candle wax off magnolia walls Arrrrrrrrrgh!!!!!

[roosi]

My candle wax has just ran off a shelf and all down my magnolia walls, took majority of it off with a blunt breadknife (which always takeslumpy bits off) but this as usual has left a great big long shiny streak of wax residue down it which I daren't try and remove as we are due to decorate soon anyway, but it will undoubtably make it look a lot worse than it already does.....Any suggestions as my partner has gone off his rocker AGAIN for having candles on the shelves in the 1st place BOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO....My idea of a nice atmosperic thing going on has ended in much frustration once more......ooooops ;-}

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[Lakitu]

Hi Roosi :o)

Do you need suggesstions for getting the wax off the wall or just leaving it until your re-decorate?

If you're wanting to keep the atmosphere without the earache, you can get little tealights that don't have a flame from B&Q. They have a little switch on the bottom and I believe you can change the colour of them too. For a nice smell to replace the candles, pick your favourite car air freshner and hang it behind your radiator x

[roosi]

Hi Lakitu! Again, been a while since I have been on here, again thank u for your quick response....

All great ideas will go to B&Q, thanks, all we heard was a drip drip drip driiiiiiiiiiippppppppp looked up and round and yeah there was some shouting LOL. Happy days!

Yeah was kinda looking to get the exisiting stuff off before decorating which (is imminent), but it looks ever so unsightly at the moment......penny for your or anyone else's thoughts!!!!

Ta for noo

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[shylock73]

Have you tried holding ice against it and peeling it off? I hope that helps.

[edukes]

put some brown paper over the wax and iron it, the brown paper will soak it up, keep repeating till you've got it all and then wash wall with washing up liquid and rinse well.
hope this helps

[Barmaid]

I agree with edukes. Although a double layer of kitchen paper works just as well. And when you wash it (if you are going to redecorate anyway), use sugar soap.

[roosi]

Aww thanks everyone, am going to give the brown paper thing and kitchen paper a go anything that works will be a godsend. My walls are such a mess. Love my candles though :-(

[ILoveMyHome]

Hi, when you use the brown paper, make sure that the dull side of the paper is against the wax so it soaks up the maximum amount of wax.
Good luck!