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Author: farleyjones
How to Get Wax Off Wood Floors: A Quick Floor Repair Guide
Wood floors are notorious for their sensitivity. If anything happens to the wood planks—scratches, nicks, dents, or stains—repairing and restoring the planks to their former glory can be extremely difficult.
So, we understand your anxiety if you accidentally dropped wax onto your wood floors.
Fortunately, this problem is pretty easy to fix. In this short repair guide from TheKingLive, we’ll show you how to get wax off wood floor in only a couple of minutes!
Use Ice Cubes
When the wax is frozen, they become more brittle and easier to dislodge.
Take a few ice cubes from the freezer, then hold them against the wax dripping on the floor.
If the wax has dried out, you’ll only need to hold the ice cubes against it for 30 seconds. However, if it’s still quite fresh and is semi-liquid, you may need to hold the cubes against the wax dripping for 2 minutes or more.
Ready?
Use a credit card, putty knife, or plastic razor blade to scrape at the frozen wax gently. Pick each piece of wax off the floor until the spot is clean.
Avoid scraping directly at the wood floor’s surface!
Wipe the area clean afterward with a clean, dry cloth. Clean up any excess moisture from the melted ice cubes before calling it a day.
Use a Hair Dryer
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If ice cubes and coldness don’t work, you can also use the opposite to deal with melted wax: a hair dryer and heat.
Take your hair dryer and put it on medium heat. Put the nozzle around 15 inches or so away from the wax dripping. The heat will slowly soften up the wax, allowing you to scrape it off the wood floors.
Similar to the previous method, use a credit card, a putty knife, or a plastic razor blade to scrape at the softened wax. Take your time and pop each piece of wax off the floor.
If you still see waxy residues after you have lifted the wax dripping off the floor, you can use wood furniture wax to clean the surface of the planks. The wax will also help you polish the floor.
And that’s How To Get Wax Off Hardwood Floors With Simple Methods!
What You Shouldn’t Use to Clean Wax from Wood Floors
These are the two best ways to deal with wax on wood floors. However, we have seen a few repair guides giving out bad advice. Here are a few tricks that we have seen online that you absolutely shouldn’t use to deal with wax on your wood floors.
Mineral Spirit
Mineral spirit shouldn’t be used on wood floors. While it can help you dislodge waxy spots on your floor, it will also destroy the protective wax layer on top of your floor planks. This will leave the floor planks unprotected against impact and water, making them more vulnerable and prone to damage.
Steel Wool and Scrubbies
Wood floors are sensitive, so when you need to scrub at something, your best bet is a clean, dry cloth made from microfiber. Do not use steel wool or scrubbies. These tools are extremely abrasive and will leave long, ugly scratches on your floor’s surface.
Conclusion
Wax is actually pretty easy to deal with on wood floors, as you can see! We hope you have been able to fix your floors with this short floor repair guide.
