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on 1/3/2009 Wow, you guys are making this way too complex! I used a Tide pen and it worked great--in seconds!
on 1/3/2009 Seriously folks this is way too complex. I used a Tide to Go pen, and the was came out within seconds. There was a lot of wax, too.
on 8/8/2006 Simply spray on a fair amount of deodorant, then put the item in the dryer for 30 minutes on high heat.
on 3/15/2006 Use a brown paper bag (square foot one ply). Place the corner of the bag over wax area. Apply high heat with a blow dryer at an angle (to avoid overheating) until visual oils appear. These oils will expand and absorb into the bag. Rotate the bag and continue the process. The shape of the oils will look the same, but constantly become smaller. Press on bag with heat and a heat safe object, like a pair of scissors. This will absorb the last of the oils. Apply a light amount of alcohol and fluff the area with a hair brush, then vacuum.
on 11/22/2005 When you use paper towels, it will help to put one under the iron and one inside the clothing. This prevents the wax from bleeding through to the other side.
on 11/22/2005 Follow the same procedure (using iron), but you can use really any kind of paper, note book, computer paper, tisse(can us but my burn).
on 11/22/2005 Follow the same procedure (using iron), but use paper towels. They seem to draw the wax away from the fabric more readily.
on 11/22/2005 1. Use Dryel stain remover to rub out the dried in colour from your clothes2. Wash as usual3. Check for crayons in the dryer!
on 11/22/2005 Put fabric in boiling water. Wax will melt and float. Skim wax off water. Continue until all wax is removed.
on 11/22/2005 Put the fabric with the wax in the freezer. Remove after an hour and break the wax pieces off.
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