Crayon on Walls

AmentsChick
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edited June 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Anyone have any recommmendations on how to get it off?

P.S. Goddamn kids! :mad:
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  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    soap and water
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    magic eraser?
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  • Drop The Leash 10
    Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    i'm sorry, i got excited and thought the wall was a big piece of paper! common mistake. :o:D
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  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    paint
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    My sister and I crayoned our entire closet in Maine when we were youngsters.

    My mom was PISSED.

    Don't remember how/if she ever got it off though.
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  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Anyone have any recommmendations on how to get it off?

    P.S. Goddamn kids! :mad:

    Today I got rid of all of the regular crayons in favor of a new pack of washable ones. :D

    Have you tried vinegar? If it's a lot, you can mix it with water....otherwise just put a bit on a towel.
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    Today I got rid of all of the regular crayons in favor of a new pack of washable ones. :D

    Have you tried vinegar? If it's a lot, you can mix it with water....otherwise just put a bit on a towel.

    They ARE washable crayons. I've been using 409 and papertowels...and that helped alot....but it's still visible.
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  • chromiam
    chromiam Posts: 4,114
    just use that eraser crayon ;)
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  • holtz
    holtz Posts: 509
    Try a magic eraser, worked wonders when my niece drew all over the walls at my mom's house.
  • HushBull
    HushBull Posts: 996
    Just construct a new wall. And kids....
    "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"
  • GraySaturday
    GraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    oh god M, as soon as I saw the title I went :eek:


    I'm sorry I've never been able to get crayon off walls. I have needed to get it off if wood floors. But that's much easier. I know I worked for a family who's housekeeper tried the magic eraser thing and it ruined the wall. Ugh!
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    No magic eraser here at the house....and being that I take care of 3 kids I won't be able to go to the store. Any other recommendations?? Bleach is unsafe on the walls/paint, right?
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  • chromiam
    chromiam Posts: 4,114
    Honestly I heard that if you use pencil over the crayon and then erase the pencil, the crayon will come up.... never tried it though
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  • Steve Dunne
    Steve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    keep scrubbin'!!!!!!


    and no don't use bleach!
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  • dreaminincolor
    dreaminincolor Posts: 87
    when i was little i remember my little bro writing with crayon all over the wall my mom had me (i was only like 5!!) use baby wipes to get it off-i remember it worked pretty well!
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
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    Flat or semi gloss paint?

    hopefully the latter...
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  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    chromiam wrote:
    Honestly I heard that if you use pencil over the crayon and then erase the pencil, the crayon will come up.... never tried it though

    Umm...considering the black crayon isn't coming off easily I'm not going to risk it. Thanks for the idea though.
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  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    this site had a lot of stuff you can try... the hair dryer thing sounds interesting...
    http://www.ehow.com/tips_13298.html

    "What really worked was heating the surface with the blow dryer for 30 seconds and then wiping the crayon stain off with a scrub damped in soapy water. I had to wipe it off again with a cloth damped in water to remove the soap from the wall. It worked so perfectly!"

    it is too bad you can't get to a magic eraser. i am obsessed with them! they're like the duct tape of cleaning supplies! :p
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    keep scrubbin'!!!!!!


    and no don't use bleach!

    Yeah, I scrubbed for a good long while. After I put the kids down for a nap I'll try again.
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  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    http://tipnut.com/21-crayon-busters-how-to-remove-crayon-from-walls/

    edit: umm, yeah, actually most of these sound kind of sketch. like the mayonnaise one. in high school i tried the mayo in the hair tip to make it super soft and instead it made it greasy, i smelled like mayo for two weeks, and gave me a severe repulsion to mayo.

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