flickering palm Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Hi! I make candles out of starburst palm pillar wax and am having difficulty getting the wax off my kitchen floor. Having read a few posts on this topic, I understand Goo Gone should do the job, however my floor is a fake/plastic-style wood with grooves in it. I am having difficulty getting the wax out of the grooves. If anyone has some suggestions as to what I can do to clean this up, I would appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I don't know if it would work with palm but with soy a scrub brush with hot soapy water- dawn dish soap a floor similar sounding I spilled on took all the residue off and left it as clean as can be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I work with palm and when I drop wax on the floor or countertop I usually wait for it to cool. Then it is easiest to scrape it off with a putty knife. What I can't scrape off I use my heat gun to liquify then paper towel it off. I use this rule of thumb; scrape off the majority of it first, then heat gun the leftover residue. I color my wax so I don't want the color to soak into the floor or countertop so I would rather just heat gun a tiny bit than a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Sometimes ice works well, depends on surface. Just ice it for a few minutes and then it should scrape right off with a butter or putty knife. What has happened to me is the palm waxwill come right up on my floor but the dang dye stains the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Your best bet is prevention. Cover your floor and working area. I have a rug I cover the floor with. My countertops clean easy but if they didn't I would cover them with newspaper or wax paper and tape it down. The paper is easy to throw away and a rug can be washed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldGlory Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 After I spilled a bottle of yellow candle dye on my kitchen countertop I learned to cover all surfaces before I start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam W Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 After I spilled a bottle of yellow candle dye on my kitchen countertop I learned to cover all surfaces before I start.It took a bottle of purple spilled all over the floor for me to learn............lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Put a cloth over the area and use a steam iron set on silk setting to warm up the wax and soak into the cloth. Shouldn't harm your floor but keep and eye on it just in case. Don't use a red hot iron or a heat gun. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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