Markers, Ink and Sometime Coloring Crayon Removal

I use a natural solvent called Sol-U-Mel that works wonders on markers, crayons, and even clothing stains that I thought were permanent. Best of all, it's non-toxic.

I have used the Magic Eraser in the past, and it is efficient, but it leaves a film that is super caustic to the sensitive skin of little ones... can even leave chemical burns, so be careful if you use it.

Hope this helps!

Jen C.

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I am a devotee of Goo Gone. The only problem is you do have to wash it a couple of time (clothing) to get the Goo Gone smell out.

Hi P.! My friend reccommended erasers to get crayon off the wall.It actually worked.Also spraying hairspray on ink is supposed to help some.I have a 7 yr old son thats very creative also,but now a days his drawings are on paper.Good Luck!

try the mr clean magic erasor, it rocks!! walls, floors, mirors and is doen gently, gets ink of skin as well. target makes a generic version whichis 1/2 the price. and i doesnt hurt little ones skin or leave a mark or burn of anykind.

Mr Clean eraser has worked for me and the walls and for the clothes I have use aerosol can hair spray and or oxyclean. Oxyclean even has now a marker =like stick that you can take on your purse and is safe in color clothe.

Try spraying a little WD-40 on the spot. For the walls just rub and it should come off. For the clothes spray, let set for a few minutes and rub.

i only have a tried and true remedy to remove crayons from the walls, put toothpaste on a dry rag and wipe off the crayon from the walls. as far as ink on the walls, i have used the mr clean magic eraser and it came right off! but be careful with the magic eraser and don't rub too hard or you'll take your paint off the wall, but gentle rubbing will definately take it off

Good Morning,

I would suggest that for walls and furniture try using Mr Clean's magic eraser, my son loves getting a hold of my daughter's crayons, markers, pens and paint ~ it doesn't take much elbow grease to get rid of marks. For clothes try using Biz found on the detergent aisle, make a paste and apply on clothes let it sit for a few minutes than wash or apply to laundry load.

Every mother needs to take stock in the Mr. Clean Magic eraser. It will remove crayola, pencil, marker, scuff marks from the walls and baseboards. The magic eraser does WONDERS on your bathtub too if the bottom of your tub looks dingy despite all the scrubbing in the world ~~ it sucks the grime right off and makes your tub look like new.

As for crayola on clothes...most crayons are now washable. If they are not washable, then try soaking the item in a basin mixed with Clorax bleach for colors and a little water. Let it soak overnight and lightly scrub out the mark with an old toothbrush. Depending on the type of marker on clothing, I can tell you that dry erase markers do NOT come out of fabric. I've tried every trick on the internet for dry erase markers. Nothing works. If it's a permanent sharpie, then I'd try soaking the item in acetone or finger nail polish remover. Most markers for children (the Crayola variety) are washable.

Hi P. -

I have 2 boys who enjoy doing the same. My most recent adventure was to find out how to remove permanent marker from my brand new desk at work. I brought my 2 1/2 year old recently to the office and you guessed it - he painted my desk with a black permanent marker while I was on the phone. I just had to get this out before my boss found out. So I searched and searched and found a great solution. White tooth paste (not gel) has to be paste.... took out the permanent market stain off my desk. I rubbed it on, let it sit for a few minutes and then scrubbed it and VOILA! Victory!!! I went home and tried it on the wall where my older son wrote with a permanent marker and VICTORY AGAIN!!

I hope this helps!!

toothpaste. whenever my little van gogh scribbles on the wall, i dab toothpaste on a cottonball, rub lightlty on the mark, and off it comes.

Oxy Clean powder and a bit of water....make a paste and scrub with a brush!

I use the Pink Solution. I purchased it at Costco. It is made of completely natural ingredients. I use it in laundry, to clean tile, hard to remove grime on dishes, and to remove pen and crayon on sofas, walls, etc. Most of the time it works great. I sprayed it on my shower curtain and it removed the mold and gunk on the bottom. If it is a marker like a Sharpie, I used Graffiti Remover. But make sure it doesn't remove the color of the wall, etc.

Walls and furniture: white school erasers (Magic Rub I think they are called) and simple green (as long as they aren't matte walls, lol).

Cheap shampoo (clear VO5) and white toothpaste take almost anything out too !!!

Good luck ... I had designated art areas and somehow my budding picasso loved murals as well no matter what ... Color Wonder and all that is only so much fun. Drawing on the same pre-colored stuff ... nah ... they need to learn how to do art without coloring everything around them. That just takes time and patience. (before everyone jumps down my back, YES I discipline my daughter, NO she did not run amok, and YES she is a VERY clean, respectful, and thoughtful 13 year old now!! She doesen't rule the roost. ha ha ha)

:)

I have used Goo-Gone on fabric and wood furniture. I don't know about the walls. Saturate the fabric with the Goo-Gone before washing it. There is a bit of an odor with it, until it's washed. What you are doing is putting the oil back into the marker/crayon so that the detergent can then wash it out.
For the wood furniture, like a table top, again, be generous with the Goo-Gone. I've used a scrubbie or something a bit abrassive, but not enough to ruin the furniture finish. Wash it off then with a soapy cloth, then use a cloth with clear water. After it dries, use furniture polish to put a nice finish back on it. Sounds like a lot of work, but I've saved my table top a LOT of times from markers. Good luck.

Use a oil (veg, canola, olive - any) on a paper towel and it will rub the crayon right off cabinets. Only do it on sealed gloss paints.

Hi! Don't know about clothes, but Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is just that, ABSOLUTE MAGIC! I haven't found a single thing it won't take off my walls, floors, furniture, etc. I wish I could buy it by the case!

For walls, try Mr. Clean's magic eraser, for clothes, try Oxy-Clean or bleach.

Resolve carpet cleaner with oxi clean works for our toddler's spills, crayon and marker marks on her clothes and on our carpet. Good luck!

To avoid so much hassle in the future, buy her Crayola Color Wonder. It costs a bit more and you have to buy special paper, but it'll save you tons of headaches!! They have markers and even paint-- it will ONLY write in the special paper-- it will not write on walls or furniture or clothes.

You can also just buy washable Crayola markers- they wash off of walls and clothes very easily. If you find a color that doesn't wash out as easily, throw it away! If she doesn't like the washable kind for some reason, she should earn back the right to use other markers and crayons by not getting the marks on walls and furniture. Set up ONE place that she is allowed to do art-- a child size table that it's OK to get marks on, or cover your dining room table with a piece of posterboard before she draws. And... at 6 years old, she should have a consequence for getting marker and crayon marks on the walls and furniture. She's old enough to be more responsible. I know it's hard to keep it off of the clothes, but no reason to get it on walls and furniture at her age

This is going to sound crazy but it works. WD-40 yes the lubricant spray that everyone has in the garage. It get gum out of carpet, and hair. Crayon and marker off walls and the stubborn sticky grease that accumulates on the cabinets above your stove. All oil/grease based stain. It works on fabrics as well. I would suggest you try a small section first but. I've never had WD-40 stains, it just washes right out. Hope this works as well for you as it does me.

Me clean eraser will get just about anything off walls, tables, but don't rub it on leather furniture. For crayon gum, tar, anything sticky use D-Solv-it. It's amazing!!! I love the stuff. My 2 year old colored all over my kitchen wall and table and it wiped right all with the d-solv-it.
God Bless,
Rach

Buy Crayola Washables. They sell crayons, markers, and paint washable. My daughter paints and colors all the time and I just wash it and it's clean.

Mr. Clean Erasers work awesome on walls, tile and grout, cabinets, bathtubs, laminate flooring, basically any hard surface. I love The Oxi Clean Liquid in the blue spray bottle. That stuff kept ALL my sons bibs looking amazing and he wore them all the time for months! Now I find it gets out ink, crayon and marker from clothes, rugs and I have used it on my micro fiber couch as well. It even got all the royal and navy blue icing out of his white first birthday clothes, wow I thought the outfit was only going to be worn once! Amazing! Hope this helps ya out!!!

toothpaste!!!! it takes off permanet marker too!

One for sure thing - Solumel. You can't buy it in stores but I can tell you where to get it . . . email me.

Mr. Clean's magic eraser is awesome, but you do have to keep it away from children and avoid using it when the sponge is crumbling. It is great for walls, doors, outside of fridge, tile, light switches and so much more! I buy them at Costco in large packs!