Cleaning and Stain Removal - Crayon and Chalk stain on a stucco wall!

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breanna.torres
05-30-08, 03:31 AM
Can somebody tell me how to remove crayon and chalk of of this darned wall??? I have tried the magic eraser and it was just ground into bits, I tried a heavy duty scrub brush and bleach, steel wool... I'm moving and have to get this stuff off of the outside of my stucco house. Any ideas?? I'll try anything!!!

the_tow_guy
05-30-08, 04:54 AM
Pressure washer maybe, but you would have to be real careful about not damaging the stucco itself.
marksr
05-30-08, 05:09 AM
If all else fails, you can take a hunk of mortar or a piece of cinder block and rub the area with it. Basically it removes a thin layer of stucco............ but this may leave the area looking different than the rest of the stucco.

tjlowing
05-30-08, 07:20 AM
If the crayon area isn't too big, you might try heating it up with a blow dryer to melt it and wiping it with a cotton rag.
twelvepole
05-30-08, 11:50 AM
WD40 works. Never tried the Mr. Clean Magic Erasers, but many swear by them.
the_tow_guy
05-30-08, 01:02 PM
I love the Magic Erasers, but their limitation is the texture of the surface.
Docduck
06-01-08, 01:26 PM
It will take a solvent to break the wax down in the crayon..mitch has it dead on wd 40 or rubbing alcohol should do the trick...i just removed paint today with the rubbing alcohol