Hi Ladies! I hope someone can help me with this problem. Somehow a purple crayon got mixed up in my load of a white table cloth & napkins – UGH!!! I managed (with the help of a Shout Color Catcher-LOVE those!) to get the purple out of the linens, but because I washed them on hot, the crayon had melted all over the drum of my 1-year old HE Maytag washer! Anyone have any suggestions on how to get the purple off the drum before I set it for good or ruin some clothes?? Thanks! ~ B.
Thanks Ladies! Lots of good suggestions. The one I used (simply because I had it in my house and could try it first) was the Magic Eraser - AMAZING!! I had tried rubbing the crayon with a damp cloth and was scrubbing with no results. Then I got the Magic Eraser suggestion and after I wet the Magic Eraser I only had to wipe (yes, wipe, not scrub!) and it came right off - no more purple washer! Even the waxy residue that was on the side of the drum came off easily. My washer is back in service and my family & I thank you as we can begin to see the floor again! LOL ~ B.
A Mr. Clean Magic Eraser will do the trick. I have gotten crayon, ink, playdough, lipstick, grease, etc. off of my washer drum with it. It removes just about anything and should wipe easily off.
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Hi B., try Mr Clean eraser...its gets EVERYTHING clean! Walls, shoes, EVERYTHING!!!!!! Good Luck
Is the crayon on the washer drum still waxy? Can you melt it off with a hair dyer? AF
Magic Eraser worked for me on every surface I've tried it on at my house for crayon! Just water and elbow grease (but not a ton!) good luck
I have heard a cloth with baking soda will help...but I also saw the show "How Clean is Your House?" and the ladies got a crayon off of a metal door by using a hair dryer and they held it on the crayon for around 30 secs to melt the wax, then they took a rag with baby oil and wiped the door clean....since your drum is probably the same material as the door, it would probably work as well....or just run the dryer a few minutes to warm it up and then use the baby oil.
Use WD-40. That stuff is amazing it will even take playdough out of carpet.
I just had this happen and used a magic eraser....other times if it's stubborn I use Goo Gone...but take time to breath! cuz that stuff is potent! in other words pull your head out of the dryer and open some windows~!
vinegar, vinegar, vinegar! It's the BEST product EVER! Go online to vinegartips.com (there are others too) and you will find a remedy! Ususally, just use full strength vinegar, but you may need to mix with baking soda (1:3 vin:soda). Cheap and won't damage even if it doesn't work...though I bet it does.
Hi B.!
WOW! you are busy! Yikes! Anyway, I had a similar problem with a blue ballpoint in the dryer.. gotta love the hubby and the pen in the shirt pocket gig! LOL, I used a product called Goo Gone, it worked fairly well. MOST of the pen dissappeared only after I tried this... and it was MANY hours.. as in a couple of days later. The next time it happened (yes, It happened twice) I tried the goo gone only and it got all the pen out, it has also removed gum from the dryer, and some other unknown substance ... You can pick it up at Walmart, it is in a smaller clear bottle with a black pump spray lid, but the product is a yellow-gold color. It works great for getting rid of sticky things. .. hence the name. Otherwise, my fav. product for crayon mishaps is a green product called BIOKLEEN all purpose, It is in a clear spray/pour bottle with a grass green label. You can find it at Ukrops/Healthway/Wholefoods.. or anywhere else that you know that sales green products I would imagine. Sorry to ramble. I know your pain :-) Hope it helps, and best of luck!
I just had a beautiful orange dryer, thanks to my 4 yr old & his crayon. I was trying Oxiclean spray pre-treat & a dish cloth with net on one side & was making minimal progress. Frustration took over about 30 minutes in, and since I had no magic eraser that everyone says are so great, I resorted to something I had on hand... Glass top stove cleaner- non-abrasive so it didn't scratch the enamel and in the same amount of time that it took me to clean 1/3 of a dryer panel, I was able to finish entire dryer. I felt a lot better about this than the WD-40 suggestion I had gotten earlier today @ work, as this stuff is not flammable!!! Now on to the clothes that are all spotted with orange, uurgh! ~M. H, Port Charlotte, Florida
Hmm, that could be tough since its all melted on. I would try the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
Hi B., I haven't had this happen to me; but I saved the responses to a similar request to my files just in case it did.
One helpful response led me to the following link: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf690227.tip.html. It has many suggestions if you read through them. The most helpful seemed to be using either Comet cleanser as a paste or regular toothpaste (not gel) on a sponge or magic eraser.
Another person responded with the following: "After finding our clothes with purple crayon in the dryer I was sick. I googled "crayon in dryer" and came up with using wet dryer sheets along with a few wet hand towels. It worked almost 100%. I just took a wet dryer sheet and scrubbed the warm dryer. Presto! It was gone."
Hopefully, one of these suggestions will help you. I would be very careful about using any flammable product in the dryer. Please message me back and let me know what you found to be the best way to remove the crayon from the dryer.
K.
Try either a magic eraser or Goo Gone. I haven't had this experience but, I have with gum in the dryer. Good luck!
Hope this helps. ~Jen
Oh, I hate when that happens! I use Goo Gone or Citra-solv for anything waxy or gummy. It's made of all natural citrus oils and dissolves messes like that. Only thing is that since it's oily, you might want to take a cloth with some soap or run a short cycle to wash the residue off once the crayon marks are gone. Otherwise, you might end up with some oil spots on your clothing during the next load.
