How can I remove candle wax from a microfiber sofa?
If the candle wax is caked fairly thickly onto the sofa go to step 1. If it isn't very thick, skip to step 2. 1. Gently scrape some of the wax level down. (You can do this carefully with a heated vegetable peeler, knife, etc...) 2. Now you need a dry iron set to an appropriate setting (all irons are different) and lots of craft paper, or lots of paper towels, or lots of old t-shirts that you're using for rags, or old paper grocery bags. 3. Once the iron is to temperature, lay whatever you are using to absorb the wax, directly over the wax (paper, t-shirt, paper towels, etc.) Gently iron over the absorbent layer--continuously moving the absorbent layer to a clean position. NOTE: KEEP THE IRON MOVING ALSO--YOU DON'T WANT TO SCORCH YOUR SOFA!! 4. Be patient, step 3 can take a long time--depending on the size of the area covered with wax and the thickness of the wax spill. ALSO, if there is just a tiny bit of wax on your sofa, you may want to let it set and then just peel it up--be careful, you can peel up the top layer of the microfiber with this method. There are commercial products that remove wax. I would not recommend these unless you have a very, very, dark/black sofa. (Most contain an oil that can stain your fabric) Good Luck Best Wishes!!
Let the wax harden, and then carefully scrape it off with a box cutter blade. If you heat the wax, it will only make a bigger mess, and if you try to peel if off with your fingers, you might end up making it harder to get the rest of the pieces off. With microfiber, you should be able to gently scrape it off with the edge of a box cutter blade. Good luck!
Not sure about microfiber, but I dumped a candle on the carpet one time. Use a brown paper grocery bag(works better than a paper towel or napkin) and iron it with a clothes iron(no steam) over the spot. Might need a few bags depending on the size of the spot. It worked like a charm for me. It did take awhile and had to flip the bag around a bunch but be patient and it should come out.
I would say use ice to harden the wax and peel it off gently, that may be the best thing to do. You can also place a towel over the wax then with a warm iron go over the spot where the wax is at... but I dont know how the microfiber would react to that--- maybe you can try it on a dicreet spot first see if the iron doesnt ruin it.
