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The Dollar Stretcher

The Cleaning Professional
Wax on the Carpet!

by Robert Kravitz

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With the Christmas season fast approaching, along with the lights on the tree, red and green candles around the house add that extra touch of warmth and coziness. But what happens when the candle was spills on to the carpet below? Don't worry! Here's what to do and how to safely remove the wax.

Take a brown paper grocery bag, fold it over two or three times and place it on top of the wax. Now take a warm, NOT hot, but warm iron and gently go over the candle wax, back and forth. The paper bag will act like a sponge. As the wax begins to melt, it will melt into the bag and most of it should come up.

One little problem: If the candle wax has a lot of dye in it, it can discolor a light-colored carpet. Unfortunately, there is not too much that can be done about that.

Robert Kravitz has been in the janitorial and residential cleaning business for 30 years. He writes books on the cleaning industry and may be contacted through his web site at www.alturasolutions.com

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