candle wax on fabric

[dotty.]

can someone please remind me how you remove candle wax from a garment using an iron? I'm too lazy to work it out. thanks

[sandyRoe]

if you put it in the freezer for a while the wax might set and then you could peel it off

[albaqwerty]

Brown paper springs to mind, but probably wrong.

[tonyav]

I think that you have to put a piece of kitchen roll or bog paper between the iron and the garment, dot.

[dotty.]

so i put it in the freezer, then put brown paper under it and kitchen roll and iron it? : )

[Hopkirk]

You go online and order a replacement, then do the ironing while you wait for delivery.

[Celticv11]

Candle Wax Stain Removal From Clothing And Washable Fabrics

Step 1: Scrape off the excess wax with a dull knife.

Hint: If the wax is still soft, and has not yet hardened, place the clothing in the freezer which will harden the wax and make it easy to scrape off.

If you scrape while still wet you run the risk of smearing the candle wax further, making it both harder to remove and also getting the stain spread around further too.

Step 2: To remove the rest of the wax remaining on the fabric place the stained area between clean paper towels and press the cloth with a warm iron. This will transfer the now warm wax from the cloth to the paper towel.

Hint: You need to switch out the paper towels quite often when doing this step. Do not get stingy with the paper towels because if you just move the paper towel over to a clean section, for example, you run the risk of spreading the wax stain to new areas of the garment.

Further, make sure your iron is NOT on the steam setting for this process. The steam will only dampen the paper towels or brown paper being used, and hamper the process of transferring the wax from the fabric to the other surface.

To visually see this ironing technique, check out these tips for how to remove candle wax from clothing and tablecloths.

Step 3: Now that the wax is removed if you still have a stain, pretreat the candle wax stain with a laundry prewash stain remover.

Hint: Click here to see laundry stain remover reviews to find the right one for you.

Step 4: Launder in the hottest water the fabric will allow to get out the stain, and either chlorine bleach if the fabric will allow it, or color bleach if not.

Hint: Make sure the stain is gone after washing, but before you place in the dryer or you may set the stain. Repeat if necessary.

If this does not work, the next step for candle wax stain removal is to try blotting dry cleaning solvent on the stain. Once the stain is removed launder as usual.

[albaqwerty]

my mind is confused now (nothing unusual there)

Brown paper is placed on the garment, covering the was and then you iron the brown paper :-)

[dotty.]

yay! done it, I sold a black Next top i have on ebay. huge glitter image of Michael Jackson on the front, but I forgot I had worn it and got splattered with candle wax but when washed the wax stayed! anyway, just put brown paper on it, ironed it and the wax melted off, perfect! thanks guys!