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Removing Candle Wax from Tablecloth

Posted by blueheron (My Page) on
Thu, Dec 16, 10 at 15:33

Dh is in the doghouse! He blew out candles on the table and now there are green splotches on the white antique tablecloth.

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I looked up how to remove them and read about the ironing method and the hair dryer method, but I'm not sure those would work on small spots. I bought something called GoofOff at Loew's and tried that but it didn't work very well either.

Sniff...Any suggestions? Would bleach help?


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RE: Removing Candle Wax from Tablecloth

Try the iron, it should work on small spots. I've used this method before and the iron just lifts the wax into the towel. Once you get the actual wax up, then you can work on any stains left over from the wax color. I


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