Wax on, wax off! thanks!

I agree with Willy.

If there is a lot of wax I'd chop away the excess first.

Willy Parsons wrote: Put on a kettle, boil , pour over wax, allowing melt time, extract with open hose cuff. Repeat as needed.Simple and quick.

And leave the pad wet for weeks???

melt it out with the heat from your unit... first put a little pog on it... break up the excess and steam it out

MR. STEAMER wrote: they don't have wax in GOD-UR-ICH they have all electric lighting now

Good one

MR. STEAMER wrote: The only wax doug sees is at the end of his Q-tip

Do you think he perfected his method for removal by testing on a Q-tip

WAX STICKS TO CARPET.....UH OH

                           Nightrider

nightrider wrote: WAX STICKS TO CARPET.....UH OH                            Nightrider

What have you been doing with wax and carpet

All the girls I bring home have hairy legs and I wax them as an ice breaker to conversation

                                Nightrider

oh but a high heat TM doesn't help cleaning

for me my TM melts wax like ............well.............wax

but when I had much less heat I would break it up with a teaspoon,use some orange gel or Isopropyl Alchohol let it dwell and run the wand over it

repeat as necessary

Adwa wrote: Hot water has been the best method so far.  What would you do then Doug.

Does it matter?  On some topices there can be only one method.  If you don't agree, well I've been that road too many times. Let it be hot water.

doug wrote: Willy Parsons wrote: Put on a kettle, boil , pour over wax, allowing melt time, extract with open hose cuff. Repeat as needed.Simple and quick. And leave the pad wet for weeks???

I use suction to get out the water-the act or process of exerting a force upon a solid, liquid, or gaseous body by reason of reduced air pressure over part of its surface. I've never had a problem, but you DO have to vacuum it up and not dump a 5 gallon pail on it.

liston to the first post, Iron and white towel

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!

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!

Superglide Ken wrote: Keep the brown paper bag over your head, where it belongs.

I say we put brown paper bags on your hand, Ken, so you can't type anymore

Then we'll have to lassoo you and use duct tape

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. 
 
I use Eco Spotter as it is highly effective against most inks, it not only keeps most of the pigment encapsulated in the post-wax emmulsion, it also tackles the pigment released whilst the wax is in it's molten state .

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.    

• Ice cubes or a freezer pack
• Plastic bag
• Butter knife or spoon
• Clean, white cloth or paper towels
• Iron
• Brown paper bag

1. Freeze the Wax: Place ice cubes or a freezer pack over the wax to harden it. This usually takes about 10-15 minutes.
2. Scrape off Excess Wax: Once the wax is frozen, use a butter knife or spoon to gently scrape off as much of the hardened wax as possible. Be careful not to damage the carpet fibers.
3. Plastic Bag and Iron Method: Place a plastic bag over the remaining wax.
4. Set the iron to a low heat setting (no steam) and gently iron the plastic bag. The heat will cause the wax to melt and stick to the plastic.
5. Blot with Cloth or Paper Towels: Lift the plastic bag and quickly blot the area with a clean, white cloth or paper towels. The wax should transfer from the carpet to the cloth.
6. Repeat if Necessary: If there's still wax residue, repeat the process until you've removed as much wax as possible.
7. Brown Paper Bag Method: Place a brown paper bag over the wax residue. Again, use the iron on a low setting to heat the wax. The wax should transfer from the carpet to the paper bag.
8. Final Cleanup: Blot the area with a clean cloth or paper towels to remove any remaining wax.

Always be cautious with the iron to avoid damaging the carpet.