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Any magic for removing crayons  

post #1 of 10
10/20/04 at 3:54am
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... from the wall? Natural magic, that is.
post #2 of 10
10/20/04 at 1:55pm
I have no idea if it is natural or not, but that Mr. Clean magic eraser thing is AMAZING! Our landlords painted our whole place with flat paint (ugh!) and we get scuffs on the walls all the time. It takes it off instantly!
post #3 of 10
10/20/04 at 2:16pm
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Originally Posted by PapayaVagina
I have no idea if it is natural or not, but that Mr. Clean magic eraser thing is AMAZING! Our landlords painted our whole place with flat paint (ugh!) and we get scuffs on the walls all the time. It takes it off instantly!

I will second this... there are no chemicals, you just wet it with water and wipe. It is the type of sponge that makes it work.
post #4 of 10
10/20/04 at 4:01pm
I'm not a mod, but can I gently remind people that not only is this Natural Home & Body Care, but the OP specifically asked for natural suggestions? Thanks

OP: A paste of baking soda & Dr Bronner's liquid soap can do wonders. Don't be too gung-ho with it, though, 'cause it can actually take the paint off if you get carried away!

My usual method is to mix it a little thinner than frosting, wrap a damp rag around my fingers, dip it in the paste & rub very gently in small circles. It's worked on all wall-crayonings I've tried it on except one.
post #5 of 10
10/22/04 at 6:49pm
I have found that a microfiber cloth with just water or a little bit of orange oil cleaner works wonderfully to remove crayon from numerous surfaces.....HTH...
post #6 of 10
10/22/04 at 7:13pm
Orange oil. rubbed on the drawings with a rag will remove the crayon marks.

And baking soda will scratch up paint, of course that scratching wont show up in flat paint.
post #7 of 10
10/22/04 at 9:28pm
Oh THANK YOU! I'm going to try the orange oil myself! We have one, um, mural : that won't come off with baking soda, and I *am* afraid to grind away the paint with it.
post #8 of 10
10/22/04 at 10:01pm
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I will second this... there are no chemicals, you just wet it with water and wipe. It is the type of sponge that makes it work.
http://mothering.com/discussions/sho...d.php?t=119886
Sorry.
post #9 of 10
10/23/04 at 12:25am
My ds's doc said she uses white tooth paste to remove crayon from her walls, and we have many works of art on our walls that we have not got around to removing. We also have a sponge eraser that sounds similar to the mr. clean one, but we got it from Japan a few years ago... it was a microfiber foam cleaner that eventually rubs away, and it could take the paint off of a car, so I would hesitate to use it on a wall. I think we will give the orange oil a try along with the tooth paste, someday, maybe.
post #10 of 10
10/23/04 at 1:47pm
Just used toothpaste (our landlords on his way over) and it worked (on most of the crayon) and our walls are minty fresh
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