Does anyone know how to get candle wax off an office chair?
June 24th, 2007 | by Michael |
Claudia D asked:
No more detail. He just dripping on the chair of the work on Halloween and we want to remove them.
No more detail. He just dripping on the chair of the work on Halloween and we want to remove them.
30 Responses to “Does anyone know how to get candle wax off an office chair?”
By sadday4bowling on Jun 27, 2007 | Reply
no you can’t.
get a new chair
By floridagirl2244 on Jun 27, 2007 | Reply
oo that *****.
tide to go !!
By cuma on Jun 30, 2007 | Reply
boiling hot water
By J.J. on Jul 1, 2007 | Reply
You take a brown paper bag, and a hot iron.
You put the bag down on the candle wax and then run a hot iron over the bag. The wax will melt and stick to the brown paper bag!
By Rpatel2010 on Jul 4, 2007 | Reply
Try using heat, like a hairdryer, it should be able to melt and you can just wipe it off.
By powwowTONIGHT! on Jul 6, 2007 | Reply
put a small bag of ice on it, or something else frozen. the wax will harden, and you can pick it off.
By Marialy M on Jul 7, 2007 | Reply
you would need to get a new chair or try taking it off with a razer that is if its not a leather chair
By ourajin on Jul 9, 2007 | Reply
take a knife or other piece of flat metal, heat it up, and apply it to the wax. then try to scrape the softened wax off.
By Juan Moore Beer on Jul 12, 2007 | Reply
Switch it with someone else’s chair after they leave for the night.
By keatho on Jul 13, 2007 | Reply
I’ve heard that ice cubes on chewing gum will remove the gum. It might be worth trying on candle wax but I’m just guessing.
By imreko on Jul 16, 2007 | Reply
Put a sheet of paper just over the wax and iron the paper several times over. The wax will melt and will be ****** by the paper.
By Rogue Star on Jul 17, 2007 | Reply
Freeze the wax with an ice cube or ice pack. Once the wax is frozen, use a clean, blunt object to shatter the wax. Immediately pick up or vacuum the pieces of wax from the area. If you wait too long and the pieces soften, then you will need to refreeze them.
By wonderingstar on Jul 18, 2007 | Reply
JJ’s answer works
By Alex on Jul 19, 2007 | Reply
Well try water then try peeling it off when its completely hard…. or try melting it more to make it not noticable.
By acevedo_ed on Jul 23, 2007 | Reply
I heard ice works, or else the iron thing w/ paper bag i think will also work . GOOD LUCK
By ria on Jul 24, 2007 | Reply
i once got wax in my eye,,,dont ask..but i suppose best thing is to let it dry, set and go hard then chip it off, with something like a bread knife, or scalpel or the edge of the sissor blades.
By Dana M on Jul 26, 2007 | Reply
just take get a sharp putty knife or a scraper ( its like a box cutter but not) hold it at a 45 degree angle and scrape away …..it wont ruin your fabric…..you might need to put some hot water on the wax too.
By MadMike on Jul 28, 2007 | Reply
I’ve used mineral spirits (similar to paint thinner) to remove wax from my kitchen counter top. just make sure it won’t damage the surface you apply it to as it will destroy, deform, or discolor certain materials.
By Aussie Girl! on Jul 30, 2007 | Reply
I had to get candle wax off my bedside table and used eculyptus oil. Just wiped with a cloth
By Pen D on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
White spirits dissolves wax. Put an icecube on the spot to solidify what’s there and then scrape it off. Finish with the white spirits. Press it in with a damp cloth and sponge the wax off. It evaporates nicely too and should leave no mark unless the candle had a color in it. This may present a problem. See if it works.
By Forrest D on Aug 5, 2007 | Reply
yes, what u need to do is, leave an ice cube over it for about 10 minutes…. this will freeze the wax, and at that point u can really easily break it off while it is still frozen. it worked for me before. i hope it works for u too dude! good luck!
By trooper on Aug 7, 2007 | Reply
Try using a Mr.Clean magic eraser.i have removed about a thousand things with one of these !! if that don’t work. then try scraping it with a razor blade, from an angle, so that it doesn’t tear up the chair.
By Diane M on Aug 7, 2007 | Reply
Try ice. That works with gum in hair ! Try holding an ice cube all around the sides until it melts and see what happens. It can’t hurt !
Good Luck !
By KAT on Aug 10, 2007 | Reply
Scrape it with a plastic razor blade to get as much off as possible. Then lay a towel over the remainder of the wax. Use a hot iron, iron the towel until the wax absorbs into the towel.
By bloodelfkilla45 on Aug 12, 2007 | Reply
Your gonna want to pour an entire can of paint on it, then urinate on the stain 20 minutes later.
By princessmeltdown on Aug 13, 2007 | Reply
JJ is quite right, though I did think it was a warm, not hot iron. But I’m not sure so give it a shot.
If you don’t have a brown paper bag, I believe you can try tissue paper as well, but be sure it doesn’t have a waxy side.
By gearhead4 on Aug 15, 2007 | Reply
The candle wax is mostly parafin, a product of refined petroleum.
The parafin is solid at room temperature,
Start by picking or scraping as much of the dried wax from the fabric.
Next you can try the hot iron method, but use something more absorbant than a paper bag. Perhaps a paper towel.
If some of the wax remains, use a petroleum based solvent. Follow the directions on the solvent package. Solvents sometimes leave a stain. The solvent container will advise you.
By John K on Aug 16, 2007 | Reply
As Pen D and gearhead said.
From carpets, fabric, upholstery: Harden the wax by pressing ice against it. Scrape off the wax with a blunt knife, then cover what is left with a sheet of kitchen paper and ironing (if practical) over the top with a cool iron. Do not touch carpet fibres directly with the iron.
Remove any remaining marks on carpet or upholstery with a dab of methylated spirits (test on an inconspicuous area first), and wash fabric on the hottest setting it can stand.
By rickb3825 on Aug 19, 2007 | Reply
use newspaper and an iron. place the newspaper 1 sheet thick onto the spot and heat it with an iron, the wax will melt and be saturated into the newspaper. remove and place a clean paper on it and try again, until no more wax seeps into the newsprint.
By Dubbdee on Aug 21, 2007 | Reply
Ice if it is thick. Then should just ***** off. Put paper sack over the wax and then use warm iron and go over the area. Keep moving the sack until you can’t pull up anymore wax.