We had candle wax go through a red tablecloth onto the oak table top. How do we get the red dye out of the table top finish?
I have a brand new white (wooden) breakfast table and I placed a 6" PURPLE pillar candle in the center of with a flower ring for decoration when we moved into our new house. When I removed the candle to clean the table a few days later, a purple candle color stain was left in the center. It is not wax, just the color. What can get this stain out?
Cynthia
I had the same problem on a pine table and found that the Magic Erasers you can purchase at the store worked for me. good luck!
try putting down a paper towel and then a hand towel. Use your iron over the hand towel. It should remelt the wax and the wax should stick to the paper towel.
Whoever it was that said erasers work for candle stains (Georgia) is wonderful! Thank you! I had some candles on top of a pine coffee table, when they leaked, it went all over my table, I got the wax off, but it left the residue. I used an eraser, and it really works! It took it right off!
Thank you!
I have a problem with a stain on wood from a colored candle. I tried an eraser which didn't work and some fine steel wool that also didn't work. I'll try the magic erasers but what kind of store carries them and what do they look like.
Editor's Note: In the U.S. Magic Erasers are available at most grocery stores, WalMart, or hardware stores. The original ones are by Mr. Clean.
I also had a red candles wax stain in maple wood. The Magic Eraser with orange Goo Gone took it completely out. Just be patient with the Magic Eraser, it take some elbow grease but it will come out. Thanks for the tip!
The magic eraser worked like a charm! Thank you! I had tried rubbing alcohol, Lysol, Dish soap and water and a pencil eraser before!
I have a brand new Oak wooden Tv Cabinet and I placed Brown candle on it. When I removed the candle to clean the table a Orange candle color stain was left in the center.
I have a beautiful wooden-painted-white table from Crate & Barrel my grandmother gave me when I moved into a new apartment. My goofy roommate let her bright red candle burn for hours on top of it while i was out of town, and stained the crap out of the top. I let whitening toothpaste set on the stain overnight, which lifted some of it. had to repeat as well.
I need a way to get the color from a candle off my cherry wood table.
Can anyone tell me the full name or manufactuer of the 'magic eraser' referred to ( re removing red dye stain from wood)? I'm in Australia , not sure if it's the 'Chux' one or 'Mr Clean' product.
I have a white washed table and had a red wax stain and I use "Mr Clean MagicEraser Extra Power. Its like a sponge but you use only with water and ring out. It works and doesn't hurt the wood. You have to keep scrubbing but it will finally come out. You will have to throw away the left over sponge because it does fall apart.
It's Mr. Clean. If you are subbing put something over your nose so you don't breath in the powder.
I used WEIMAN LEMON OIL on my Oak Furniture to remove candle wax, it works for a lot of things on real wood furniture
I had a red candle stain on my golden oak dining room table, and the candle wasn't even lit! After unsuccessfully trying the hair dryer and rag trick, I saw on here that some used the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, so I bought it from Walmart without much hope.
I just had red candle wax on my white washed buffet. Tried several products before reading about. Magic eraser. It is Magic. It works. Thank you!
me too, we tried SO many things and finally the answer was the Magic Eraser.... i did have my doubts, but it DOES work like a charm, and then some! thanks for the wonderful tip!!!
Thank you it worked!
Thanks for sharing this. I just tried to remove red candle wax off an oak buffet with Magic eraser and your are right. It's magic! It worked.
Hi
I have the same problem - orange stain from candle onto my wood desk. I have tried Magic Eraser & Goo Gone. Nothing works... what else can I do?
I had a similar experience... No luck with any products. Mine is red stain on a white plastic table. Still there. You probably already know this, but on your deck ... light sanding and restraining. You were looking for something easier, but thats the only solution Ive ever had with wood.
Do NOT use magic eraser on unpainted wood. It is too abrasive. Read the package insert!!!
Magic Eraser did not work for me. I had numerous candle stains (no wax) inside a drawer of my china cabinet. What did work was using 0000 steel wool and Oops! All Purpose Remover with lots of elbow grease. The stains are not totally gone, but they are certainly faded from what they were.
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How do you remove candle wax from wood furniture?
By Carolyn from Memphis, TN
Place a piece of brown paper bag over the wax & heat with a hair drier. As the heat melts the wax, it will soak into the brown paper bag. Do not use newspaper as it will not soak up the wax.
Scrape it off with a an old credit or gift card.
So amazing. The wax came right off with the old credit card. No other prep. Thank you so much!
I have red cinnamon scented candle wax on an antique piano, but not on keys. It is just on the wood behind the music holder and in the seams. The wood is cherry I believe. The piano is about 75 to 80 years old.
Thank-you.
By lisa from Mt. Vernon
You can remove melted candle wax from a piece of furniture, or sometimes this will even work for carpet, with a piece of newspaper and an iron. Just place a piece of newspaper (folded) over the melted wax area and place a hot iron, on a low setting, on top of the newspaper for 5 to 10 seconds, lift up iron and paper. The wax should have soaked up into the paper and removed it from the furniture. This might need to be repeated a few times.
By Lori Bartel
My favorite trick for removing wax from furniture or cloth is to take a piece of paper and an old towel and "iron" the wax. Lay the paper directly on the wax (newspaper works well). then cover with an old towel or cloth (preferably cotton or terry). Set your iron to high and iron back and forth over the wax, lifting the towel and paper periodically and using a new place on the paper each time you stop to iron again. repeat until all wax is gone. the wax will soak up into the paper and towel. Voila!
Use your hair dryer on high, then use toothpicks with cotton swabbed on them, thinner than Q-tips.
How do I remove candle wax from wood furniture?
By Annie from Glencoe
Carefully scrape the wax off with a credit card as a scraper. You can remove most of the wax. Then warm the wax residue that is left with a hair dryer on a low setting, after covering the wax with a paper towel. The wax will melt and the paper towel will absorb the melted wax.
A glass candle holder broke yesterday and the wax spilled out on to the table. I let it dry for a bit and then I removed the wax carefully with a plastic scrapper. It came off, but there is a shiny stain you can see at an angle. When you touch it it feels as it it had been polished.
By Jose
How do I remove red candle wax from wood?
By Sue from La Porte, TX
This is a page about using an iron for cleaning up candle wax. Your iron is the perfect tool to use to clean up candle wax drips and spills.
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