OT - ARGGHHH! Crayon in laundry

[mom2alix]

Can I cry on your shoulder? I just washed a huge load of laundry and went to get it out of the dryer only to discover that apparently a PURPLE crayon had gone along for the journey. I don't think beating my head against the desk is going to get the crayon out, but that's all I can think to do. To quote Rabbit "Why do these things always happen to me? Why, oh why, oh why?"

 

[2Monkeys]

YIKES !

There is some stuff that we use called De-Solv-It that gets out grease, oil & wax that works pretty good. Also there are Stain Devils that I believe have a formula for crayons.

Good luck!!!!!!

 

[mom2alix]

Okay, I've tried Tide and Baking Soda and then I tried washing with Borax! Anyone have any other ideas?

A couple of Dh's nice work shirts were in that load and he is going to be SO upset. He has class tonight so I have a little more time to try to get it out.

 

[mom2alix]

YIKES !

There is some stuff that we use called De-Solv-It that gets out grease, oil & wax that works pretty good. Also there are Stain Devils that I believe have a formula for crayons.

Good luck!!!!!!

Thanks! I will have to try that. Where do you buy it? Target? Grocery Store? Online?

 

[2Monkeys]

I have gotten them both from WalMart in the past, but lately have not seen DeSolvIt. Maybe you'd have better luck at Target.

 

[belle&beast]

I have used Grease Relief to get lipstick out of clothes after being washed and dried. It may work for you, too. I bought it at the grocery store in the laundry aisle. I believe it is a red bottle. Good luck!

 

[bumbershoot]

Relatively easy!

I used Simple Green, which is an environmentally sound cleaner that can wash clothes, especially cloth diapers, BUT is also a great de-greaser that can be used on car tires!

I washed, a few times, the load of laundry that I did that to (they also went through the dryer, so if that didn't happen to you you're so lucky!), and all but I think one or two items still had grease marks. For those I did spot treatments, and DH (the one who remembered I used Simple Green) doesn't remember we had to toss any clothes.

Now, cleaning the dryer, THAT was a chore!

You only use a small amount per load of laundry, by the way.


I can easily find Simple Green in the tire/car care section of Target, and in various sections of various grocery stores...

 

[MomNeedsVacay]

This was totally on the Martha Stewart show today...they go through a step by step of how to get out crayon soiled laundry... Good luck and this is my 75th POST!!!!!!

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

OMG...this happened to me when I was doing last minute laundry the night before a trip to Disney-talk about stressful. The only thing I had in the house was that Dryel home dry cleaning solution (part of the kit) and I tried that. WOW...that stuff is AWESOME! It got out black and orange crayon from everything-even the white areas of clothes. Nobody ever knew we had a laundry mishap. I highly recommend it. I use that solution for all my stains now since I haven't found anything else to compare. Good luck and take heart that these things happen to the best of us!

 

[seashoreCM]

Don't know whether this works but someone wrote to a newspaper column several years ago and suggested it:

Put the clothes, dry, in the freezer. This makes the crayon wax brittle and then by flexing the fabric, most of the wax flakes off.

Unrelated hints: http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/clean.htm

 

[RCBA]

This happened to me, only it was green crayon in WHITES!!! Oxyclean got 99% of it out.