Candle wax removal from stone fireplace?
candle wax on a yorkshire stone fireplace
Answers:
wax is easy to remove, but it may leave a stain if it has a lot of colourants in it.
to remove way just put a sheet or two of kitchen paper on it and then gently heat the back of it with yoru iron. as the wax melts it gets soaked into the paper.
fabric stores actually sell a candle wax remover that works well on all surfaces.
Putting ice cubes on wax makes it brittle & easier to remove.
If it is a flat surface.. lay a paper towel or an old thin piece of cloth over it and with a warm iron. warm the wax thru the cloth. let it cool. rip it off like waxing eyebrows. Good Luck!
A hot iron with blotting paper. Put the paper over the wax and iron over it.
chill it with ice then it comes off easily
I don't know if this is the best method or not, but I've used it.
Scrape off all the wax you can with a knife or some other scraper, but don't scrape the stone.
Then, when there is only a film of wax left, take an old cloth (I used an old bath-towel) and lay it over the wax. Put a warm Iron onto the towel, and the wax will melt into the towel and off of the stone.
As I said, I have done this and it worked, but I cannot guarantee that it is the best or most acceptable method!
;-)
Use ice, it will freeze the wax so you can peel or scrape it off.
just get some ice from freezer then rub the ice on the wax then whipe
put a piece material over it and iron on hot
a hot hairdryer and blotting paper, scrape off as much of the wax you can then melt the wax and blot off with the blotting paper
depending on what your fire place is made of ..get a good steam iron and hold it above the wax press full steam and hold it until wax starts to soften.. and it will melt. have a large cloth handy to wipe away softened wax ..but i do wonder why you cant just scrape it gently??
Don't heat it up. cool it down. If you heat it up, what you are not able to scrape p easily will soak in more and become worse. If you put an ice cube on it, it will shrink and pull away from the stone, making it easier to get off. If it was scented, the oil from the scenting agent may have let a spot, and the wax itself probably also did, especially if you have used the fireplace or if the stone was porous. I don't know how to get rid of the stain, so look at other answers for help there. My house is heated primarily with a soapstone fireplace. The soapstone is polished, and we have never had problems with it absorbing wax, it has always been pretty easy just to chip off by hand or with a plastic utensil(metal utensils would scratch the soapstone).
after all thats been said and done and still won't work out, try a.blow dryer.. heat wax and dab fire place with paper towel.. if there is a stain left either spray with bleach or dab bleach on paper towel and let paper towel sit, stick 2 stain 4 a while.. but do try an scape off as much as possible before appling heat..
First pour bleach all over the wax wait a minute or two for the bleach to tenderisethe pour some water on it wait aproximitly up too 3 hours and come back and gently remove it with a spoon.Their wil 99% of the time be a light marks use any window cleaner spray and rub hope it helps!
Pt a rag over the wax. Use heat, like an iron or heat gun set warmish. Melt the wax into the rag. Acetone should get rid of the rest, but don't let heat near the acetone!
use paraffin on a cloth to clean it
try ice put ice in a bag cover the wax after a sort time peel wax off this worked for me on my carpet
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Answers:
wax is easy to remove, but it may leave a stain if it has a lot of colourants in it.
to remove way just put a sheet or two of kitchen paper on it and then gently heat the back of it with yoru iron. as the wax melts it gets soaked into the paper.
fabric stores actually sell a candle wax remover that works well on all surfaces.
Putting ice cubes on wax makes it brittle & easier to remove.
If it is a flat surface.. lay a paper towel or an old thin piece of cloth over it and with a warm iron. warm the wax thru the cloth. let it cool. rip it off like waxing eyebrows. Good Luck!
A hot iron with blotting paper. Put the paper over the wax and iron over it.
chill it with ice then it comes off easily
I don't know if this is the best method or not, but I've used it.
Scrape off all the wax you can with a knife or some other scraper, but don't scrape the stone.
Then, when there is only a film of wax left, take an old cloth (I used an old bath-towel) and lay it over the wax. Put a warm Iron onto the towel, and the wax will melt into the towel and off of the stone.
As I said, I have done this and it worked, but I cannot guarantee that it is the best or most acceptable method!
;-)
Use ice, it will freeze the wax so you can peel or scrape it off.
just get some ice from freezer then rub the ice on the wax then whipe
put a piece material over it and iron on hot
a hot hairdryer and blotting paper, scrape off as much of the wax you can then melt the wax and blot off with the blotting paper
depending on what your fire place is made of ..get a good steam iron and hold it above the wax press full steam and hold it until wax starts to soften.. and it will melt. have a large cloth handy to wipe away softened wax ..but i do wonder why you cant just scrape it gently??
Don't heat it up. cool it down. If you heat it up, what you are not able to scrape p easily will soak in more and become worse. If you put an ice cube on it, it will shrink and pull away from the stone, making it easier to get off. If it was scented, the oil from the scenting agent may have let a spot, and the wax itself probably also did, especially if you have used the fireplace or if the stone was porous. I don't know how to get rid of the stain, so look at other answers for help there. My house is heated primarily with a soapstone fireplace. The soapstone is polished, and we have never had problems with it absorbing wax, it has always been pretty easy just to chip off by hand or with a plastic utensil(metal utensils would scratch the soapstone).
after all thats been said and done and still won't work out, try a.blow dryer.. heat wax and dab fire place with paper towel.. if there is a stain left either spray with bleach or dab bleach on paper towel and let paper towel sit, stick 2 stain 4 a while.. but do try an scape off as much as possible before appling heat..
First pour bleach all over the wax wait a minute or two for the bleach to tenderisethe pour some water on it wait aproximitly up too 3 hours and come back and gently remove it with a spoon.Their wil 99% of the time be a light marks use any window cleaner spray and rub hope it helps!
Pt a rag over the wax. Use heat, like an iron or heat gun set warmish. Melt the wax into the rag. Acetone should get rid of the rest, but don't let heat near the acetone!
use paraffin on a cloth to clean it
try ice put ice in a bag cover the wax after a sort time peel wax off this worked for me on my carpet
look in B&Q for specialist material for this job
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