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Cleaning Wax from Clothing

December 29, 2014

Heat an iron. Damp a face cloth. Put the face cloth on the item of clothing with the crayon or wax to be removed. Place the hot iron on the damp face cloth and move around for 30 seconds until wax or crayon is removed.


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May 7, 2020

I got dark green wax on a blue, purple, and neon yellow hoodie. The worst of it is on the neon yellow and I have no clue how to fix it. I scraped the wax off and blotted the remaining wax out, but there's very large stains of the green colour still.

I tried OxiClean and a baking one - Dawn - peroxide mix, but it didn't eliminate the stains. Is there a way to fix it? Or a way to maybe cover the stains up with dye or something? They're very noticeable as is.

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May 9, 20200 found this helpful
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You say you have scraped away the wax and now you're left with a bad stain/spot and also tried a couple of solutions.
I'm not sure what you mean by "a baking one - Dawn - peroxide mix'" but I hope it was not some sort of heat that may have 'set' the stain.

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Most recommendations are as follows:

1.) You will need an iron and a brown bag.
Place a brown paper bag over the spot and iron over the spot.
Iron the bag over the wax, and the wax will transfer to the bag. Keep doing this with clean spots on the bag until all the wax is completely gone.
Soak with Dawn solution overnight and wash garment as usual. Do not place garment in dryer until all stain is gone.

2.) Place a towel on counter and lay garment on top; use a couple of paper towel over the spot and iron over the spot - replacing paper towels as needed.
Soak with Dawn solution overnight and wash garment as usual. Do not place garment in dryer until all stain is gone.

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Even if you scrape the wax off of the item it still remain in the thread. In order to get all the way out you need some old newspaper and a old iron to do this one with. You will need to place the paper over the stain and iron it. You will see the wax paper on the newspaper.

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Once all the way is out and you can't see anymore on the newspaper you can mix some baking soda, saw soap, provide and water together and allow this to sit over night that should pull the rest of the color out of your shirt.

 
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March 14, 2018

How do I remove candle wax and dye stains from a North Face girl's jacket?


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March 7, 2017

I had a doll's beige sleeve next to a red candle and the sleeve is now pink. Is there any way to remove the absorbed "wax" from the sleeve.

This is not really wax, just the red coloring changing the coloring.

Removing Candle Wax Dye from Fabric
 

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March 7, 20170 found this helpful

Place a dishcloth or a towel under the item of clothing or tablecloth, then put two paper towels over the top of the wax stain. Set an iron at a low to medium heat and iron over the area.

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The heated wax will melt again, and come away from the fabric, soaking instead into the paper towel.

 

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March 8, 20171 found this helpful

If you're trying to target the red colouring it left behind, try a sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate cleaner like OxiClean. I've used the knock-offs at the 99c store with good results.

 

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March 9, 20170 found this helpful

You can try using wax paper and an iron on low heat and it might lift it up. Good luck ! :)

 
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August 10, 2016

I had my martial arts belt (silk like material) left in the trunk of my car with several candles. The candles melted and my white belt is now purple, can I get it out even if it's been in there for several months.

Help me get my white belt white again.

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February 27, 20170 found this helpful

In order to get the extra wax out, you first scrape off what you can. Then you take an iron at a low setting, put a piece of brown or wax paper between the heated iron and your belt, and that should do it. If you don't have an iron, you can put the belt in the frezer so that the wax becomes brittle, then remove all the wax you can, then put the belt in boiling water to get at the rest.

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February 28, 20170 found this helpful

Freeze it and scrape it off.

 
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December 12, 2015

My daughter sat on a wax strip this summer wearing some elastic sport shorts. They got washed and now I have no idea how to remove the wax.

I have tried the flat iron technique, but it only got a tiny amount of wax out. Please help!

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October 3, 20170 found this helpful

Removing Wax from Fabric

Step 1
Use a blowdryer

Step 2
Put the clothing in boiling water

Step 3
Try vegetable oil or carpet cleaner

Step 4
Put clothing in the freezer

 
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December 29, 2014

How do you get red wax out of a cotton blouse?

By Carol A from Cleveland, MS

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November 5, 2014

I got wax on a pair of pants and it dried before I found it. I put stain removal product on it and washed in cold water. After washing it is still there. What do I do? How do I get this out?

By Cindy

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April 29, 2013

How do you remove candle wax from a sweatshirt?

By Debbie

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May 7, 20130 found this helpful

To remove candle wax from carpet, use a paper towel over the wax and a warm iron to melt the wax up into the paper towel. Use a fresh paper towel until the wax is gone. You might try this

 
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October 19, 2012

Soy candle wax got on my cotton t-shirt, how do I get it out?

By Cassie

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January 28, 2012

I was having my nails done and the lady spilled wax all over my pants and shirt. How can I remove it without ruining my clothes?
Thanks.

By p

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January 29, 20120 found this helpful

Try this: put down a layer of something absorbent that you don't mind soaking up the wax with. You can put down a thick layer of newspaper, and put a clean cloth over it to protect the clothing from the newsprint. Then cover the clothing with something that will protect your iron from the wax, and iron over the clothing. This will melt the wax, which will, hopefully, be absorbed.

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You might try a web site about Batik. That is a method of dying patterns into cloth using wax to keep the dye from soaking the areas painted with wax. They get the wax out using heat like this. If the cloth can't be ironed, even on low, I don't know what to do.

 

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January 29, 20120 found this helpful

I would try putting it in the freezer and let it freeze. The wax may turn loose so you can shake it off. That's the way I remove candle wax from glass. Not sure if it will work on fabric but I would give it a try.

 
January 30, 20120 found this helpful

Yes, try to freeze it and then snap it off. For the remaining wax, iron it with a dry iron and best thing is a brown paper grocery sack or lunch bag. Iron the bag over the wax, and the wax transfers to the bag. Keep doing this with clean waxless spots on the bag until all the wax is completely gone! I've done this several times, it saves your clothes!

 
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October 29, 2010

How do you remove candle wax from a tee shirt?

 
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