Wax and gum family: freeze, scrape, melt
How to get livestock marking crayon out
Paint sticks and marking crayons: wax and strong pigment.
Do this first
Scrape
Fresh stain
- Scrape
- Solvent or WD-40
- Dish soap
- Wash hot
- Oxygen for colour
Dried or old
- Repeat
- often a shadow remains on work clothes
- Fabric care
- Air dry until gone.
- Time
- 30 min
- How to tell
- Look: bright waxy streaks; Feel: waxy; Smell: none
Where this fix comes from
We check every fix against these published guides. We do not run a test lab of our own.
Before you start
- Test on a hidden seam first.
- Never mix cleaners.
- Keep it out of the dryer until the stain is gone.