Monday, September 12, 2011

Clothes Dried with a Crayon?

A facebook friend posted a plea for help.  Somehow a brown crayon ended up in the dryer with an entire load of jeans, and she needed to know how to remove that melted crayon.  One of her friends posted this answer, and I'm grabbing it - just in case.  Yes, my kids are all grown up and don't often use crayons, but you never know.  It's amazing the things that end up going through the laundry - even though I always check the pockets, things just seem to sneak through.

So, if you've had a crayon go through the wash with your jeans, try the following:
  • Turn the stain upside down on top of white paper towels. 
  • Spray the back of the stain with WD-40 and allow it to sit for five or so minutes
  • Next, use your liquid dish washing detergent. Apply onto the crayon stain back and work into the stain.
  • Launder in hot water, as hot as the fabric will allow. 
  • You can also add color safe bleach to the washing if this is allowed according to the manufacturer’s directions. 
  • Rinse well and air dry.
If you've tried this, let me know if it works, or if you have another suggestion, please share.  Thankfully, it's usually a tissue that goes through my laundry with the clothes, which is annoying, but not then end of the world - and just requires a little picking off of the clothes.