How To Remove Floor Wax From Carpet
To clean floor wax from carpet, follow the procedures listed below. Begin with step one, progressing only to the next step if necessary. Remember that you always want to use the gentlest approach to cleaning a carpet stain first.
(Begin with step 1, if stain remains then proceed to the next step)
1. Use a dry cleaning solvent such as
Carbona or Energine.
This is a problem that primarily effects only new carpet owners who are unfamiliar with proper carpet maintenance and care. Most people never have to deal with this problem more than once. Usually after waxing their carpet for the first time, people then realize that floor wax should only be applied to "hard" flooring surfaces.
As nice as having a freshly waxed carpet may sound, don't be tempted to give it a try. Floor wax doesn't belong on carpet.