Has anyone ever experienced preparing a romantic evening with their loved one by setting the scene, eg. your bedroom, with lit candles all around? Yes, a beautiful setting that is. The candle light and scent of the smoke just automatically provides that warm and relaxing atmosphere. But often, a result from this well planned romantic getaway is a hectic workout of removing candle wax from the containers you placed the candles in to avoid your house from burning down, such as the floor (if tiled), your favorite glass vase, and other inflammable material. What is often done to remove this unwanted wax is by grabbing a knife and scraping it forcefully off. The aftermath? Scratches. Yes, this is painful especially if that item is of personal and sentimental value to you. So, how do we remove such wax in a less intrusive manner? Easy.....
If you want to remove wax from inside a glass container, the first thing you do is to boil water. You then pour this water into your glass container. This will cause the wax inside to melt. Thus, you can easily pour out the water and the wax will come out with it. Result? No scratches in your glass container.
If you want to remove wax from your floor, table, or any flat surface, the first thing you do is to grab any old paper (e.g. newspaper, magazine) or rug and place it on top of the wax. Then, you get your iron, let it heat up, and place it over the paper/rug that is over your wax until the wax melts. Then, when the wax has melted, you can use the paper/rug to wipe it off. Result? No scratches on that flat surface.
Source for image:
MacGyver (undated) MacGyver Tip: Remove candle wax from carpet, Available from: http://lifehacker.com/software/macgyver/macgyver-tip-remove-candle-wax-from-carpet-134616.php, [Accessed 13 June 2008].
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