tkoppel@udenva.UUCP (Ted Koppel) (09/15/85)
Since this newsgroup seems to be where people ask people how to get rid of problems.... My dear sweet 3 year old daughter took a Crayola crayon and proceeded to write all over her (black) chalkboard. Washing the board doesn't remove the lines. I figure that I could scrape the lines off with a blade, but that might ruin the board. Does anyone know of any solvents that can be used to remove crayon marks from chalkboards or walls without damaging the surface? Thanks. -- Ted Koppel : University of Denver Penrose Library : 303-871-3429 {boulder, cires, cisden, denelcor, hao, nbires}!udenva!tkoppel {bilanc, csm9a, elsi, koala}!udenva!tkoppel
lws@hou2d.UUCP (L.SAMOCHA) (09/17/85)
I have had good results with one of the 'soft-scrub' products for cleaning bathroom fixtures and such. It is abrasive enough to get the crayon or even 'marker' off, but leave the board surface intact. This also works on 'white board' even better. LWS hou2d!lws
elliot@well.UUCP (Elliot Fabric) (09/18/85)
WD-40 removed some otherwise unremovable crayon marks from both a painted wall and wood paneling. Nothing else would. I would try WD-40.
marysue@hpfcla.UUCP (09/19/85)
Bon Ami Cleanser is very gentle, but abrasive enough to clean. It is recommended for stainless steel cookware and corning ware things, because it doesn't scratch. But, I've never tried it on crayon stains on a blackboard. I would, though. Mary Sue Rowan hpfcla!marysue
laman@ncr-sd.UUCP (Mike Laman) (09/19/85)
When I worked in a pool hall, I used Lysol spray to remove ink from smooth painted surfaces. I recently tried it on some crayon we had on an exterior wall on our house, but didn't remove it all. I suspect this is because the wall is a bit ruff. I would be tempted to try Lysol. My second try would be WD-40. It takes tar off of a car, but lord knows what it will do with crayon on a chalkboard.