How do you remove crayon marks from a washed and dryed load of jeans and khakis?

Question

Cranyon marks are blue and purple and are everywhere on every piece. The whole load.

Answer 1

put a piece of blank newsprint paper over and under the marks and iron it. the heat will melt the wax and the paper will absorb it. you can get newsprint cheap at any craft store. i don't recommend newspapers because you may end up with printing on your clothes.
after you get the wax out, use bleach on whites or pretreater on colors and then wash.
good luck.

Answer 2

I feel your frustration. Thank goodness we are past the crayons in the dryer stage---a long time ago. One way I used to get crayon out of fabric was to put a paper towel over the crayon spot and iron on top of the paper towel. Sometimes the heat will cause the paper towel to absorb the crayon. Almost worse than crayon is when a ball point pen goes through washer and dryer. I have lost many white uniforms to this over the years. Good luck.

Answer 3

Put plain paper bag and iron out what you can make sure you move the paper often and don't iron over the wet wax on another spot. Treat with ammonia and wash with the hottest water the garment is aloud, hair spray is great for ink, it is the Alcohol in it. With hair spray you immediately have to wash the garment if you use 91% Alcohol you are safer. alcohol works for alot of things as well as ammonia but do not mix ammonia ever with bleach Good luck its a hard and tedious job I often forget to check pockets and this the punishment you get LOL

Answer 4

The best product I use to remove stains from clothing is any brand of hair spray - trust me it works most of the time. Good Luck

Answer 5

ooo. not a pretty sight.


once it has been through the dryer, it may be hopeless.

Your best bet is to call or email the crayon company and ask for advice.