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Candle Wax off the Wall

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Date: 03/20/2008 Topics: Cleaning > Walls | Readers Request > Cleaning  
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I have read everyone's miracle cures for red candle wax on the wall with the hair dryer and the Sol-U-Mel. I tried BOTH and nothing is working! I even had my landlord paint over the stain but it has seeped through the paint and now there are still faint red marks from the wax stain on my wall! If I try the hairdryer again NOW at this point, will it work better than before? Can someone please help!

Sarah from New York, NY
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Post By RockOn (Guest Post) (09/11/2008)
My son let a candle drip wax all down the wall. The hair dryer and a clean white rag worked WONDERFULLY! Thank you sooo sooo much!!!

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Post By RockOn (Guest Post) (09/10/2008)
My son let a candle drip wax all down the wall. The hair dryer and a clean white rag worked WONDERFULLY! Thank you sooo sooo much!

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Post By (Guest Post) (06/05/2008)
Absolutely the hairdryer and a rag. The magic eraser did not work well for me, the paint was changing colors

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Post By bb (Guest Post) (05/05/2008)
I tried boiling water and a sponge, worked ok.

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Post By DeeJay (Guest Post) (05/03/2008)
SO.. my girlfriend spilled a candle in the bathroom on three surfaces .
1. The Wall - Solution: Hair dryer and paper towels.
2. The Tiled Floor. -Solution: Hair dryer and paper towels. Note: you will spend most of your time on the grout.
3. The Bathmat (carpet). -Solution: Place a brown paper bag or any paper really (NO print!) over the stain. Press an Iron (on medium heat) to the paper and watch the "wax spots appear". Use new pieces of paper/brown bag till all the wax is up.

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Post By Terri (Guest Post) (04/14/2008)
The blow dryer REALLY works!!!!!

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Post By Csvallin (Guest Post) (04/11/2008)
I am trying to remove red candle wax from my wall. I just tried the blow dryer and then used the magic eraser and it worked! So blow dry the stain and then scrub.

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Post By Daddy Maz (Guest Post) (03/28/2008)
I find that 1 part mustard to 2 parts sulphuric acid works wonders when applied to a wall with a ducks feather.
Even got rid of our hanukkah candle stains from what we refer to as "black Sabbeth Sunday".

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Post by Laurel_admin (470) | (03/20/2008)
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I spilt a red candle all over my white wall. I scraped off the wax, used an iron and a blow dryer and most of the wax is gone. However, there is still a pinkish residue on the wall. I tried vinegar and nothing seems to work. I have to get this of the wall!

Please help,
Wyn from Orlando, Florida

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RE: Candle Wax off the Wall

If all you have left is the stain, try using the "Mr. Clean Magic Eraser". I'm not sure if that is the correct name but it comes in a bar that looks similar to soap. We used it on a stained wall of an apartment we rented and it made the wall look freshly painted. (04/20/2006)

By suerkeene@earthlink.net

RE: Candle Wax off the Wall

Just 10 minutes ago I spilled dark purple wax on my wall. Lets say, I flipped out and started scraping wax off, but I realized it would take forever. After experimenting for a while, I removed all the wax, but realized there was this vivid pale stain against my white wall. So, I got a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and scrubbed for a minute or two and it was gone.(b)(/b)(b)(/b) (05/06/2006)

By Sierra P.

RE: Candle Wax off the Wall

Thanks for the hair dryer suggestion! It really worked. Quickly and easily, without damaging the paint at all! (02/09/2007)

By Catherine

RE: Candle Wax off the Wall

This just happened to me, my son accidentally ran into a table that I had a electric tart burner on and the wax from the tart was all over the wall. I scrapped some off gently but then I got out Windex and it did wonders, I was real surprised. (03/24/2007)

By chris s

RE: Candle Wax off the Wall

Yes! After reading this site, I tried two attempts - magic eraser and the hairdryer/paper towel method. Eraser is good til you run out of scrubbing power. However, there is nothing like the hairdryer/paper towel method. There isn't even a stain. (11/08/2007)

By Kimberly

RE: Candle Wax off the Wall

The hair dryer works great but it's only part of the solution. Use the dryer to heat the wax, wipe it off vigorously with a dry towel. Then take another cloth soaked with Sol-U-Mel cleaner and wipe until the stain is gone. No, I don't sell Sol-U-Mel. (12/24/2007)

By Done that in MN

RE: Candle Wax off the Wall

I had allow candle wax to drip on my wall, I was discouraged for 2 weeks. Today 3/15/08 I went on google search and looked up cleaning candle wax off a wall. This appeared and I have to thank you for making that job so easy with the hair dryer was easy. I allowed the hi heat of the blow dryer and dry the wax and I took a paper towel and wiped the remainder off. Thank you very much. (03/15/2008)

By Toni

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Post by ThriftyFun (3740) | (04/24/2001)
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We had a large candle that burned to the end only to drip over the side of the dish and all over the Christmas tree, the wall and the carpet. Of course it was a red candle and it stained the wall. We have scraped the wax off of it already but does anyone know what to do to get the stain off the wall? Thanks in advance.

Christine in Sunny Florida

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RE: Candle Wax off the Wall 05/01/2001
The stain may have soaked into the paint. In that case you might need to repaint the spot. You can try taking a paper towel and your clothes iron. Iron over the paper towel. It will remove any of the wax that might be left and might lift the stain. When you are sure there is no more wax you could try a little Ajax or Comet (provided it's a white wall.)
RE: Candle Wax off the Wall 12/29/2004
I have found to get the stain out is to use SHOUT clothing stain remover. It sounds weird but it worked for my wife's purple candle that made a great mess for the holidays.
By Bad CAndle (Guest Post)
RE: Candle Wax off the Wall 07/28/2005
Use your hair dryer to melt a small area then wipe with a paper towel, then repeat steps until it's clean.
By doug (Guest Post)

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