How to Remove Melted Crayon from Clothes

As soon as you discover that there are crayon stains on your clothes after taking them out of the dryer, take action immediately. The longer you let the stains remain, the harder it will be for you to get them out. First, find some absorbent material that will take on the wax once it has melted. You can use old rags or paper towels. I personally prefer using paper towels as they absorb faster and are thin enough that you can see if the crayon stain is transferring from your clothes onto the paper towel.

Set your iron to low at first and lay your paper towel on the crayon stain. Run the iron over several times, melting the wax and letting it transfer to the paper towel. Make sure you are constantly moving the iron along to avoid burning the paper towel. Do not set your iron to high heat; the crayon will easily melt at low or at most, medium heat. Carefully peel off the paper towel when you see that it has absorbed the crayon on your clothing. You may have to do this several times to get out the stains completely. Use a new paper towel each time or else you just might melt the stains back on your clothes.

Another way to get the stains out is by using WD-40. Spray the affected areas and let it soak for about an hour. For maximum soaking effect, use a paper towel and place it over the stains. Turn the garment over, stain side down, and spray with WD-40. This way, both sides of the cloth will have the spray soaking on it. After an hour or so, scrub off the stains on the clothes. You can use an old toothbrush for this. If there are still some stains remaining, spray with WD-40 once again and let it soak more.

You can also soak the clothes in hot water to get any stubborn stains left. Wait until the water's temperature goes down to where you can get your hands in to scrub the remaining marks.

Run the clothes once again in the machine, also using hot water. Wash with your detergent. WD-40 will leave an unpleasant smell, especially with your clothes having soaked in it for some time and you may need to wash the stink out more than once.

Don't forget to clean the dryer itself from the crayon stains. Spray an old rag with WD-40 and rub them off. Do not apply the wd-40 directly on the drum. After getting the stains out, run the dryer using old rags or a big wet towel that you don't use very much to get any leftover crayons inside and to make sure that your next batch of laundry will not be stained, too.