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    I have a black shirt I spilled a large amount of wax on. I have tried ironing the shirt, but the sleeve became hard. Is there any way to remove the wax that won't damage the shirt?
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    if you have not already tried this, put a towel or absorbent cloth in between the iron and your shirt when you use the iron.
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    I have a lot of wax on my pants, and some of these methods seem tedious for a lot of wax spots. Would dry cleaning the pants do the job?
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    Dry cleaning would likely not get it all off. Try the method with iron and the paper bag shared in this article. In the video, the woman cleans up a lot of wax very quickly.
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    How do I remove red wax stains?
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    After you have removed all the wax you can, soak it in a mixture of Dawn dish soap and water. It is the Dawn in the blue bottom.
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    How can I remove chunks of wax from a whole load of clothing that got washed with a candle?
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    Take your clothing to a dry cleaners, as the chemical used in dry cleaning is excellent for removing wax, chewing gum and oil.
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    How do I remove wax from a non-washable fabric?
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    Heat up your iron to a hot temperature and place a cotton or absorbent cloth over the wax and place the iron on top of the area that has wax. Let sit for 10-20 seconds and do move iron around. Keep repositioning the cloth and iron. Once the wax has softened, remove it from the fabric.
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    What can I remove candle wax from my wool jacket?
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    Take your wool jacket to a dry cleaners, as the chemical used in dry cleaning is excellent for removing wax, chewing gum and oil.
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    What should I do if the wax is melted and ironed into the fabric?
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    Take your garment to the dry cleaners and they should be able to remove the wax.
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    How can I get candle wax out of carpeting?
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    Heat up your iron to a hot temperature and place a cotton or absorbent cloth over the wax. Place the iron on top of the area that has wax. Let it sit for 10-20 seconds, lift the iron, re-position the cloth and place the iron on the cloth again. Repeat until all wax is lifted. This method even works on walls that have had wax spilled on them. It does not damage paint or molding.
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