the wax and then just wipe it off." ~ Tina "My husband
splashed hot candle wax on his favorite shirt and I tried
everything with no luck. We were in Wal-Mart looking for another
cleaning product and he spotted a product called De-Solv-it
which claimed to remove candle wax. We bought it and I sprayed
it on the candle wax and let it sit "The best
way to get wax off of fabrics (including rugs), is to use an
iron (put on a low setting) and a torn up brown paper bag from
the grocery store. Iron the spot with the bag over the top.
You'll start to see the wax get 'wicked' up into the paper.
Keep moving the paper around until you don't see any more wax
coming up. To get rid of wax on non porous objects - like the
candleholders - colder is better. Put the candlesticks in the
freezer or fridge and they should just chip right off." ~
Kristi "With
regards to wax on the fireplace doors, I suggest that you take
the edge of a razor blade or exacto knife and lightly lift the
wax off the glass. It will probably work best if the glass
doors are cool. "Christmas
of 2005, I knocked over a candle in the living room,
spilling wax onto our new carpet. I had remembered reading
another article on how to get wax off of carpet and they
suggested letting the wax harden, put paper or a rag over
the wax and iron it, the wax should stick to the paper/rag.
I tried it, and I melted the fibers of the carpet. Of course
after I had done it, I realized the advice was probably only
for a wool carpet. So now I have a larger mess on my hand
that cannot be fixed except with removal. Oops -- be careful
of which advice you use. "I once had a red candle burn all the way down, drip down the fireplace and onto the cream colored carpet. We were able to get it out using a warm iron and paper grocery bags (many as I recall). Lay the bag on the wax, and iron on top, as it starts to absorb into the paper, you move the paper to a clean spot and repeat. Worked great. Time consuming for sure, but saved our deposit in the rental!" ~ Penny "Getting
wax off glass is fairly easy. The big chunks will
usually just chip off. For any leftover residue, use HOT
water. I used to work in a restaurant where we regularly
needed to clean glass candle holders. The best way was
to dip them in hot water from the coffee makers and then
wipe them right away with a rag. Editor's Note: Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond. |
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