How to Get Wax
Out of the Carpet

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Candle Wax: How to Get It Out of Carpet. Few things are as relaxing as dining by candlelight.

Thankfully, few things are easier to remove.

You'll need:

* ice cubes

* a plastic bag

* a spatula or spoon

* an iron

* a few plain brown paper bags



* dry cleaning fluid

* a squirt of hand dishwashing liquid.

1 Put the ice cubes in the plastic bag.

Place atop the spot until it hardens to the touch.

2 Gently scrape away the excess with your spatula or spoon.

Repeat on each spot on your carpet.

3 Set your iron on low heat.

Over the residue, place a brown paper bag without any writing or designs. (Any ink may transfer to the carpet, which would be even worse than dealing with leftovers and curdled reminders of lingering dinners past.)

4 Press the iron on the bag for no a couple of seconds.

Be sure to keep the iron heat on low so carpet fibers don't get scorched.

5 Look under the bag to determine that the process is working.

You should find a candle-colored smear of success.

6 Keep repeating and replacing the bags as necessary until there's no more transfer to your bag.

7 Blot any remaining blights with dry cleaning fluid.

Sparingly, to prevent damage to carpet backing.

8 Blot with a solution of one-quarter teaspoon dishwashing liquid and one cup of warm water.

This will remove any traces of cleaning fluids.

9 Rinse and blot dry.

Now go enjoy a candlelight dinner! (But don't forget the dripless candles.)

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