How to? Remove wax from wooden floor

Looking for some in bike related wisdom from the org.

Well my oh had some of her girlie pals in the other night and they had some candles on.
Now these were the decorative type that probably had "for decoration purposes only do not light" on the box before she flung it out. I now have a great big sploge /splatter of dark wax on my hardwood floor that I spent a week laying and oiling.

If this was laminate or laqured hardwood the wax would pretty much peel off but as this is oiled oak the wax is in the grain of the wood. Thought about picking it out with a Stanley blade but pretty sure I'd mark the floor.
So the question is how to remove this wax from the grain of the wood without da damaging the floor, or do I need to accept I'm going to have to sand and oil the floor again.

Oh after our "discussion" about " what have you done to the floor" it has somehow become my fault??? I could dig the heels in and make her fix it but the grief that would cause....... And then i'd just have to fix it anyway.

OK i'm not sure it would work on a flor but what i do if the candles spill on the carpet is cover the wax with a peice of kitchen roll get the iron (switch it on) and put it on a low heat and melt the wax with the iron the kitchen paper will absorb the melted wax. i managed to get wax on jumper once and it worked with that too

suggest as it s wooden floor use a low heat so you don't scorch it

Wow.
Theres a genius

Would never have thought about that, a chizel was the first thing that sprung into my mind :P

Originally Posted by saoralba

Wow.
Theres a genius

Would never have thought about that, a chizel was the first thing that sprung into my mind :P

i Saw it years ago on a bbc 2 programme its great the amount of times i've knocked a table and the melted wax has gone flying..

[SoulKiss]

Howabout an old t-shirt or other piece of material, laid over the stain then heat it with a hairdrier, with the t-shirt absorbing and holding the wax?

Originally Posted by Tara

i Saw it years ago on a bbc 2 programme its great the amount of times i've knocked a table and the melted wax has gone flying..

nooooo! take the glory T...!! tell them (at worst) it was something your granny taught you years ago etc...!!

move the sofa.

HTH

[Viney]

Yes, what t said. It works on most things. I even saved a shirt once that had the same thing happen. Brown paper is good as well, it doesnt burn as much as kitchen paper and is slightly more absorbant.

Originally Posted by Viney

Yes, what t said. It works on most things. I even saved a shirt once that had the same thing happen. Brown paper is good as well, it doesnt burn as much as kitchen paper and is slightly more absorbant.

Thanks V and Keithyd - as Viney said brown paper works but as its a wooden oiled floor kitchen paper would well on a low heat

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by Tara

i Saw it years ago on a bbc 2 programme its great the amount of times i've knocked a table and the melted wax has gone flying..

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