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Removing oily residue from tablecloth after candle wax was removed
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Bibimbap
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Removing oily residue from tablecloth after candle wax was removed
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May 01, 2022, 06:31:58 AM »
Anyone have any tips on how to remove oily residue from tablecloth after candle wax was removed? It looks like a big oily stain. I tried alcohol already but it didn't come off. The tablecloth is textured so I'm wondering if there is still some wax embedded but not visible? I'm not sure.
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MoseyingAlong
Bristles
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Re: Removing oily residue from tablecloth after candle wax was removed
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May 01, 2022, 07:49:06 AM »
It's been years but we used to press a warm iron over paper from a brown paper bag over wax stains. The paper absorbed the wax/oil.
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Cranky
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Re: Removing oily residue from tablecloth after candle wax was removed
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May 01, 2022, 08:24:33 AM »
We used the paper bag + iron technique at church. You may have to do it multiple times.
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Bibimbap
5 O'Clock Shadow
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Re: Removing oily residue from tablecloth after candle wax was removed
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May 01, 2022, 11:09:07 AM »
Thanks, I tried it with paper towel before I posted here and it didn't do anything but maybe the paper bag makes a difference. I'll give it a try
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Moonwaves
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Re: Removing oily residue from tablecloth after candle wax was removed
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May 02, 2022, 06:48:54 AM »
Make sure it's a plain brown or white paper bag (I find brown better, as the paper tends to be thicker), otherwise you may end up transferring colour to your iron or your tablecloth or both.
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tweezers
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Re: Removing oily residue from tablecloth after candle wax was removed
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May 02, 2022, 03:51:36 PM »
Lestoil gets oil out of pretty much everything.
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mistymoney
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Re: Removing oily residue from tablecloth after candle wax was removed
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May 13, 2022, 04:16:37 PM »
can we get an update?
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