How to remove candle wax that dripped onto a rug?

Dwi25164038
by Dwi25164038
This is a fairly large area of dried wax. I can't scrape it off.

  7 answers
  • C. D. Scallan C. D. Scallan on Jun 29, 2017

    Grab a fresh roll of thick paper towels and your iron (no steam ) this is going to take a while . Heat up the iron on a bath towel so you don't damage the rest of your flooring . Place a paper towel over a section of wax and iron . The towel will soak up some of the wax ,but since you couldn't scrape it up, it may take a long time to get it all so just toss the saturated paper towel in trash and get another one until the area in clean, then move on to another section . It's time consuming but it works . I've done it more than once lol.

  • Dorothy Lane Dorothy Lane on Jun 29, 2017

    I used the hot iron on some new berber carpet. It took a bit of time, but it worked well. Take your time, it will come up and look fine.


  • Lori Dunahee Lori Dunahee on Jun 29, 2017

    lay a towel on the area with a warm iron


  • Shi12263720 Shi12263720 on Jun 29, 2017

    Put several paper towels over rug. Put a warm .....I mean not hot! Iron over towel to soften wax to lift off. Then use rug shampoo if there is a spot

  • Solei Solei on Jun 29, 2017

    paper towel & iron work wonders! My kids constantly knock over my wax warmers lol.

  • Norma Norma on Jun 29, 2017

    Have you tried applying ice until the wax is cold enough to break off?

  • Twyla J Boyer Twyla J Boyer on Jun 29, 2017

    Paper towels and a warm iron to start, as others have said. But before the rug shampoo, use an orange oil based degreaser (test for colorfastness somewhere inconspicuous first). Blot all that up and THEN use a rug shampoo to get the degreaser out. This should alleviate the challenge of a hidden sticky spot that collects dirt and ends up discolored later. (I'm a pastor and getting wax out of carpets after Christmas Eve is a real thing.)