I like the suggestion of the freezer. I have poured hot water over glass jars to get candle wax out and it leaves a smear of candle wax that is nearly impossible to get completely clear. I will try the freezer, thankyou!
The hot water trick worked great, I did not have a lot of wax, just stubborn about coming off. So I put it in the sink under running hot water and within less than a min had a sparkling clean holder. It had some irregular shapes so the freezer did not work as well. Thanx for the help :)
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Request: Removing Candle Wax From Metal Candle Holders
Archived on 11/20/2006
I need advice about removing candle wax from metal candle holders.
Helen from Ortonville, MI
Answers:
RE: Removing Candle Wax From Metal Candle Holders
Put the holders in your freezer for about an hour, it should be easy to get the wax off. (11/08/2006)
Put the candle holders in the sink w/ hot water. In about a minute, all of the wax will either fall or pop off, or be able to be wiped right off. That also works if you have a candle that has melted into a container, but the wick is gone and you need to get the wax out. (11/08/2006)
I'd dip the candleholder into a clean empty large coffee canful of HOT water and leave it for about 30 min. removing the candle wax when warm and soft with a paper towel and ice cream stick or plastic disposable knife, if I had one of them. This is standard proceedure for candle wax. Using the can prevents having to clean wax residue out of any other container. Toss the can afterwards. Good luck
and God bless you.(11/09/2006)
