how to get candle wax off of clothes


dark love , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 05:16:45 AM

Hiii
So l have these suede-y material ankle boots (black) and at a 
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party l was sitting cross-legged on the floor and a tea-light candle that 
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was melted to liquid wax got knocked over and seeped under my foot, so the 
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side of my boot is covered in white candle wax now :(
so its a greyish 
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shiny mess.

any ideas on how to get it off? please !
 
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Bunchie , Friday, 13th of August 2010 08:30:42 PM

Using ice cudes (or in a freezer as someoe said) is good, or a  
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hairdryer. The hairdryer will melt it, the ice will be able to crack it  
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bugga bugga , Saturday, 14th of August 2010 11:09:58 AM

get a clean absorbant cloth a hot iron (steam off. this is very  
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important) place the cloth onto the wax then touch it with the iron. move  
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the cloth and repeat until wax is removed. works on cloths as well.  
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Scrat , Sunday, 15th of August 2010 08:09:33 PM

put some kitchen roll over the wax and then on a low heat iron  
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over it the wax comes off on the kitchen roll.good luck  
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SnoodleBug , Monday, 16th of August 2010 12:50:42 PM

Trick I've used on clothes (not boots) is to hold a piece of  
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brown paper over the wax and then iron the paper with an iron briefly (not  
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too hot). The wax then sticks to the paper and comes off the clothes. It is  
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worked for me.  
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hot cheeto , Tuesday, 17th of August 2010 02:06:49 AM

throw your boot in the freezer for an hour or so. the wax will  
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harden and you should be able to scrap it off,,Good luck,,  
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