Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Simple Tips And Tricks For Paraffin Removal

By Jerry Olson


There are several types of waxes used in everyday life, but paraffin is probably the most common one. Candle wax is sometimes hard to remove, especially from your clothes, different surfaces or even camera lenses. When it comes to paraffin removal, there are several chemical substances that can be helpful, such as toluene or xylene. These non-polar solvents work great dissolving paraffin.

When it comes to so called non-polar solvents, petrol is also one of them. Nevertheless, petrol can also cause other problems, or even ruin your clothes, and it smells really bad. Acetone won't help you, because it cannot dissolve paraffin. It might be a solvent, but it's not a non-polar one.

The stains on your clothes are the most common ones. Remove what you can first, and leave the clothes in your freezer for some time. When wax is frozen, it crack easily, and it is much simpler to remove it. Simply scrub it away using something that wouldn't damage the textile, for example plastic knife or spatula.

Remove the remaining wax using paper towels and a warm iron. Place several layers of paper towels to a stain and press a warm iron on. The iron will melt wax allowing you to remove it. The remaining residues can be removed by solvents such as xylene, and sometimes even simply by washing your clothes in warm water and soap.

Carpet and other textiles that cannot be simply placed in the freezer can also be cleaned using the same process. Ice packs will do. If you don't have them, you probably have something frozen in your freezer that can be used for this purpose. Freeze the wax, remove what you can using spatula or something. Depending on stained are, use paper towels and an iron, or your hair dryer. Color stains remove using carpet cleaning products.

Paraffin stains on wood, marble or other surfaces are cleaned using the same procedure. Scrub the majority of wax, using plastic spatula or something, freeze the stain and remove as much as you can. Now it's time for something different. Apply warm vegetable oil on the stain and use the toothbrush to dissolve the wax. Brush as much as you can away, and wash the surface with warm water and soap.

Smaller areas such as, for example, your camera lenses, can be cleaned using the same procedure. Scrap, freeze, scrap, use a hairdryer to melt the remains, remove what you can by wiping. Dissolve in oil or simply wash using warm water and soap right away. Ear sticks might be quite useful here.

In the end, using hair wax on your skin can also leave residues. Although they can be removed using warm water and soap, it is so much easier to remove them with warm olive oil first. Use some soft cloth and apply a generous quantity of olive oil on your skin. Let it there for a few seconds, and gently remove all wax residues.




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