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POSTED BY: RIVERTAM1
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:01 PM

RIVERTAM1

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Hey guys
I managed to spill candle wax on my favourite top , and I need a way to get it out without damaging my shirt. Any suggestions?

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:09 PM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.


What kind of fabric? What color? What color candle wax?

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:33 PM

MAGONSDAUGHTER


Pull as much as the wax off as you can and then put a brown paper bag over the remaining waxy area and iron it.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012 4:38 AM

CAVETROLL


WD40 also dissolves wax. But I'd try the iron and paper bag trick first. I'm not sure if WD40 will stain the fabric.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012 12:48 PM

RIVERTAM1

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Quote:

Originally posted by 1kiki:
What kind of fabric? What color? What color candle wax?


White cotton, very light fabric.

The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds, given adequate vacuuming systems.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012 12:49 PM

RIVERTAM1

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayl!


And its white wax. It shows heaps...

The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds, given adequate vacuuming systems.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012 2:34 PM

WISHIMAY


Should I ask what you were up to in a very light cotton shirt with white candles???

Either a wake...or a ...sleep


I tried that dripping candle thing on hubbs a few years ago...not so much fun on a hairy dude
Well, at least fer him

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012 6:04 PM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.


Well ... if the fabric is fragile you might not want to try picking the wax off. If it's liable to melting like poly is you might not want to try the iron + paper trick. And if it's a brightly colored wax on a pale fabric you might find that the dyes in the wax will stain the fabric, so even if you get the wax out a stain will remain

But! - it sounds like none of those are true. So proceed with what Magons said - just don't overdo.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012 9:14 PM

FREMDFIRMA



Ya could try pouring boiling water through it if the fabric is sturdy enough to take that, I've removed wax from a shirt like that before.

-F

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Thursday, February 2, 2012 10:54 AM

WISHIMAY


Well, how'd it go??

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Thursday, February 2, 2012 5:36 PM

DREAMTROVE


I think Frem is correct, but I'm not sure it has to be boiling. 150F or so should do it. The wax should float through the water separating from the material. Only a problem doing it this way if the material shrinks in hot water. Typical hotwater heater will do 140F or so, that should be enough.


That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012 1:42 PM

RIVERTAM1

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayl!


It went pretty well :)
I managed to iron most of the wax out, and the rest should come out in the wash.

The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds, given adequate vacuuming systems.

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