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• Steps
• Method 1 of 4: Removing the soft wax crayon
• Method 2 of 4: Removing unwashed wax crayon stains
• Method 3 of 4: Removing unwashed large wax crayon stains
• Method 4 of 4: Remove old and worn out wax crayon stains
• Tips
• What do you need

Your child loves to draw with wax crayons, but if it gets on clothes, you can feel like part of a piece of art. Luckily, you can get the wax crayon off the fabric. Read on to find out how.

Steps

Method 1 of 4: Removing the soft wax crayon

1. 1 Freeze your wardrobe item. Pieces of wax crayon must be removed before you begin to remove the stain. However, if you peel off with a soft pencil, the stain may spread to other areas.
   • Place the dirty clothes in the freezer for 30 minutes, until the pencil hardens.
2. 2 Scrape off the pencil. Use a small knife or putty knife to scrape cured pencil off your clothing.
   • Gently angle the point between the fabric and the pencil. Move the blade in one direction, and after each movement, clean the pencil from the blade with a clean paper towel.
   • Note that there may still be a stain from the pencil, but the pencil itself should come off completely.
3. 3 Place stained clothing between clean paper towels. Transfer it to an ironing board. The stain should be covered with paper towels on both sides.
   • Use white paper towels to avoid the risk of accidentally transferring color from paper towels to fabric.
4. 4 Press the garment down with a warm iron. Hold the warm iron on a paper towel for 5-10 seconds.
   • The heat should transfer the wax crayon stain from the clothing to the paper towel.
   • Do not use an iron to iron the garment, as this movement may spread the stain rather than remove it.
   • To avoid damaging your clothes, turn on the iron at a low temperature.
   • Change paper towels frequently. Change the soiled paper towels to clean ones every few iron strokes. Otherwise, the stain may transfer back to the clothing.
5. 5 Pre-treat the stain with a stain remover, which must be used before washing. Remove paper towels and apply stain remover to any remaining stains.
   • Dampen clothing with stain remover and let dry.
   • At this point, the stain should almost completely disappear with an iron, but some paint may still remain. However, a stain remover can do a great job of removing stain residue.
6. 6 Wash your clothes. Run a hot wash cycle and use your regular laundry detergent and bleach (if it can be used on a specific wardrobe item).
   • If you can't use standard bleach, try oxygen bleach instead.
   • Wash again if necessary. If after the first wash the stains become lighter, repeat the procedure with the same products.

Method 2 of 4: Removing unwashed wax crayon stains

1. 1 Place the stain on paper towels. Place about 6-12 paper towels in a stack with a wardrobe item stain side down on it.
   • Use white paper towels to avoid the risk of accidentally transferring color from paper towels to fabric.
2. 2 Spray the back of the stain with WD-40. Leave the product on the fabric for five minutes, then press.
   • To prevent the WD-40 from getting anywhere else, do it on a work surface such as a building rack, unfinished basement or garage floor.
   • WD-40 will remove the pencil as it is a solvent.This means that the product can get rid of even stubborn stains.
3. 3 Spray WD-40 on the other side of the garment as well. Turn the garment over, stain side up, and spray onto the stain.
   • After the second spray, do not leave the stain to soak. Click on it immediately.
   • Make sure the stain is still on the paper towels.
4. 4 Rinse. Rinse the pencil and WD-40 off the cloth under cool running water.
   • Rinse the wrong side of the fabric to rinse off all of the pencil and WD-40. Then rinse the front side.
5. 5 Apply liquid dish soap to the stain. Apply a drop of the product directly to the stain. Rub the product into the pencil with your fingers or a clean rag.
   • Place the stained cloth back on the paper towels for a few minutes to allow the towels to absorb any dye from the stain.
   • Rinse again in cool water before proceeding.
6. 6 If necessary, apply a stain remover to be used before washing. At this point, most of the stain should be gone. If not, use a stain remover.
   • Let the stain remover dry before proceeding.
7. 7 Wash and rinse clothing. Wash clothes at high temperatures with chlorine bleach.
   • If your clothes cannot be washed with standard bleach, use oxygenated bleach instead.
   • Use the highest possible temperature that can be used with your fabric.
   • Rinse clothing in warm water.

Method 3 of 4: Removing unwashed large wax crayon stains

1. 1 Add the stain remover to the hot water washer. Fill the washing machine with hot water. Add 1 cup (250 ml) borax, 2 scoops of detergent, 1 cup (250 ml) distilled white vinegar, 1 cup (250 ml) hydrogen peroxide, and 1 cup (250 ml) stain remover.
   • Wait for the ingredients to combine on their own, i.e. do not touch the mixture, do not add water or stained clothing.
2. 2 Place dyed clothing in the solution. Soak clothing in the solution and stir with your hands for a few minutes.
   • Wear rubber gloves to protect your hands if you have sensitive skin.
   • Stir the clothes in the solution in a circular motion.
   • Make sure the clothes are completely soaked, not just the stained areas.
3. 3 Leave to soak. Leave the garment in the solution for at least 1 hour.
   • If you have time, soak your clothes overnight so the cleaning chemicals can penetrate the fibers more effectively.
4. 4 Start a rinse cycle. After soaking, turn the machine into rinse mode to rinse out the cleaning solution.
   • Do not take your clothes out of the washing machine yet.
5. 5 Wash your clothes as usual. Use warm or hot water and washing powder.
   • If possible, also use chlorine or oxygen bleach.
   • Repeat as necessary. It may take two or three wash cycles before the stains completely disappear from the fabric.

Method 4 of 4: Remove old and worn out wax crayon stains

1. 1 Put the dyed clothing back in the washing machine. If you take your clothes out of the dryer and notice that an accidental pencil has stained the entire batch, it is best to wash them again.
   • First, make sure no wax crayons get into the washing machine.
   • Scrape the pencil off the surface of the washer or dryer before washing your clothes again.
2. 2 Perform another wash cycle using hot water, detergent and baking soda. Fill the machine with hot water and add a cap of detergent and 1 cup (250 ml) baking soda. Wash your clothes on a standard wash cycle.
   • Remove clothing from the washing machine and check for stains. If not, dry your clothes. If there are still pencil marks on the fabric, do not dry it.
3. 3 Wash the garment again, if necessary, using chlorine or oxygen bleach. If the stains are not completely washed out, bleach will help you. Make sure bleach can be used with your clothes.
   • Alternatively, try a fermented laundry product instead of bleach.
   • Soak clothes for 30 minutes in bleach before washing.

Tips

• If you notice wax crayon stains after washing and drying your clothes, the crayon may be in the washer or dryer. Clean them to prevent the pencil from staining anything else.
  • Spray WD-40 onto a soft, clean cloth. Use this cloth to wipe the drum.
  • Clean the remaining stains with a cloth dampened in soapy water and then with a third cloth dampened in clean water, rinse the drum.
  • Test the dryer by running a standard drying cycle and loading dry rags into the dryer.

What do you need

• Freezer
• Small knife or spatula
• White paper towels
• Ironing board
• Iron
• Stain remover to be applied before washing
• Chlorine bleach, oxygen bleach, or fermented laundry product
• WD-40
• Dishwashing liquid
• Bura
• Washing powder
• Vinegar
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Latex gloves
• Soda