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Old May 1, 2004 | 10:10 PM
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Candle wax

How do you get candle wax out of a carpet, i mean soaked in there good. I have no clue
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Old May 1, 2004 | 10:15 PM
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The trick in home flooing it to use a heat gun (or hair dryer) to warm/fluidize the wax and dab it to wick it into a rag or paper towel. Don't wipe as you'll just smear it.
Unfortunately (with home plush carpet), you can't really completely get rid of it but, cosmetically, you can make it fairly unnoticable. Since auto carpet is fairly thin and nylon, it may take the wax fully out.
Just my opinion though...
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Old May 1, 2004 | 10:31 PM
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Place a [aper towel over it, then hold an iron over it. You have to be careful not to catch the paper towel on fire, but I've never done it. It melts the wax and soaks it up. It'll take a few tries but it works.
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Old May 1, 2004 | 11:03 PM
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how much heat can the carpet take with being damaged also.
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Old May 1, 2004 | 11:29 PM
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With a heat gun (or iron), start low and work warmer (or don't concentrate the heat to one pojnt)... wax melts easier/sooner than the nylon the carpet is made from.
With the iron, the paper towel (or rag) will insulate the carpet from scorching/melting.
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