Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor

RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Post By Kitkat (Guest Post) (11/12/2008) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Post By (Guest Post) (11/02/2008) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Post By Gina in Baltimore (Guest Post) (10/26/2008) 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! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Post By Alice (Guest Post) (08/31/2008) 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! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Post By Jamie (Guest Post) (08/03/2008) 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! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Post By Wags be gone (Guest Post) (06/21/2008) Bug and tar remover has also been found to be effective on removing candle wax spills from hardwood floors. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Post By ann marie (Guest Post) (05/22/2008) 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! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Post By Aric (Guest Post) (04/10/2008) 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! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Post By Mark the Pyro (Guest Post) (02/05/2008) 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! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Post By angelina ramos (Guest Post) (01/08/2008) I spilled candle wax all over my hardwood floor. The brown paper bag with the iron did the job =). Thanks Report Spam or Abuse RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Post by ThriftyFun (3716) | (01/07/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact (Sent in by email) 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! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Candle Wax on laminate Floor Post By Suzy (Guest Post) (12/13/2007) Please help, I have huge candle wax spill on the floors. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Post By (Guest Post) (03/15/2007) 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 Report Spam or Abuse Request: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Post by lewis_admin (1341) | (02/04/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact Just stumbled onto the site: wonderful. I spilled pink candle wax on my hardwood floor. The floors had been redone by pro about 2 years ago. Candle wax is not on top, I tried to scrape most of it. Outside of removing 3 layers of finish, any other suggestions? Only about 4" long, 1" wide. Thanks, Sue Answers: RE: Wax on Hardwood Floors and Walls Use a hairdryer and nylon pan scraper. Also, Goo-gone, available at Home Depots. (03/17/2005) By annielou RE: Wax on Hardwood Floors and Walls Place brown paper over the melted wax and iron with a preheated iron (on low). The wax will melt and stick to the paper. Keep rearranging the paper and ironing until it's all come up. Don't leave the iron on the paper too long. (03/17/2005) By Cathy RE: Wax on Hardwood Floors and Walls I use Zippo lighter fluid or any lighter fluid that is on sale. Scrape off the wax, then put a little lighter fluid on a paper napkin and wipe off the wax residue that is left. It will not harm the surface of the wall (even wallpapered walls) or floor. I have used this for years at home and in the classroom. Candles like to drip on furniture and Children like to color on everything. (It takes crayon marks off blackboards, walls, computers, wood floors, and toys.) (03/18/2005) By Irma_Lorraine RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Freezing it with an Ice Cube might make it come off easier. (06/11/2005) By Chevygirl RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor I just saw this on Haley's Hints on the PBS station! Use your hair dryer to soften the wax and then you can easily take it off with a paper towel. (06/11/2005) By Peggy RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor I think a wore of caution on removing candle wax with any chemicals and heat could result in damage to sealer on hard wood floors. You might want to try on a spot that would be out of view first. Most chemicals and heat could cause your varnish to cloud or could remove the coating all together. Nothing was mentioned if the spot was in an open area where it would be seen if the procedure didn't work. I've used goo gone to remove paint a renter splattered on new varnished wood work and it took the varnish off-not a big deal because I did the staining and varnishing in the first place so a touch up with the original varnish was possible. Also I have used a heat gun to remove paint and varnish and like an iron the heat could chemically alter your varnish-dry it out and cause it to peel or buckle. I think before I'd try anything I'd ask the professional who did the finishing for any advice. (06/11/2005) By little brown eyes RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor Mineral spirits will remove wax from wood but will not harm any floor finish. I'm a pro wood floor sander\finisher\refinisher 13 years. Spirits can be used to remove wax build up from wood floors if you use murphys or flax soap on your floors (07/05/2005) By Steve RE: Candle Wax on Hardwood Floor I had a red candle drip all over a mahogany mantle, wall, and my hardwood floor. Tried the rubber spatula and Goo Gone. It worked like a champ! (12/11/2006) By Karen Report Spam or Abuse Archived Request: Wax on Hardwood Floors and Walls Post by ThriftyFun (3716) | (06/11/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact 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 Report Spam or Abuse