How do you remove a wax (ing) stain from carpet?

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I was doing a home waxing kit the other day, and one of the strips fell face first onto the carpet. Now there is a sticky patch around 5 cm in diameter in my room and nothing I have tryed is fixing it. I have used water, soap and carpet cleaner.

If any one has any idea that I could just use from AROUND THE HOUSE that would be good.
I should add that the waxing pack I used had the wax already on the fabric so it wasn't the melting type wax that is easily removed with heat/ice. It is like when you spill glue into carpet, it makes the strands all sticky.

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  1. Doyle Hargraves says:
    June 25, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    I would try freezing it with ice cubes – it should become brittle and break apart.

    If that doesn't work, go the opposite route – put a towel over the spot and run a hot iron over the towel. The wax should stick to the towel instead of the carpet.

  2. caleighrassano says:
    June 25, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    Try this http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Hair-Removal-Wax-from-the-Carpet

  3. deedoe_2000 says:
    June 25, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    With regular wax stains you lay a clean white cloth over it and iron it. That absirbs the wax when it melts. I'm not Martha Stewart but it should work.

  4. carpet guy says:
    June 25, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    Hi
    There is two ways to remove wax from carpet.

    1/ Use the edge of a butter knife to carefully scrape off or lift up as much solid wax as you can .Use a dry clean white terrycloth place it over the wax spot then heat it with a iron on low setting because most homes have polyester carpet, and if the iron gets too hot, it'll melt the carpet. Keep checking the spot every ten seconds or so, moving the terrycloth so that a clean spot is on the carpet.

    2/ Which is the better way. Use the edge of a butter knife to carefully scrape off or lift up as much solid wax as you can Heat up a full kettle of water and pour it slowly on the carpet at the same time with a wet vac vacuum up the water. Keep on doing this until the wax is removed.

    From a carpet cleaner of 14 years

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