How to remove wax from clothes

We decided to arrange a romantic dinner with candles, but they decorated not only your meal - a drop of wax somehow found on clothes? This is not an excuse to panic and throw out smart clothes - how to remove wax from clothes, you will be told in detail in this article by our experts.

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How to wash the wax from clothes?

You will need these substances:

• water;
• ice;
• petrol;
• acetone;
• denatured alcohol;
• turpentine;
• dishwashing detergent;
• borax( sodium tetraborate);
• table salt;
• citric acid;
• liquid ammonia;
• washing powder.

Use improvised items, such as:

• plastic blade or knife;
• paper towels;
• towel, sheet made of linen or cotton;
• soft flannel napkin;
• Duster;
• kitchen sponge;
• brush for suede;
• bowl or pelvis;
• saucepan;
• ironing board.

Do not forget about the necessary household appliances - these are:

• refrigerator( freezer compartment);
• iron;
• washing machine.

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How to clean wax from clothes?

If you immediately noticed a stain - try removing the wax while it's still hot. Lightly dabbed with a paper towel, do not press it into the fabric and do not rub. After that, you still have to remove the stain, because the oily substance is immediately absorbed into the clothes, but it will be possible at least to reduce the amount of contamination. In case you found it some time after the festive feast, it will take a little perseverance and patience to remove the wax or to remove the paraffin from the clothes.

There are 5 main stages of removing stains from wax( paraffin, stearin):

1. Cooling, in which the substance becomes brittle.
2. Remove wax drops from the surface.
3. Iron ironing at high temperature.
4. Use of special products that dissolve fat.
5. Mandatory manual or machine wash.

We offer you a detailed scheme of actions.

Step 1

1. Take stained clothing.
2. Place in a plastic bag.
3. Put in the freezer for 15-20 minutes.
4. If the thing is bulky - attach ice wrapped in cellophane or some frozen product in the bag to the spot.
5. Remove and check if the wax has solidified.

Step 2

1. Take the plastic spatula.
2. Carefully scrape off the wax from the surface of the fabric.
3. Carefully clean all the crumbs.
4. Check: only a light oily stain that has absorbed into the fabric should remain on the thing.

Important! Instead of a scapula, you can try to remove the stain with the blunt side of the kitchen knife. Act very carefully, so as not to make holes or tightening, especially if the material is knitted.

Step 3

1. Preheat the iron to 80-90 degrees.
2. Place a linen towel on the ironing board.
3. Top in 2 layers cover it with paper napkins.
4. Put a piece of clothing on it with a spot.
5. Cover with paper napkins.
6. Cover with a clean cloth.
7. Iron with an iron so that part of the stain from the fabric is transferred to the paper.
8. Replace wipes with clean cloths.
9. Repeat until no grease is left on the paper.

Important! Note that for synthetic products, the temperature should be significantly lower than the specified temperature. The described method can not be used on velvet or plush fabrics - this can damage their structure. Also it is not recommended to heat the stains from the colored wax with an iron.

Step 4

1. Dampen the sponge in a solvent( acetone, gasoline, denatured alcohol, turpentine).
2. Gently apply to the stain.
3. Leave it for 20 minutes.
4. Clean the spot with a brush.
5. Repeat if necessary.

Important! Rigid solvents can not be used for cleaning delicate silk and woolen fabrics or synthetic products. For them, use a softer option - a dishwashing detergent that needs to be applied to the stain for 10-12 hours.

Step 5

1. Soak things for 30 minutes in warm water with detergent added.
2. Drain the water and rinse the cloth well to wash the remaining solvent.
3. Wash clothing by hand or in a washing machine.

It is not necessary to apply all 5 steps outlined above. They are designed to remove the most difficult spots. You can choose the ones that fit the specific situation. For example, if the stain has completely disappeared after ironing, there is no point in using solvents. It is better to immediately wash the thing.

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How to remove colored wax from clothes?

This type of stain should not be ironed, as the wax may become even more entrenched on the fabric and change its color under the influence of high temperature.

In this case, proceed as follows:

1. Soak the fabric in the cold.
2. Remove the wax from the surface of the fabric.
3. Treat the spot with brown( sodium tetraborate).
4. To remove stains, mix citric acid with table salt.
5. Apply the mixture to the stain.
6. Wash clothing.

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How to remove wax from the skin?

The soiled leather clothes are cleaned from wax very easily. Jacket or coat should be held for a while in the cold, until the wax solidifies completely, and then bend the spot in half. At the folding site, the wax should crack and you can remove its particles from the skin with your hands.

Almost the same way they clean fur items. Fur coat or hat in winter is carried out for several hours in the frost. However, the frozen wax does not break, but gently pulls the fingers from the individual villi, moving from the base to the tips and trying not to damage them.

It's easy to cope with dirt on things from suede. To decide how to remove wax from the skin, read about 2 ways of cleaning:

Solution 1

1. Type a pan of water.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. Keep a few minutes of clothing with a stain on the steam.
4. Brush the problem seat with a special brush for suede products.

Solution 2

1. Take 1L of water.
2. Add 0.5 tsp.ammonia.
3. Stir.
4. Moisten a soft flannel cloth in the solution.
5. Gently wipe the stain.
6. Repeat as necessary.

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Useful tips

• Remember that the materials from which the candles are made have a dense fatty texture that does not dissolve in water, so you simply can not wash the paraffin from the fabric. Other methods of influence are needed.
• Do not try to wipe the stain immediately, as it appeared - the wax absorbed quickly enough. Intensive friction will lead to the fact that the area of ​​pollution will increase and cope with it will be more difficult. The maximum that you can do is to soak the hot wax or paraffin wipe with a paper towel.
• Before using the solvent to clean the stain, test it on a small piece of cloth. If there are no stains, and the original color is preserved, you can use the selected tool.
• When handling solvents, take precautions: protect hands and respiratory tract from chemicals.

Now you know almost everything about how to wash wax from clothes. We will be happy if our advice will help you keep your favorite thing for years to come.