Comments on: How to Remove Crayon Stains From Walls

on 3/11/2007 After spending 20 minutes in the kitchen cleaning, I came out to find my husband asleep on the couch and our 3 year old as quiet as a mouse...not a good "sound". When I walked into her brightly painted yellow room and saw giant forest green crayon circles painted absolutely everywhere. They were up every wall, she even stood on a chair to reach up higher. She colored her door and her white wooden window blinds. I immediately came to the computer to find a solution. I tried the dryer sheets but knew that would take close to two weeks to finish. I looked under my sink and found the ORANGE CLEAN brand Kitchen & Bathroom Wipes. They are like a thick dryer sheet, but are wet with orange cleaner. One side is a scrubbier texture than the other. THIS WAS A MIRACLE WORKER!!! We, daughter helping, got the entire room clean in less than 10 minutes and no residue. It looks like she never lifted a crayon at all. Now the crayons are high on top of her bookshelf, but at least if it were to ever happen again, I know it would come off. Incredible, saved our Sunday.

on 1/13/2007 I second the combo approach. I heated the crayon with a hair dryer... when I tried to wipe with a paper towel, it did not come off the whole way, BUT, when I used a dryer sheet, it almost instantly disappeared! Must have something to do with the softener on the sheet. It did leave a bit of a residue, but I rubbed over with paper towel, then a Magic Eraser, and unless you know to look there, you could never tell. And this was magenta crayon on dark green painted walls!!

on 8/8/2006 WD-40 works like a charm!!

on 8/8/2006 Use Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.

on 8/6/2006 Goo Gone works great for many wall or floor stains, like crayon.

on 7/24/2006 While spending the night at my pal's house, we were helping his mom by cleaning. There was crayon on the wall, so I put hand lotion on the marks and scrubbed with a nail file. It worked!

on 7/14/2006 Dryer sheets removes crayon from walls. As well, I just used one to get crayon off my TV screen. Worked great!

on 6/30/2006 I plunged the dollar store trays I used for holding crayons into hot water to which I'd added liquid detergent. Then I rubbed each with a cloth. It was easy, and I can reuse the freshened trays for next year's class.

on 6/30/2006 The WD-40 worked miracles on my walls. My daughter thought the walls looked better red than eggshell. But, the WD-40 took it off in seconds. I had tried Grease lightening, ammonia and bleach, with no luck.

on 6/30/2006 Use baking soda with a little water, rub it on crayons marks on the wall. The marks come off easily, just wipe it off with a wet rag.

on 6/30/2006 Use a hairdryer on the affected area for about 30 seconds to melt the wax in the crayon. You can then use an all-purpose cleaner and sponge to remove the residue.

on 2/10/2006 My son decided to 'Go Picasso' on us one day in his bedroom (he is three) and I forgot the crayons were in his room. He marked a lot of places on the walls he has 3 yellow walls and one red backdrop wall. He marked on all of the yellow walls! I phoned my mother and she said to use baking soda. Just make a paste with it and put it onto the stains and then rub lightly with a damp cloth until the stain is removed. Repeat if necessary. Rinse with a damp cloth after removing stains to remove any residue left from the crayon or baking soda.

on 1/25/2006 Spray just a little WD-40 onto the little masterpiece, and let it sit for a moment. Don't put too much on or it will run down the wall. Then put really hot water onto a terrycloth washcloth, ring it out good then scrub just a bit. It should come right off. The WD-40 is heavier than the crayon and actually gets under the crayon and lifts it up. Then use a bit of Dawn dishsoap on the rag which helps remove any residual oil.

on 1/4/2006 Try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser -- also available by other brand names. You simply add water to the sponge/eraser and gently rub the crayon marks. No cleaning product chemicals or unhealthy fumes.

on 1/4/2006 I couldn't imagine putting lighter fluid on my walls in the toy room. Just buy a Magic Eraser for a couple of dollars, wet it, and rub. I was able to clean a whole wall as high as my 3 year old could reach. It did take a little elbow grease, but my house isn't going to burn down.