Removing Candle Wax From Your Carpets In Castle Rock CO
When talking about wax removal, let’s talk about what NOT to do. Some carpet cleaning companies may recommend using an iron to melt the wax and use a dye transfer with another towel. Using a steaming iron on your carpet puts your carpet can cause damage if you don't know how long the transfer takes. Too long may damage carpet yarn. Below are some recommendations to remove candle wax from your carpets.
You’ll need the following tools:
- Dull carpet knife
- Vacuum cleaner
- Dye free towels
- Terry cloth
- Commercial Fan
- TLC Carpet Spot Remover
- Before the wax can dried, absorb the area with a white towel. d wax.
- Use a shop vacuum to remove broken wax particles that you have scraped out of the carpet.
- Repeat this process until you think you have removed all the wax.
- If any wax remains after a few rotations of scrape and vacuum, steam clean the area with water temps over 225 degree as this will slowly melt away any remaining wax.
- Use a commercial fan and blow the warm air over the towel while pressing the towel into the stain. Any wax left in the carpet should melt and easily removed with towels. Repeat this step until all of the wax is removed.
- Coloring from the candle wax is likely to cause discoloration of the affected area. Since candle wax is an oil-based stain, it is important to use a solution that is specifically designed to fight oil stains on carpet. We recommend TLC Carpet Care's Citrus Spotter because it is scientifically engineered to remove stains from carpet. Spray the area generously and saturate the stain.
- Use a white towel to gently agitate the stain. Work your way from the outside inward towards the center to contain the stain in its original area and not make it larger.
- Blot with a white paper towel, pressing deep into the stain.
- Spray water on the stain to rinse the dye out, and blot with a white paper towel again, pressing to absorb as much dye as possible.
- Repeat this process if necessary until dye is completely gone before allowing carpet to completely dry.
If you would like more info on removing candle wax from carpets visit us at tlccarpetcare.net or call us at 720-314-0178
