How do I clean the wax off my silver candlesticks without scratching them?

Question

How do I clean the wax off my silver candlesticks without scratching them?

Answer 1

Freeze them. The wax becomes very brittle and you flick it of with a thumb nail.

Happy flicking

Answer 2

buff it  

Answer 3

never mind american stuff

i live in Brasil paradise now

Answer 4

Freezing works really well. Plus you can pop them in while you are doing something else around the house or running errands and when you finish the wax is frozen. Takes less time than boiling water or flame, plus the wax won't stick to your cleaning cloth.

Answer 5

You might have to take it to Jeffrey Herman's shop.  I'm not joking.  OK.  

Answer 6

I'm not real sure but i would try. " maybe putting them in warm/hot water to melt the wax. When you spill wax on a tablecloth , you put a serviette on the cloth and iron it.

Answer 7

Pour boiling water over them.

It will melt off the wax, then you can wipe of the remaining was with a dry soft cloth.

Answer 8

hot water..

Answer 9

An alternate to using hot water is to put ice cubes on the waxy areas. The wax will freeze and you can break it right off.  This also works for wax that falls on carpet or cloth furniture.

Answer 10

Boiling water works really well, but I would put them in a container of boiling water rather than pour the water on them, you could burn yourself.  Let them sit a few minutes, then just wipe them off.

Answer 11

Lighter, melt it off, the silver will not be damaged by the flame.

Answer 12

put them in the freezer for about an hour...the wax will pop right off. Won't harm silver. Then buff them with a bit of toothpaste...trust me...will shine like new.  

Answer 13

boil them