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Posted: Nov 16 2006 at 9:04am | IP Logged Quote Molly Smith
Help! Does anyone have experience removing wax from cassocks? How?? Thanks!

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Posted: Nov 16 2006 at 9:44am | IP Logged Quote ladybugs
I have to say that when I read the title of this thread I thought it was some Karate kid thing...wax on wax off...

What about calling the local parish?

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I found this link.

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Posted: Nov 16 2006 at 10:12am | IP Logged Quote Molly Smith
ladybugs wrote:
I have to say that when I read the title of this thread I thought it was some Karate kid thing...wax on wax off...


LOL ! That's something my dh would say...

Actually, it was my parish who asked me about the wax! I volunteered to help wash all of the altar server cassocks and surplices before Advent (what was I thinking ?), but it turns out "volunteer to help" meant "be in charge of"! I am hardly a laundress, and I thank God (truly) for whoever invented permanent press. But the wax is a different story. Thanks for the link!

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All I know is you can use an iron and some paper towels and the heat will melt the wax into the paper towels

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Posted: Nov 29 2006 at 12:03pm | IP Logged Quote Erica Sanchez
I was going to say what Rachel said - you can use brown paper bags as well. Lay the towel or bag right on the wax and place the iron on top of that. You might need to do it a few times, but the wax should soak right into the towel or bag. I've removed wax from carpet this way. Good luck!

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Yep - a hot iron works wonders - put a paper towel between the garment and ironing board.

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Posted: Nov 29 2006 at 8:27pm | IP Logged Quote Carole N.
At our parish, we sometimes have to remove the wax from the altar cloth! The ladies I work with are very good with hot irons and paper towels. Sometimes we resort to the dry cleaners, but we generally try to handle it ourselves.
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