How to Clean Up Melted Plastic and Wax

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Heat up the plastic or wax.. Chip away at the substance with a putty knife or something similar.. Clean up the area where the plastic or wax had been.

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1

Heat up the plastic or wax.

Step 1

Heat up the plastic or wax.

2

Chip away at the substance with a putty knife or something similar.

Step 2

Chip away at the substance with a putty knife or something similar.

3

Clean up the area where the plastic or wax had been.

Step 3

Clean up the area where the plastic or wax had been.

4

Remove as much of the plastic or wax as you can.

Step 4

Remove as much of the plastic or wax as you can.

5

Apply acetone to the melted mess.

Step 5

Apply acetone to the melted mess.

6

Scrape away the melted plastic or wax using your putty or butter knife.

Step 6

Scrape away the melted plastic or wax using your putty or butter knife.

7

Dab the spot with WD-40.

Step 7

Dab the spot with WD-40.

8

Grab your iron and plug it into an outlet near the stain.

Step 8

Grab your iron and plug it into an outlet near the stain.

9

Cover the stain with a paper bag.

Step 9

Cover the stain with a paper bag.

10

Gently iron over the paper.

Step 10

Gently iron over the paper.

11

Gently peel the paper bag off the fabric or carpet.

Step 11

Gently peel the paper bag off the fabric or carpet.

12

Repeat as necessary.

Step 12

Repeat as necessary.

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