NWR: HELP I'M DUMB!

Toucan311 Posted: Jun 22, 2007 04:30 PM

NWR: HELP I'M DUMB!

I keep candles on the back of my stove, and I'm such an a$$ b/c I forgot to take them down when I used the oven last night. Needless to say, they melted ALL OVER my stove top. How can I get this off w/out possibly scraping away the white finish? Its a new stove

Teamhurldon Posted: Jun 22, 2007 04:41 PM

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try icing the wax, get it real cold it may budge easier without scraping... hope you get it off ok

MrsD71208 Posted: Jun 22, 2007 04:48 PM

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Reheating wax is always the best way to remove it. Bake some cupcakes or brownies..it'll heat up the top of the oven and you should be able to use a plastic spoon or wooden spoon to remove it. Don't say you're dumb! I hear some people say that on here sometimes and I guess as a teacher it makes me upset You had a brain-fart if anything lol

Toucan311 Posted: Jun 22, 2007 05:16 PM

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Aw, and my candles were so cute too! They were little oranges in a little wooden crate. I'm going to try both of these ideas. I have an angel food cake pan that needs to be christened.

AmandaLynn04 Posted: Jun 22, 2007 05:20 PM

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A hot hair dryer will also work to reheat the wax.

MikeandJess Posted: Jun 22, 2007 05:22 PM

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Posted by AmandaLynn04

A hot hair dryer will also work to reheat the wax.

yup, I was just going to recommend this, it works great (I too am dumb and learned this from personal experience)

ChristineAaron08 Posted: Jun 22, 2007 08:32 PM

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I was going to suggest the plastic spoon- or if you have a plastic pastry scraper..

BbyJenny Posted: Jun 22, 2007 09:52 PM

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I saw something with martha stewart once where she used an iron on the low setting with a piece of newspaper between the iron and the wax. The newspaper supposedly soaks up the wax as it melts.

good luck!

bemyyoko Posted: Jun 22, 2007 10:01 PM

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Posted by MikeandJess

Posted by AmandaLynn04

A hot hair dryer will also work to reheat the wax.

yup, I was just going to recommend this, it works great (I too am dumb and learned this from personal experience)

that was going to be my suggestion as well.