How to wipe the wax from the carpet

How to wipe the wax from the carpet

Wax candles are widely used in the farm. They are indispensable in the event of a sudden power outage and in many other cases. But it happens that droplets of melted wax fall on the carpet and can spoil it.

How to wipe the wax from the carpet

You will need

  • - ice;
  • - blunt knife;
  • - polyethylene;
  • - a vacuum cleaner;
  • - iron;
  • - napkins;
  • - a rag;
  • - white spirit or turpentine;
  • - soap;
  • water.

Instructions

1

To remove a wax stain from the carpet, dofollowing. Take a piece of ice in the refrigerator and attach it to a dirty place. When the wax freezes, crush it with some blunt object, for example, with a knife and vacuum the coating. The remaining particles are frozen again and removed in the same way. Ice pre-wrap in polyethylene, so as not to wet the carpet and the spot itself.

2

If your carpet is not light and has hard nap,remove contamination with heat. To do this, heat the iron so that it is hot, but not hot. On the stain, put a paper napkin or towel, and iron on top. In case the stain is large, change the napkin several times until it stops to appear contamination after ironing.

3

With a little contamination, use white spirit or turpentine. Carefully wipe the stain soaked in a solvent with a soft cloth.

4

You can try to remove the wax spot whenhelping soap. Pre-scrape off most of the wax. Pour in a liter jar of warm water and add a little planed laundry soap. Let the soap dissolve and mix thoroughly. Wet a rag in the solution prepared in this way and wipe the contamination. After this, let the carpet dry naturally. In this case, the use of a heater or other heat source is unacceptable.