The flickering of a candle is mesmerizing, you want to look at it and look at it. But you gape a little - and drops of molten wax are already on the tablecloth or on your clothes. But removing wax stains is very simple and everyone can do it.
It is necessary
- Iron
- Paper napkins or towels
- Pure cotton fabric
Instructions
Step 1
Don't rush to get rid of the stain right away, immediately. First, wait until the wax or paraffin stain has cooled down and the wax on the fabric hardens. Now you can carefully (so as not to damage the fabric) scrape it off the fabric. This is not difficult - the wax crumbles and comes off easily. If the wax "blotch" on the fabric is thick, you can cut it off with a table knife, then just wrinkle the fabric or scrape it off with your fingernail.
Step 2
Place a couple of paper towels or a paper towel folded several times under the stain. Cover with a thin cotton cloth and iron several times with a hot iron. The wax will melt and absorb into the paper.
Step 3
Change paper napkins and iron the fabric again. Repeat as needed several times until the wax melts. A greasy mark may remain on the fabric, but it will easily go away with a normal wash in a washing machine.
Step 4
If you put wax on a fabric that should not be ironed, such as velvet, you can do another thing. The wax dissolves in organic solvents, so stains can be removed from such "delicate" fabrics with alcohol or turpentine.
