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10/16 I remember there were some postings here about some alumni list of
recommended mechanics, plumbers, contractors, etc. Can someone remind
where to look for this list again? Thanks.
\_ http://parents.berkeley.edu
\_ I followed this advice a couple weeks ago:
http://parents.berkeley.edu/advice/household/wax.html
and it worked perfectly.
\_ this site is useful for Berkeley and the east bay... does anyone
have any recommendations for a good general practice doctor
in or around Mountain View? -!op
\_ The Stanford CSUA, perhaps?
emacs user was here |
| parents.berkeley.edu -> parents.berkeley.edu/ News Summer 2004 - Kids Summer 2004 - Teens This web site contains thousands of pages of recommendations and advice from the Berkeley Parents Network, a parent-to-parent advice newsletter for the community of parents in the Berkeley, California area. Formerly called UCB Parents, the network is run by a group of volunteer parents in their spare time. Many busy parents have taken the time to enlighten and inform us with their suggestions, their wisdom, and their experience, archived here for all who need it. |
| parents.berkeley.edu/advice/household/wax.html UCB Parents Advice about Household Management: Removing wax from fabric & carpet UCB Parents Advice about Household Management Removing wax from fabric & carpet Advice and recommendations from the UCB Parents mailing list. This page is brought to you by UC Berkeley Parents Network Back to: Advice about Household Management How to get wax out of carpets January 2003 We have had a small accident with some candle wax dripping over a table on to carpet. I havent ventured to touching it yet as I have tried and failed in the past to get hard wax off a pile carpet. Please help Thanks Try covering the designated waxed spot w/newspaper and then running a hot iron over it- move the newspaper and keep ironing until you get the mess up- its worked quite well for our wax mishaps. Marian As the daughter of a parish priest I have spent extensive periods of my childhood getting wax out of carpets! The best and gentlest method we found was using a warm iron and brown parcel paper. Heat the iron on its lowest setting, unplug and allow to cool, then cover the wax with the paper and iron over it briefly. The wax should melt a little and transfer to the paper like a grease spot. You may be left with a greasy residue on the carpet but that comes out with carpet cleaner. Claire Ive had success with removing candle wax from carpet and tablecloths by using a warm iron with a piece of paper towel between iron and wax. This gets it really hard so it doesnt smear or run into the carpet more. Once you have all the wax you can get off the surface, you want to melt it and soak it up with paper towels or newspaper. Lay some folded paper towels or other clean absorbent paper over the wax and blot it with a hot iron, each time replacing with clean paper. If the carpet is nylon, test how hot you can get it before the carpet melts along with the wax! Ginger We had a candle which spilled over to our carpet and we used ice to chip it away. |