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TipTopCleaning
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Posted: 18/October/2023 at 12:31pm |
Ah, the classic candle wax on the carpet dilemma. Here's a simple method to tackle it....
You'll need:
Steps:
Always be cautious with the iron to avoid damaging the carpet. |
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Paul Moss
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Heat transfer using brown paper or a cloth with an iron is the traditional approach, and it has worked well for meover the years, but it is time consuming and with the current passion for candles a quicker option is welcome. Also with many varing dyes in wax you need to be carfull with heat transfer on some synthetics and particulary wool, as where heat is applied the pigment is liberated from the wax and on to the yarn and under heat it can set. To solve this thick wax problem I would first shatter, spray it with (stone cold) Solutions Eco Spotter (micro splitter plus alcohol), prod it with the scraper to mix - and a minute later it should have the constituency of thick cream. Remove with scraper, another light spray with eco then extract with warm/ hot water. |
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roy dudley
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wet the towel first, less chance of melting carpet
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cmaster
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Then we'll have to lassoo you and use duct tape |
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Superglide Ken
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Would not work, Paul. I am inventive enough to find the way around that.
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Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs.
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cmaster
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I say we put brown paper bags on your hand, Ken, so you can't type anymore |
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Superglide Ken
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Keep the brown paper bag over your head, where it belongs.
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Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs.
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MR. STEAMER
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to scarey.... just use a solvent.. and steam it out
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Rick/Magic
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greg...that's just what I use...brown paper bags are free...towels cost money...and the bags work just fine...haven't had to remove wax in a long time...did it a lot back when I was cleaning resturants...
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25 years of cleaning carpet
and my back hurts |
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doug
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[QUOTE=Jodi]
Wow! I had no idea that wax was such a hot topic! We tried the iron / towel method and it worked like a charm. We have now put irons in the vans. Thanks! Now you can do the the laundry to. |
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greg
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i use brown paper instead of a towl works well.
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nothing is impossable. it just hasn't been done yet.
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Jodi
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I wouldn't have thought of that... thanks for the tip!
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cmaster
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Just be careful on olefin. The iron can melt it if left too long or turned up too high
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Jodi
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Wow! I had no idea that wax was such a hot topic! We tried the iron / towel method and it worked like a charm. We have now put irons in the vans. Thanks! |
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