How do I clean crayon or permanent marker marks off walls?
Addresses the common childhood mishap of unwanted drawings on painted walls, offering solutions for both wax crayon and ink-based permanent marker.
- Remove crayon with baking soda and marker with rubbing alcohol4
Treat crayon and permanent marker as two separate problems. Baking soda or non-gel white toothpaste gently abrades crayon wax off painted walls, while rubbing alcohol dissolves the dye-based ink in permanent markers.
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🛠️ Baking soda, non-gel white toothpaste, rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizer, cloths, sponges, cotton balls, Magic Eraser (optional)
- Remove crayon marks with WD-403
Spray WD-40 onto a cloth and wipe crayon marks off painted walls. The petroleum-based solvents in WD-40 dissolve the wax binder in crayons, making the pigment easy to lift without heavy scrubbing.
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🛠️ WD-40, clean cloths, dish soap, water
- Dissolve permanent marker with alcohol-based hairspray2
Spray alcohol-based aerosol hairspray onto permanent marker stains and blot immediately. The ethanol and isopropanol in older-formula aerosol hairsprays act as solvents that break down the dye in permanent marker ink.
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🛠️ Aerosol hairspray (alcohol-based), clean cloths