Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
Donna E. from Trinity, NC
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RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
Used the warm iron and paper towel and it worked fine. First scraped thick amount off, the iron and paper towel took off the last thin layer of wax. Thanks so much.
Post By hans en donna (Guest Post)
RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
Thanks for the tips.
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RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
We had a large amount of wax on our floor as one of our drunken New Years Eve party guests accidentally knocked a large burning candle off an end table. I took a multi step approach since there was so much volume. First I used a new wide plastic putty knife to get the major candle wax off our Brazilian cherry floor. I then used a small plastic pick about the size of a toothpick (which would also work) to remove the wax between the floorboards. I then used the iron/paper bag method described in detail on this thread. It still left a little surface wax which I removed with a vinegar/water solution (50/50) applied with a paper towel. I wiped small areas and quickly followed with a dry paper towel. I replaced the towels every few minutes. This got the last bit of it.
Post By MacQ (Guest Post)
RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
Used the paper towel and warm iron. It worked great. Who would have thought it! Thanks!
Post By J Koltes (Guest Post)
RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
Great tips. I used the blow dryer and paper towel trick on a side table splashed with wax. Worked great. Took all of 10 minutes to get every speck of wax (there was a lot!) out.
Post By Kitkat (Guest Post)
RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
Thanks. The medium heat iron and paper towels worked great on lifting the spilled candle wax from my hardwood floor. This method safely and completly removed the wax.
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RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
In this day and time of supermarket options of "plastic or plastic", finding brown paper is not so easy. It is good to know that the steam iron on paper towels works well. Thanks, all!
Post By Gina in Baltimore (Guest Post)
RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
Yes, Yes, Yes! The warm iron and paperbag works great! I was even able to get the wax out of the grooves in the hardwood floor. Many thanks!
Post By Alice (Guest Post)
RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
My fiance left a large candle on all night (the kind with 3 wicks) and it was all over the wall, molding, and hard wood floor. It had splattered all over the floor, which was really difficult to get off-at first. We were able to get the large pieces off by hand, but the iron just wouldn't get up all the splattered areas. We finally used a spatula, which got all of the wax up perfectly. There was a light residue left where the wax had been, so we used Goo Gone to get the rest up. Let the Goo Gone sit on the area for a few minutes, then wipe up. It didn't harm our hardwoods, and we didn't have to repaint the wall!
Post By Jamie (Guest Post)
RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
Bug and tar remover has also been found to be effective on removing candle wax spills from hardwood floors.
Post By Wags be gone (Guest Post)
RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
I used paper bag packaging paper then switched to paper towels, set the iron on low and iron away the wax. Thank you this method works perfectly!
Post By ann marie (Guest Post)
RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
My daughter spilled candle wax all over my hardwood floor, I read every single post in here. After reading about the goo gone, I discovered I had some stuff called OOPS. I use it to removes adhesive from stickers and such. I put some on the floor and used a dry rag to wipe it off, took the wax right off, after I was done I got the rag wet and went over the area again. Didnt dull my hardwood or anything, worked great! Thanks for all your help!
Post By Aric (Guest Post)
RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
For hardwood: Pour some liquid containing high amounts of alcohol (purel, rubbing alcohol, vodka,...) over the wax, set it on fire, let it burn for a few secs then wipe off the flame with a rag..sounds dumb and dangerous but it works!
Post By Mark the Pyro (Guest Post)
RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
I spilled candle wax all over my hardwood floor. The brown paper bag with the iron did the job =). Thanks
Post By angelina ramos (Guest Post)
RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
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I just wanted to thank Peggy so much for your suggestion to use the blow dryer to melt the wax and then to use a paper towel to wipe it up. It works great! I used it on my hardwood floors, an antique bureau and also on a lace doilie that the candle wax spilled over. Thanks for your ideas!
Post by ThriftyFun
RE: Candle Wax on laminate Floor
Please help, I have huge candle wax spill on the floors.
Post By Suzy (Guest Post)
RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor
I tried the paper/iron suggestion today, after spilling a HUGE candle on the hardwood. I didn't have any "brown" paper, so I used plain tissue paper, and I tried the low setting on the iron first, then kicked it up to medium heat, with faster effects and no damage. It worked well - thanks Cathy!
-tabitha
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Archived Request: Wax on Hardwood Floors and Walls
Renters caused problems for us: How can I take spilled melted wax off hardwood-floors, it also splashed up on the walls and metal closet doors.
Thank you for your help
Mary in Pueblo, CO
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