Will it work?
Si
Emulsion over crayon on wall?
Mar 08, 2009
22 Replies
no. Use methylated spirits to dissolve the wax, then wash area with scrubby pad and fairy liquid prior to repainting
Not in my experience.
Fairy liquid will leave a residue that could cause problems - OP would be better off using sugar soap.
Cash
Ta both.
Si
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?
Are you on your period? First you have a go at John Stumbles & now Mungo.
JML Magic Erasers have taken the crayon off for us on a number of occasions.
SteveW
Wax crayons are normally soluble in white spirit rather than meths. Comes off easily with a rag IME.
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
Except 'clive' - the cowardly Tiscali Idiot previously posting as "James R" ...
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
And a lighter? Appropriate for most of the holes they see to.
Si
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Thanks, dear chap. Odd that it says to just repaint if it's on a painted wall though.
Si
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
I keep mine in the bedroom.
Owain
Is that because your wife draws on the bedroom walls with crayons?
Adam
Ah. So it really is a lubricant?
Don't you have Magic Erasers in England? They take it right off the walls and don't harm the paint.
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