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How To Remove Wax From Clothes Or Material

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How To Remove Wax From Clothes Or Material

Remove Wax from Clothes or Material. Wax can easily drip from candles onto a tablecloth and coloured wax stains can be tough to remove. Our expert, Bea Knapp will show you a quick and easy way to deal with wax stains. Remove Wax from Clothes or Material. Wax can easily drip from candles onto a tablecloth and coloured wax stains can be tough to remove. Our expert, Bea Knapp will show you a quick and easy way to deal with wax stains.

Step 1: You will need

Step 2: Dry the wax

Wait for the wax to dry before trying to remove it. This shouldn't take long as wax dries very quickly.

Step 3: Scrape it away

Use a knife to scrape the wax off the fabric. Remove as much as you can. Shake the shavings off the tablecloth.

Step 4: Iron

Lay the garment on a flat surface and heat an iron. Slip an old towel underneath the tablecloth to protect the surface you are ironing on. Then place a piece of blotting paper over the affected area and run the iron over it a few times to melt the wax. If you don't have any blotting paper, you can use a paper towel. The paper will absorb the wax as it melts.
If the area of paper you are ironing becomes saturated, move it to a fresh spot and keep ironing until all the wax has been removed.

Step 5: Leave to cool

Carefully remove the paper, switch off the iron and leave the garment to cool.

Step 6: Coloured wax stains

If the wax was coloured and has left a stain, you will need to treat this with care. Dissolve a dessert spoon of oxygen based stain remover in a bowl of water. Place the material in the bowl and stir a few times. Leave the stained area to soak for as long as it needs. This could take several hours, so you may need to leave it overnight to give the stain remover enough time to work.

Step 7: Wash

Finally, wash the tablecloth as you normally would to get rid of any traces of the stain. Dry as normal.

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  1. kteall

    I followed these steps and it was very successful - Thanks

  2. solangetom

    This technique was also successfully used to remove wax from a men's fedora hat. Albeit with a very light touch of the iron. Thanks for the great tip!

  3. solangetom

    This technique was also successfully used on a man's fedora hat. Albeit very lightly with wax paper and the iron. Thank you so much for the tip!

  4. carolann1

    How do you remove candel wax from a mirror. My yong sin used as a pencil and drew all over the mirror and window?

  5. khittykat

    ignore the last comment from me.....so i was trying to fix some pants... i had everything but the oxyge based cleaner......so i used cola soda pop for the cleaner...and it took out the wax's greasey stain in about 5 mins!!!! yeah

  6. khittykat

    out about my boy friends pants,..... i had no oxygen based cleaner....so i used cola pop!!!! it worked!!!!

  7. sharonmatcuk

    This works great. I thought I ruined a beautiful sweater. That is until I saw your hint. The dried up wax came out after being in there for several months. I am so excited!!! Now I can wear my beautiful sweater for the second time. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

  8. noni 1956

    how do I remove colored candle wax from suede upholstery?? The color of the couch is off-white.

  9. Anonymous

    My beautiful, sexy wife Natalie wishes for you to kindly know that if this doesn't work, she is going to smack your face ...And now, the result ...Wow, that really helped! Thanks an awful lot!

  10. Anonymous

    TRY THIS!:: boil some water in a tea kettle. hold your fabric with the wax stain upside down.. over the sink or bowel.. (ie. wax stain is facing downward) pour the boiling water on the fabric from the opposite side of the wax stain. the boiling water should melt the wax and gravity will force the wax to fall into the sink or bowel. worked on my jacket beautifully and took minimal effort and resources.