Candle wax on laminate..help!!

the_devil_made_me_do_it

I managed to knock a fabreeze candle off my fireplace & the melted wax ended up all over my laminate flooring.

I have managed to chip most of it off, however, it's now left a horrid waxy coating & I have no idea how to get rid of it.

Any recommendations (other than "don't knock candle off fireplace") would be appreciated

Perfect10_2

Have you tried warming with a hair dryer gently to remove residue? Might work

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Perfect10 wrote: »

Have you tried warming with a hair dryer gently to remove residue? Might work

No, not tried that. What could I use to "mop" up the residue?

mancitychick

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

No, not tried that. What could I use to "mop" up the residue?

Brown paper should work

karl-123

was you drunk love ?

try some surgigal spirit then rinse imediately

Countrysideheaven

Iron the area (low heat) using brown paper. You'll need to do this over and over. Usually, you'd polish up (this is the same method used on furniture) but being a floor, it would be very slippery. So, dependent on how it feels to you, maybe clean, using your usually cleaner or cover (with a rug or kitchen paper), until the slippyness has reduced.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Nope Karl I wasn't drunk..just tried to pick the candle up whilst it was hot....the rest is self explanatory lol.

Tried the iron brown paper method & it's been relatively successful.

Thanks for all the advice :beer:

jascrawf

If by 'relatively successful' you mean it's left a film of wax, you might want to try putting either a few sheets of kitchen roll over the mark or an old disposable cloth, then pouring a little boiling water from the kettle on it. Not much though. I have spilt wax on laminate twice when moving candles from one end of the room to another, I also spilt wax on the hob when trying to light a candle as I couldn't find a lighter:o A splash of boiling water and kitchen roll did the trick.