mo2 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I just bought some Crayola dry erase crayons. The kids love them! It came with a little mitt thing to use as an eraser. Problem is, after 2 days, the mitt is pretty much coated with crayon wax. How can I get rid of it? Will washing it work, or will the water just bead up on the wax? Or, if you use something besides the mitt, what do you use? I don't buy paper towels, and it seems like with any other cloth I would have the same problem with the wax buildup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Barb_ Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 It says they wash clean from clothes so I'm thinking you could probably toss it in the wash. Try calling the Crayola customer service number and see what they say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 It says they wash clean from clothes so I'm thinking you could probably toss it in the wash. Try calling the Crayola customer service number and see what they say. Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to *try* to wash it anyway. I'm throwing it in the washer now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to *try* to wash it anyway. I'm throwing it in the washer now. Report back if you think about it. I was thinking about getting some of these for my daughter's b'day. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 We found old match-less socks to work great as dry erase board cleaners. Maybe they would be good for you to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 We found old match-less socks to work great as dry erase board cleaners. Maybe they would be good for you to use. This is exactly what I do. No need to wash--just throw away when they get too full of wax. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in MS Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I just use a damp dish rag. It takes the crayon off WAY better than the mitt and it washes clean in the washer. Warning! I let my dd just have at it, and she drew a huge red heart on our board and colored it in heavily. Well after using multiple cleaners (even writing over it with dry erase pins too) that red dry-erase crayon heart is still on our board. The only thing that even put a dint in it was one of those plastic scrub pads. But being afraid to take the surface off of the board I just left it, and we write over it. EXPO cleaner didn't do a thing either. THROW THE RED AWAY! if you treasure your board. Or make sure your kids only use it lightly. We didn't have this problem when she just wrote with it in a normal fashion, but that heavily colored heart will not move. Just in case anyone is wondering I have CRAYOLA dry-erase CRAYONS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyJ Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 We have gone through boxes of these. None of ours have left any marks at all. the kids usually just use a damp cloth to clean the board. I love these crayons myself. I write a memory verse on our board leave it for a month or more and it still comes off clean with just a little water and a wash cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in MS Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 We have gone through boxes of these. None of ours have left any marks at all. the kids usually just use a damp cloth to clean the board. I love these crayons myself. I write a memory verse on our board leave it for a month or more and it still comes off clean with just a little water and a wash cloth. But has anyone used them HEAVILY? I mean really heavy. I never had the red do like with normal use before. It always wiped right off with a damp rag. But not after that. It was only left on for about 3 or 4 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flux Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 My son colored many pretty orange pictures on my WALLS!:glare: It's been a couple of weeks and I haven't cleaned them yet. I can't come up with a good excuse for my wall-cleaning procrastination and laziness. Reading about the red now has me a little worried. I know one of the things I'm no longer procrastinating tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Report back if you think about it. I was thinking about getting some of these for my daughter's b'day. Barb It washed up fine. :) I should've just tried it to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 I just use a damp dish rag. It takes the crayon off WAY better than the mitt and it washes clean in the washer. Warning! I let my dd just have at it, and she drew a huge red heart on our board and colored it in heavily. Well after using multiple cleaners (even writing over it with dry erase pins too) that red dry-erase crayon heart is still on our board. The only thing that even put a dint in it was one of those plastic scrub pads. But being afraid to take the surface off of the board I just left it, and we write over it. EXPO cleaner didn't do a thing either. THROW THE RED AWAY! if you treasure your board. Or make sure your kids only use it lightly. We didn't have this problem when she just wrote with it in a normal fashion, but that heavily colored heart will not move. Just in case anyone is wondering I have CRAYOLA dry-erase CRAYONS. My son colored many pretty orange pictures on my WALLS!:glare:It's been a couple of weeks and I haven't cleaned them yet. I can't come up with a good excuse for my wall-cleaning procrastination and laziness. Reading about the red now has me a little worried. I know one of the things I'm no longer procrastinating tomorrow! Try Mr Clean Magic Erasers. They work really well for getting crayon off walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Try Mr Clean Magic Erasers. They work really well for getting crayon off walls. Rubbing alcohol works great too! It will even get permanent Sharpie off. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in MS Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Rubbing alcohol works great too! It will even get permanent Sharpie off. ;) Alcohol didn't touch that red crayon on my board. I have had it work on inks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 We just use a wet rag too - way better than the mitt and friction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raceNzanesmom Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I'll have to try these. I hate that dry erase markers erase with a bump of the hand. We use odd socks too for cleaning. Makes me feel better about having so many of them, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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