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Subject: 
Wax removal?
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Sat, 6 Mar 1999 10:46:38 GMT
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This is almost an embarassing question.

I left a Stone Tower Bridge beneath a hanging lantern with a candle in it (ok,
my bedroom decoration is... eclectic) and wax dripped all over it.  I had hoped
that it would pry right off, but it doesn't seem to want to.  So... does anyone
have any ideas as to how to remove it?  I thought about introducing a low heat
to melt the wax so it can wipe off, but I'm not sure what the heat tolerance of
Lego really is.

If it makes a difference, the flats that make up the ramp behind the Tower and
one of the lanterns is what got dripped on.

eric



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Wax removal?
 
(...) hoped (...) anyone (...) of (...) My wife puts her used candle holders in the dish washer. The hot water melts the wax. You should put the lego inside something so it does not get into the diswasher parts. Try a test with some spare parts.. (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Wax removal?
 
(...) No, don't do that! Put it in the freezer, which will make the wax very brittle and it should come off much easier. Kevin (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Wax removal?
 
As an apprentice candlemaker (aka Wax On Everything Woman), I'd have to strongly agree with the freezer folks, with one minor addition. While still cold, if it looks like you're going to have a dye mark problem, try some baby oil on a kleenex (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

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