| You really can get candle wax out of carpet. It's not | | | | When the first three steps don't get all of the wax |
| always easy, but wax can be removed with patience. | | | | out of the carpet, you can try rubbing alcohol. Be |
| Dyes from the wax are a different matter. Getting | | | | sure to use the clear alcohol, not the colored ones. |
| those out depends on what's in the particular dye. | | | | Rubbing alcohol can also help remove stains from |
| Start by scraping as much wax out of the carpet as | | | | dyes in the wax. |
| you can, with a spoon. Afterwards, put an ice cube | | | | Take a white cloth or a plain white paper towel |
| or two on the wax to freeze it, leaving them there | | | | wetted with the alcohol, and dab at the area. |
| for a minute. This should harden the wax enough to | | | | Continue this with a fresh towel until you get no |
| break it up and get more of it out. | | | | more transfer of the wax or the dyes to the towel. |
| To get the rest of the candle wax out of the | | | | When done, whichever method you used to get the |
| carpet, cover the spot with a clean brown paper | | | | candle wax out of the carpet, rinse the area with |
| bag, and place a clothes iron on it, set on low. This | | | | clean water. Blot up the excess water, and dry the |
| liquifies the wax and lets it transfer to the paper. Use | | | | area quickly. A fan can help with this. Quick drying |
| a new paper bag as often as necessary until you get | | | | prevents any of the dye stains deeper down from |
| all of the wax. This can take some time. | | | | wicking up of the surface. |
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