My youngest daughter had a blue crayon in her pants. The pants went into the dryer with the crayon. Now the entire load of clothes has blue stains everywhere. Is there a way to remove the stains and if there is, what's the best solution?
2006-10-23 15:28:55 · 8 answers · asked by JR 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Hope this helps Good Luck !
How to remove Crayons (Regular) from fabrics-fresh stains/heat-set stains(melted):
Materials
Laundry detergent
Liquid dishwashing detergent
WD-40® (car part lubricant)
Bleach for colored clothing (Clorox 2® or Biz®)
Paper towels
Procedure
Place the stained surface down on pad of paper towels, spray with WD-40, let stand a few minutes, turn fabric over and spray the other side. Apply liquid dishwashing detergent and work into the stained area, replacing towelling as it absorbs the stain. Wash in hot water with laundry detergent and bleach for about 12 minutes (use heavy soiled setting if there is no minute timer on your machine) and rinse in warm water.Special Note:Heat-Set Stains-Clean the drum of your dryer to remove any remaining wax residue. Spray a soft cloth with WD-40, and wipe the drum. Run a load of dry rags through a drying cycle to ensure that your drum is clean.
2006-10-23 21:16:03 · answer #1 · answered by javajoe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't panic Dad this may help. Use your Iron on a low setting or on the setting recommended by the clothing. ( Just look on the tag inside the clothes to see. Sometimes it will say. ) Put the clothing on an ironing board with an old piece of cloth beneath the stain and one on top of the stain. Now set the iron on top for a few seconds gently moving it back and forth. Now lift the top cloth to see if your crayon is beginning to melt. This should melt the crayon so that the old piece of cloth absorbs the stain. You may have to pass the iron over it a few times depending on the texture of the clothing. I hope it works. Don't scrub because you'll only spread the stain.
2006-10-23 16:32:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have not had the crayon through the wash but my little darling drew on the walls with her crayon, a friend that works in a child care centre gave me a bar of EXIT soap and it worked a treat. I have used it on heaps of other stains on clothes with great results, so crayon should be fine.
2006-10-23 17:22:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This might help...man do I remember when this happened to me...Scrape off excess with dull knife. Dry-clean in a coin-operated machine or take to a professional dry cleaner, explain what has happened, and request bulk cleaning. If stains still remain, fill washer with hot water. Add a water softener to hard water. Use the amount of SOAP for a washer load. Add 1 cup baking soda. Run washer for 10 minutes. If stain remains, work in soap paste. Run machine for 5 min. Launder as usual.
Good Luck...=)
~PEACE~
2006-10-23 15:42:30 · answer #4 · answered by no_doubt! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try baking soda. Make it into a paste with water, apply it directly to stains, and then put the clothing through wash. It works wonders. It's cheap and goes a long, long way.
You can place the fabric on an ironing board, then cover the stain with waxed paper (waxed side down). Place a wet rag on top of the paper and iron on high heat.
2006-10-23 17:09:54 · answer #5 · answered by datgurlronda 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I use hydrogen peroxide or plain old vodka on stains like that. I used the peroxide on many stains and it worked. Vodka works on blood stains, regurgitation stains and deep down stains in carpets and materials like rayon, silk, spandex. Good Luck!
2006-10-23 15:41:12 · answer #6 · answered by toreador2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I dont understand the question.
2006-10-23 15:35:37 · answer #7 · answered by NONAME 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
with a toothbrush, works for me.
2006-10-23 15:36:55 · answer #8 · answered by metalcruncher 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋