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From: jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA (John Purbrick)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Re: Wax in Carpet - HELP!!
Message-ID: <2485@mit-hermes.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 17:44:14 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 19 17:44:14 1985
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>In article <1165@druxm.UUCP> stiles@druxm.UUCP (StilesKL) writes:
>Does anyone know how I can get wax out of my carpet?
>A lit candle tipped over and the molten wax spilled on the
>carpet.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The only method I ever heard of was to cover the affected area with a 
couple of thicknesses of paper towel and then run a hot iron over it. 
The idea is that the wax will melt and migrate into the paper towel,
but my guess is it doesn't work all that well.


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