Clothing dilemma...
POSTED BY: RiverTam1
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 23:42
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Hey guys 
I managed to spill candle wax on my favourite top 
, and I need a way to get it out without damaging my shirt. Any suggestions?
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What kind of fabric? What color? What color candle wax?
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Pull as much as the wax off as you can and then put a brown paper bag over the remaining waxy area and iron it.
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WD40 also dissolves wax. But I'd try the iron and paper bag trick first. I'm not sure if WD40 will stain the fabric.
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Originally posted by 1kiki:
What kind of fabric? What color? What color candle wax?
White cotton, very light fabric.
The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds, given adequate vacuuming systems.
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And its white wax. It shows heaps...
The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds, given adequate vacuuming systems.
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Should I ask what you were up to in a very light cotton shirt with white candles???
Either a wake...or a ...sleep 
I tried that dripping candle thing on hubbs a few years ago...not so much fun on a hairy dude
Well, at least fer him 
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Well ... if the fabric is fragile you might not want to try picking the wax off. If it's liable to melting like poly is you might not want to try the iron + paper trick. And if it's a brightly colored wax on a pale fabric you might find that the dyes in the wax will stain the fabric, so even if you get the wax out a stain will remain
But! - it sounds like none of those are true. So proceed with what Magons said - just don't overdo.
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Ya could try pouring boiling water through it if the fabric is sturdy enough to take that, I've removed wax from a shirt like that before.
-F
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