Emulsion over crayon on wall?

[Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot]

Will it work?

Si

[Phil L]

no. Use methylated spirits to dissolve the wax, then wash area with scrubby pad and fairy liquid prior to repainting

[S Viemeister]

Not in my experience.

[Cash]

Fairy liquid will leave a residue that could cause problems - OP would be better off using sugar soap.

Cash

[Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot]

Ta both.

Si

[Clive]

Yes, but you will see the crayon through the paint. Common sense time, are you really that thick you need to be told to clean the wall?

[The Medway Handyman]

Are you on your period? First you have a go at John Stumbles & now Mungo.

[Steve Walker]

JML Magic Erasers have taken the crayon off for us on a number of occasions.

SteveW

[Stuart Noble]

Wax crayons are normally soluble in white spirit rather than meths. Comes off easily with a rag IME.

[Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot]

Everyone's a hero behind a keyboard.

There's a lot of crayon and I just wondered if modern paints would cover it. Ok?

Si

[Adrian C]

Except 'clive' - the cowardly Tiscali Idiot previously posting as "James R" ...

[Arthur 51]

I was watching (not enthusiastically) an episode of 'How Clean Is Your House? with the skinny old cow and the fat old bint. I think they used hairspray.

Arthur

[Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot]

And a lighter? Appropriate for most of the holes they see to.

Si

[ARWadsworth]

[Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot]

Thanks, dear chap. Odd that it says to just repaint if it's on a painted wall though.

Si

[ARWadsworth]

I thought that was odd as well.

I like the WD40 idea. Everybody has a tin of that somewhere in the house/car/garage.

Adam

[Owain]

I keep mine in the bedroom.

Owain

[ARWadsworth]

Is that because your wife draws on the bedroom walls with crayons?

Adam

[The Medway Handyman]

Ah. So it really is a lubricant?

[Dymphna]

Don't you have Magic Erasers in England? They take it right off the walls and don't harm the paint.