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Your holiday party was going great—until your favorite aunt (who probably had had a little too much eggnog) knocked a lit candle onto the carpet. Everybody’s quick to offer the old standby solution of ironing over a paper bag, but when I asked a professional carpet cleaner how he does it, I heard a different story. A paper bag can overheat and burn the carpet, and should not be used to remove wax. Instead, round up a butter knife, spoon, iron, carpet stain remover ($5) and white cotton towels. The following steps will leave your carpet cleaner than a surgeon’s fingernails.
You should get rid of most of the wax at this stage. Scraping the knife against the carpet will probably leave the area a little fuzzy. To remove the fuzz, lay a scissors flat on the carpet. Push down lightly on the pivot of the scissors, and trim off any fuzz.
Now it’s time to use a heat exchange to reach deep down into the heart of the carpet fibers to draw out the remaining wax.
There’s a good chance the wax will discolor the area, especially in a light-colored carpet. Take out the spot with heavy-duty carpet stain remover.
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