subject: Candle Wax Damages In Your Carpet [print this page] Carpets, mo natter what type, are all beautiful when brand new. Since their purpose is to be trod upon by people in the house they will certainly show some wear and tear. Because of the proliferation of aromatic candles in the market most house owners have one or two in their house and the carpet gets candle wax from time to time. You will get a challenging task when faced with removing candle wax so do read on for some tips.
Number one thing that you can do is to remove the removable candle wax. Make sure that you do this gently so you do not damage the fibers of your carpet. Manually remove the loose wax that you can see with your fingers and do not pull on the fibers. As soon as you have removed the loose wax from the carpet you can already start removing those which are actually embedded in the carpet's fibers.
You will be using a paper towel and a flat iron. Lay the paper towel flat on the carpet where the wax is located. It is important that you have the flat iron set on moderate heat to ensure that you do not damage the carpet fibers with too much heat. Run the flat iron over the paper towel so that the wax will melt. There will be some grease-like stains in your paper towel that will be the candle wax which has melted.
Third, as most candles are colored there will be some stains in your carpet. You can ask your local shop owners about these stain removing products. Make it a point to test the said product first on a small carpet piece for testing such products. This is one good tip that you can apply, get some small test patches of your carpet.
You have just read how to remove wax candle droppings in your carpet. You can easily do it and very budget-friendly as well. It is also inevitable that damages will need the attention of professionals. Assessing the damage will allow you to know if you can fix the damage, if you cannot handle it then you may as well call professionals for help. Doing it yourself is great but if it is not effective go ahead and call the professionals.
