candlegrease and candle wax

frostyspice

do as a previous poster said, iron it through paper, but if you can, use baking parchment/greaseproof paper - works a treat.

jamescredmond

my partner decided to leave 2 large candles on top of our cast-iron gas fire.
then my son felt cold so...............
I've tried removing the wax using a domestic iron and kitchen towels but I'm still left with a thin film of wax all over. Any tips????

tim_n

have you tried turning on the fire again and using a damp j-cloth or similar when it has warmed a little?

won't rust now of course and totally waterproof...

lister

Meths or more likely white spirit should move it, particularly if encouraged with a soft brush (old nail brush or toothbrush should do the job) - if it is just cast-iron the surface shouldn't be affected (just try a tiny bit first to make sure).

Just not while the fire is on please...

Mirtos

My boyfriend managed to melt a bright red scented candle all over my beautiful white tablecloth that I inherited from my Gran:eek:. Then he put it in the wash without telling me before I could 'iron' it off onto newspaper. Now there's a big red stain. Any tips on how to get it out????

garret1

Don't know if this will work now it's washed but dylon fabric care Dry clean stain Remover works really well on wax. just dab it on and rewash.

melancholly

has the ironing not worked?
i'd use brown paper to be on the safe side, incase the newspaper leaves any marks on the white material.
good luck (and try not to kill him!!!)

Penelope_Penguin

Hi, to get the wax out is the easy bit. A piece of brown paper each side (I use brown envelopes, for thrift!), then coolish iron, keep moving the paper, until no more greasy spots onto the paper. Be careful, though, as you can transfer grease back onto a clean part of the cloth.

Getting out red dye is more problematic. Red is the hardest colour to remove, not sure why. Try rubbing some stain remover into the mark, then washing again. I've had some successes with stain devil. Will stardrops work on this?

Best of luck, Penny. x

Thriftylady

have no idea if this will work or not but I suppose anything is worth a try at this stage !

I find White Wizard stain remover (from the Lakeland catalogue) to be fantastic, I've seen it remove stains that are years old. Its a sort of a waxy substance itself, but it melts into the fabric as you rub it in, and it cleans off without leaving a residue. Obviously can't promise that it will work, but thought I'd mention it. Good luck

Don'tskipit

LyndsM wrote:

Hi there
I had the same problem, and used WD40 - spray it on and it dissolves the wax and you can then just wipe it up with a cloth. I used it on synthetic carpet, pale blue -don't know what it would do to a white carpet though (if you have white).
(WD40 also works for crayon on 'things' too)

Cheers
Lynds

Hiya Lynds.
This sounds interesting. Before I try it, has anyone else had results from this method?

Jen