In addition to the pleasant impressions of a romantic evening, you may be left with completely unnecessary stains from wax that got on your clothes. What to do, how to remove wax from clothes?
This question is asked by many lovers, and not only. Because wax stains remain on clothes during the celebration of the New Year, and when visiting church, and even just when the electricity is turned off. Therefore, we can say with confidence that each of us, at least once in our lives, has faced such a problem as removing wax stains from clothes.
But clothes are different clothes. So, the methods of getting rid of wax stains should be different. What is suitable for natural fabrics is likely to be contraindicated for synthetic materials. And fur and leather products stained with wax require a special approach to cleaning.
Let's take a look at some traditional, tried-and-true ways to easily bring your clothes back to their original look, thereby saving yourself frustration and unnecessary worries.
Remove wax from fabric
Sowe have a festive outfit and a wax stain on it. How to remove wax from clothes without damaging their appearance? First you need to decide what fabric your soiled outfit is made of. If these are natural materials such as cotton, linen or denim, then the most common and well-known method will suit you.
This procedure will require an iron, paper napkins and a piece of soft natural cloth. Removing wax from clothes begins with preparatory procedures. They are as follows. An unprinted paper towel or toilet paper should be placed under the stain on the clothes and covered from above. Then, a piece of natural fabric prepared in advance is superimposed on top of this resulting structure. Now it remains only to iron it. Under the influence of high temperature, the wax on the clothes melts and is absorbed into the napkins. If at one time it was not possible to completely get rid of the stain, then the procedure is repeated. That's basically it. Now you know how to remove wax from natural clothing.
Removing wax from synthetics
But you must admit that quite often festive clothes are made of synthetic fabrics, not all of which can be ironed. If there is still an opportunity to iron a synthetic fabric, then the main thing is to observe the temperature regime recommended for this type of material. Fulfilling this condition, you can use the above method to remove the wax. But if ironing is impossible in any case, then you need to resort toanother option. Now let's talk about it in more detail.
What if I can't use the iron?
You will need hot water and soft material. The area of clothing on which the wax stain is located is immersed in hot water. The wax is then removed with a soft cloth. It is unlikely that you will be able to get rid of the stain at one time, so the procedure will have to be repeated several times in a row. Of course, once you get rid of the wax, you most likely won't be able to get rid of the trace left by it. And here a logical question arises: how to remove wax from clothes completely? The answer is pretty simple. All you need to do to get your clothes in perfect order is to wash them using products that you normally use to remove grease stains.
Wax on fur and leather items. How to get rid of the stain?
Of course, wax can also get on outerwear. And it differs significantly in its properties from ordinary fabrics, which means that the above methods will not work. What to do in this case? How to remove wax from clothing designed for the cold season? For example, from a fur coat or a leather jacket? For these purposes, there is a way. With it, you can easily and quickly rid your favorite clothes of wax stains that have ruined them.
Let's start with fur. In order to remove wax from a fur coat, it is necessary to freeze it. This means that for some time the fur coat must be left in a cold place, for example, on the balcony. The wax will freeze. After that, you can clean it without much difficulty, using only your ownfingers. Just brush it off the fur villi in the direction from the base to the tips. Be very careful not to damage the fur or pull out the hairs.
If the wax got on leather clothes, then this is not a problem at all. With a material such as leather, it is the easiest to remove. It also needs to be frozen, leaving the clothes in the cold, and then simply bending the thing at the stained spot. Wax will break and fall off, leaving no trace.
How to remove wax from carpet?
To remove wax from a carpet, all of the above methods are suitable, but with a few nuances.
So, for starters, you can just wait until the wax hardens, then crumble it with your fingers, and collect small particles with a vacuum cleaner.
If this is not enough, you can use the ice. It must be applied to the wax stain and held for a couple of minutes. After such cooling, the wax is better cleaned off. A knife can be used as a handy tool for cleaning.
If even with this method you failed to achieve the desired result, then you can use the heating method. For these purposes, a hair dryer is best suited. Melt the wax with hot air and remove it with paper towels. But note that it is better not to use this method if the stain on the carpet was formed from a candle, which contains a dye. As a result of heating, the paint can stain your carpet. And then getting rid of the stain will be much more difficult.
Test our advice in practice, because younow you know how to remove wax from carpet and clothes.