Is it safe to remove candle wax with an iron?

Removing candle wax from Carpets

We all heard about the trick to remove candle wax from a carpet using an Iron and some brown paper

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No one told you of the pitfalls

Here is what to watch out for:

Many carpets these days are made from synthetic fibres or a mix of natural and synthetic fibres. Due to this fact these fibres can easily melt when exposed to heat.
We have seen burn marks on carpets where clients tried the trick and failed.

Here is what you should do:

Carefully scrape as much candle wax as you can off with a blunt knife or side of a spoon

Turn the temperature down on your iron – Work it up slowly – Test and if it does not melt the wax turn it up a little – Just o the point where the iron starts melting the wax well.

Use a clean brown paper bag or kitchen towel – (Plain white kitchen towel is advised)

Work slowly from the outside of the wax towards the middle

We recently removed some candle wax on the carpet at the Ickleton Church in Saffron Walden. – We use a cleaning solution that dissolve the wax as our cleaning system can rinse the dissolved wax and cleaning solution out of the carpet. This eliminate the risk of burning or melting your carpet

Art of Clean is a specialist cleaning firm in: 

Wood Floor Sanding,

Stone floor Cleaning,

Carpet Cleaning,

Rug Cleaning,

Upholstery Cleaning 

Leather Furniture Cleaning, 

Working for domestic or commercial clients throughout Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire.

For more information on our services contact our friendly team on 01223 863632 or email us at info@artofclean.co.uk

Halloween clean-up

What is there to clean up for Halloween?

Where to start......

Firstly there are sure to be a lot of sweet wrappers...

Then there's the sticky fingered, chocolatey, food-dyed mess on the furniture and floors...
Candle wax splashes...

Face-paint on walls, floors and furniture...

 .........

And possibly - if the kids have really over indulged - there may be vomit...

Here's a short list of cleaning tips to deal with whatever may come your way:

• Sticky Mess: For most surfaces, use a simple solution of warm water and a little dish washing liquid (use un-coloured liquid)...use a clean cloth dipped in solution blot the area, try to avoid rubbing as this may damage material fibers.  For Melted Sticky Sweets make a solution of one part vinegar to two parts water, dab with clean cloth, blot with clean water afterwards to remove solution, then scrape away loosened sweet.

• Chewing Gum: if possible try to freeze the area with ice, this will make the gum easy to scrape away.  For Gum in Hair rub with peanut-butter to loosen it from the hair.

• Candle Wax: ***Do not try to remove hot wax*** Once wax has dried break it off with a knife to remove as much as possible.  For residual wax, place a clean old cloth over wax and run a hot iron over cloth, most of the wax should transfer onto the cloth.  For further help contact Art of Clean (click here see how our techs successfully remove wax on carpet .

•  Face Paint: On carpet and upholstery use a material specific remover, such as Art of Cleans Professional Spot and Stain Remover.  (If you Art of Clean have cleaned your carpets you will very likely have received a free spot and stain remover!) Always test remover first on an inconspicuous area to check for colour transferal.  As directed, spray stained area and dab - do not rub- area.  Rubbing may cause stains to penetrate further into the fabric.  For wool carpets, use a wool specific cleaner.

• Vomit: Vomit can often stain and leave an odor. Click here to read our step-by-step guide on How to Remove Vomit from Carpet & Upholstery

For further home cleaning tips visit our blog: http://artofcleanuk.blogspot.co.uk/

We are a professional cleaning company who specialise in Carpet, Rug, Hardwood floor, Stone floor, Upholstery and Leather cleaning for domestic an commercial clients.

 For more information about our services contact the team on 01223 863632 or at www.artofclean.co.uk to find out more.