Getting Crayon Out of Clothing

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I got this from a fried on another blog site ! I hope this helps !

Fabric

1. If the crayon is soft, freeze the fabric to harden the crayon, and then scrape off the excess.

2. Place the stain between clean paper towels and press with a warm iron to transfer the stain to the paper towels. Replace the paper towels frequently to absorb more crayon and prevent transferring the stain to other places on the fabric.

3. Pretreat with a prewash stain remover. Blot and let dry.

4. Launder with bleach that's appropriate for the fabric. If any color remains, rewash the item using chlorine bleach, if safe for the fabric, or oxygen bleach.

OR

1. Place the stain face down on a pad of paper towels. Spray with WD-40 and let it stand for a few minutes. Turn the fabric over and spray again with WD-40.

2. Apply liquid hand dishwashing detergent and work it into the stain. Replace the paper towels underneath as they absorb the stain.

3. Launder with chlorine bleach (if safe for the fabric) or oxygen bleach and the hottest water that's safe for the fabric. Rinse in warm water.

Upholstery

1. If the crayon is soft, freeze it by applying an ice cube wrapped in a small plastic bag, and then scrape off the excess crayon.

2. Using a clean white cloth, sponge the stain with a dry-cleaning solvent.

3. Blot until the solvent is absorbed.

4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until the stain disappears.

OR

1. If the crayon is soft, freeze it by applying an ice cube wrapped in a small plastic bag, and then scrape off the excess crayon.

2. Spray the stain with WD-40 and let it stand for a few minutes.

3. Tamp the stain. Wipe off residue with a paper towel.

4. Respray with WD-40, then apply liquid hand dishwashing detergent directly on the sprayed area.

5. Tamp again. Wipe off the residue with a paper towel.

6. Repeat Steps 2 to 5 until the stain disappears.

Carpet

1. If the crayon is soft, freeze it by applying an ice cube wrapped in a small plastic bag, and then scrape off the excess crayon.

2. Cover the stain with a clean white cloth and press, using the tip of a warm iron. Repeat, using a clean portion of the cloth until all the wax is transferred from the carpet to the cloth.

3. If a color stain remains, sponge the stain with a dry-cleaning solvent.

OR

1. If the crayon is soft, freeze it by applying an ice cube wrapped in a small plastic bag, and then scrape off the excess crayon.

2. Spray the stain with WD-40 and let it stand for a few minutes.

3. Tamp the stain. Wipe off residue with a paper towel.

4. Respray with WD-40, then apply liquid hand dishwashing detergent directly on the sprayed area.

5. Tamp again. Wipe off the residue with a paper towel.

6. Repeat Steps 2 to 5 until the stain disappears.

Crayon Care

If crayons are accidentally laundered with clothes, you may end up with a whole load of crayon stains. Rewash the clothes with hot water, detergent, and one cup of baking soda. If the color still remains, launder using chlorine bleach, if safe for the fabric. If chlorine bleach isn't an option, pretreat or soak with oxygen bleach or an enzyme laundry product, using the hottest water safe for the fabric. Soak for at least 30 minutes, and then launder.

Removing Crayon from the Dryer Drum

If crayon stains invade your dryer, spray a soft cloth with WD-40 and wipe the drum. Wash spots with a damp, sudsy cloth and rinse with a damp cloth. To make sure the drum is clean, run a load of dry rags through a drying cycle.

try using some white vinegar on the spots and a little in the laundry to rewash them see if that helps.

Has she tried a product called "Goo Gone"?

wd-40 works. If you go to the crayola site they have a parent resource area, it will give you specific directions.

B.

This forum had some good ideas:

http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf001203.tip.html

If the crayons are CRAYOLA brand, then go to their website. I believe there is an area with tips on how to get out crayon and if not, there is a toll-free # to call. Of course, if it has gone through the dryer, there may not be much luck as the dryer has probably set in the stain.
R.

i don't have experience with this particular stain, but i have had fantastic luck with deeply set in stains (like stained, washed, dried, still stained, then sat for three 1/2 years) with this method:
1.) SATURATE the stained area (or whole item) in SHOUT. i have only had luck with that particular brand, not spray n wash or anything else.
2.) fold it over onto itself so it won't air dry, then let it sit for at least 24 hours. even 48 is fine - just make sure the Shout does not dry.
3.) SOAK the item in TIDE (again the only brand I have had luck with) for one hour. my washing machine has a soak setting - if hers doesn't just use a bucket and measure the tide accordingly, but mix it up.
4.) my machine has a pre-wash setting, so i run that after the soak. if hers doesn't, she should just dump the soaked clothes into the wash and run a short cycle.
5.) run through a long cycle as hot as the garment can stand.
6.) when it's done, check the garment to see if there's any stain left. if so, DON'T DRY it, and run through the process again. if it doesn't come out after a second try, i don't know what else to do! but for me it has always worked.

best of luck! :)

I did this a few months ago with some of those darn "washable crayons" that my son decided to hide in his pocket (we could tell it was his pocket because that was where the worst of the coloring was, but the crayons were liquified...). Almost everything that was in the load was brand new, only worn once, so I was very upset at the thought of having to lose all those clothes. This is what I had to do:

1) Pretreat the spots with Tide. Let it sit for about 30 minutes, then washed that load again. I had to do this two times through. This managed to completely clean some of the lesser stained items. It lightened those that were worse before I moved on to step two.

2) Get the small bottle of laundry detergent that Dollar Tree sells. While there, get the container they have of something similar to OxyClean. Fill a large Rubbermaid tote with hot water and add three scoops of the OxyClean into the hot water. Put the remaining stained items into the tub and pour the entire bottle of Dollar Tree detergent into the tub over the clothes. Put the top on it and let it sit three to four days. Drain the water and wash these laundry items in your washing machine.

3) By this point, most of the laundry was cleaned. Some needed to be pretreated and washed one more time. It seems like a lot of work, but when you compare it to replacing the clothes, it is definitely worth it.

Been there, done that, Twice!!! I used WD-40 directly on the crayon stains (red & orange), a toothbrush and a lot of elbow grease. Then once the stain was out, I used a different toothbrush and Dawn, or anyother dishwashing liquid to get out the WD-40 oil. It look a few washings, but I was able to get all of the stains out, including from white school uniform blouses.

Hope this helps!