How to get a wax stain off my yellow sweat pants?

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I was sitting on my dresser and the side of my pants rubbed agaisnt a red candle. How do I get rid of the stain without bleaching my light-yellow pants? This is an emergency! HELP PLEASE!

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  1. Sciencenut says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    Wax is a form of olefin which can be easily removed with lighter fluid or mineral spirits or kerosine or turpentine or similar fluids. After treating your garment with one of these, wash it with ordinary laundry detergent, probably twice, and it will be good as new! Or, you could just get it dry cleaned, which would work just as well.

  2. smudgeward says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    Don't, sell them on ebay.

  3. Timmy the Turd says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    use hot water

  4. dorman143 says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    You may be out of luck because of the colors of the wax / pants. But try putting the pants on an ironing board, atop the stain put a folded-in-half paper towel, and iron over the paper towel. The wax will soak into the paper towel. Keep moving the towel so you're ironing over clean paper towel until the wax is totally been melted into the towel. I dunno, maybe you'll have to put paper towel under the wax too, depending on how deep the wax goes. Good luck though anyway.

  5. Summer says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    SHOUT! it gets out all of my stains from everything and i got out mustard and chocolate with it! try it!

  6. Beach Girl says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    Put a paper towel over the stain. Take an iron and iron over the paper towel. This heats up the wax, turning it to liquid and it can be dabbed up with the paper towel. Repeat this procedure with a clean paper towel as many times as necessary for the stain to go away. This should work. I've done it.

    Good Luck!

  7. geotom says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    Dampen a towel and place it over the wax then iron the area and repeat until it has all transferred to the towel.

  8. Tiffany P says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    try using a curling iron to melt the wax, and blot it off..

  9. janell b says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    When I worked at a motel and a lady spilt candel wax on the carpet we put a towel over it then ironed the spot and it pulled the wax out of the carpet into the towel. Im not sure how well it will work on clothing so you might try this if nothing else works.

  10. punkystyledwildchild says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    ok.. my forte! .. stain removal.
    I would dab it with am ice cube and try to pick off the hard bits.
    Ironing it would only cause the wax to bleed into the fabric.
    After you have picked off the hard bits i would use a mild hand soap and work it into the stain. Soak it and rinse in hot water.
    wash the pants the next day as normal.

  11. kelly m says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    ok leson. all you have to do is put a paper towl down on the stain then just iron. it should come right out. if not keep using a clean paper towl and just iron again!

  12. meemee says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    use u iron put a wash rag or a piece of cloth over the spot use the steam i wouldn't put the iron directly on the pants but on the cloth this should help i spilled a very large candle an my floor what a mess i first used a blow dryer that made it soft then i scratched it with a knife, it got out some but an iron and a lg piece of cloth made a big differences i hope this or someone Else's hint helps

  13. whimster says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    probably not gonna get it out since you washed and dried it. more then likely it is set in. however, if you did not already wash and machine dry it …try this…place a brown paper bag over the stain. using a hot as possible iron (dry setting only) apply the iron to the bag that is on the stain. you should see it lift off and absorb into the bag. keep moving the bag as it shows absorbing of the wax on the bag. use only a brown paper bag. all the others have a coat of wax on them including the white.

  14. henry n says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    dry cleaners maybe god bless

  15. Chris S says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    Quit giving yourself a Brazillian wax job while you have your pants on.

  16. musu_hotty says:
    June 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    SHOUT! it easy and fun to use

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