Spilled wax

I spilled an entire tin of strip wax onto a carpeted floor! It was on an open backed shelf and I must have pushed something against it and tipped it. The wax wasn't hot, actually I don't like it very much so haven't used it in several months, it is just a very soft wax. So now it is down the back of the shelf and puddled on the carpet (a big puddle!). I'm not even sure when it happened (probably a week ago). It is the consistancy of thick, runny taffy. Any thoughts on how to clean it up?

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Permalink Reply by Marty Glenn on August 14, 2013 at 11:48pm

Denise

Call a carpet REPAIR company before you do anything else. But my idea: if you froze it with dry ice you might be able to break it off and MAYBE get it to break off the carpet fibers.

Marty

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Permalink Reply by Denise Berry-Gipe on August 15, 2013 at 3:31pm

Thanks Marty,

I have successfully removed hard wax but the strip wax is a nightmare. I will try the dry ice idea. Getting it hard and cracking it sounds like it would work!

Denise

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Permalink Reply by Marty Glenn on August 15, 2013 at 5:01pm

Denise

Sorry missed that. Strip wax. Good luck... :) Still the same advice or contact the mfgr on what is anti-wax. Like peanut butter for gum in the hair sort of thing. Sorry that happened to you. I cannot imagine.

Marty

SkinCareScience.com

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Permalink Reply by Deborah Kenney on August 16, 2013 at 2:16pm

Spatula, elbow grease and a lot of goo-gone type cleaner to dissolve may help-if carpet repair is out of the question.