what is the best way to get wax crayon out of clothing?

Answer 1

i have never personally tried it but i have heard that if you lay the clothing down with an old rag on top of it and iron over them both that the crayon comes out of the bottom one and will go into the top one. It is worth a try!!!!

Answer 2

*The dyes in crayons can cause permanent stains especially if set by heat, but here are things you can try.
The crayon is basically a wax you could refer to the site on wax removal from carpet. Basically you will want to place the stained area of clothes between an old white terry towels, using a iron (medium setting) melt the wax and the towel will act as a blotter, be sure to move the stain to a clean part of the towel frequently. Once there is no longer color transfer you have done all you can. The next thing to do is use the dry cleaning solvent as described in the tip on removing "Crayon from carpet" The technique is to blot or tamp the stain with the dry-cleaning solvent(use the same techniuw as described in the tip). The solvent can be purchased at some grocery stores or a carpet cleaning supply retailer.

Some people recommend WD-40 or a product called Goo Gone (found at most home centers) which you can try, but then you will have to remove the oil stain from the clothes, however that maybe a last resort WD-40 is effective in some cases. You can remove oil stains with a dry cleaning solvent. Recently I saw an article on these new crayola crayons that only mark a special type of paper and leaves nothing on any other surface, sound like a parents dream, but I guess that doesn't help you now.

Precautions:For fine fabrics you should go to a good Dry Cleaner and explain the nature of the stain for best results.*

Answer 3

Wax ~ Candle wax on the carpet isn't, strictly speaking, a stain, but it is related. A very good method of removing wax involves putting a paper towel (or coffee filter-type paper) over the spilled wax, and then putting a hot iron over the towel. The heat draws the wax up into the towel, which can then be discarded. The carpet beneath will be left wax-free and clean. This method also works a treat on getting wax out of clothing.
Candle wax, crayon, chewing gum, paint - Blot with solvent. If any staining material remains, treat area with mild synthetic detergent and ammonia. The last traces of color matter may be removed with a bleach.

Answer 4

You have to remove the wax part of the crayon first....I have always had luck with placing an absorbent paper towel over the wax and ironing the area...this also worked for me when I knocked over a candle on my carpet...just keep repeating with new paper towel until wax is gone then treat any stain left behind as usual...

Answer 5

wax crayon is like candle wax, so freeze and crumble off, followed by hot iron and absorbant paper towel, followed by nail varnish remover. Then launder as normal.

Answer 6

Put the clothing in the freezer for overnight the wax will crumble when you rub it in the morning. The wax shrinks and lets go.

Answer 7

there is a product called goo gone. is says on the bottle that it removes crayon safely from clothes. it is citric based so it won't stain anything either. you can get it at a drug store or a hardware store. Also online at http://www.googone.com/

Answer 8

with an iron...put an old towel over the crayon and iron it...this will melt the crayon to the old towel