Removing Marks on a Dried Latex-Painted Wall

Remove any erasable marks on your dried latex-paint wall using an eraser; gently use an art eraser made of melamine foam to get rid of crayon marks. Combine 1 teaspoon of liquid dish detergent, 1 teaspoon of ammonia and one-third cup of borax with 1 gallon of warm water in a bucket. Soak a cleaning rag in this mixture and wipe the remaining marks off your wall.

Squirt an all-purpose cleaner on all of the marks you wish to remove from your dried latex-paint wall. Allow the cleaner to sit for about a minute. Scrub the marks away using a sponge or cleaning rag.

Sprinkle baking soda onto a damp rag and scrub the wall marks.

Squeeze a dab of a whitening toothpaste on a damp rag. Scrub the marks on your walls and rinse the toothpaste away with a clean, wet cloth.

Squeeze a drop of baby oil, mineral oil, eucalyptus oil, or a mentholated topical cream that contains eucalyptus oil onto a cleaning cloth. Wipe oil onto your latex wall’s marks. Allow the oil to remain on the wall for a minute, then scrub the marks until they go away. Wash the area with fresh water and a clean rag to remove the oil residue.

Spray an oil-based cleaner and solvent that contains glycol methyl ether onto your wall’s marks, particularly if you are trying to remove stubborn crayon marks. Allow the cleaner to sit for a minute, then wipe the marks away. Wash the area with soap and water.