Ever since I learned about using Mayonnaise to get crayon off the wall I have been obsessed with it.  I am embarrassed to say that I have spent way to much time thinking about it and wondering if the Mayonnaise would get other things off the walls or if it was just for crayons.
I finally got enough courage to draw on my wall with pen and permanent marker so I could test it out.
I choose a very discrete place in my pantry that wouldn't show if the Mayonnaise failed to remove the ink, and made two pretty little scribbles. 
I rubbed Mayonnaise all over the two marks and let it sit for several minutes.  I then came back to scrub the the spots and...... 
Oh poop!  Didn't even smudge it.
Welp, looks like I have some researching to do.  Several websites I found said that regular hand sanitizer will get any ink off the wall.  I grabbed what was in my diaper bag, squirted a bit on a rag and scrubbed at the ink. 
The Verdict: Hooray! Both the pen and the permanent marker came right off with very little effort.  A little bit of the paint came off with it but not much.  
I now have a way to clean crayons, pen ink and permanent marker from my walls.  Lets hope my little gal doesn't find the acrylic paint. 
I tried mayo on the dry erase marker on my pantry door... no go idaho. i guess i'll try hand sanitizer :)
ReplyDeleteOh I wish I would have known these cool tricks when my kids were little!!
ReplyDeleteToothpaste (with fluoride) works very well to remove stains from many things - permanent marker, pen, nail polish; walls, sheets.
ReplyDeleteThat's one I have never heard of. I'm sure I will have a chance to try it in the near future.
DeleteTry a Mr. Clean eraser pad. It works on everything and every surface.
ReplyDeleteNot on magic market.
ReplyDeleteNot on magic marker.
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