How to Get Crayon Stains Off of a White Upholstered Sofa

White upholstered sofas show stains very easily and require frequent spot cleaning to keep the couch looking new and pristine. In order to keep the sofa looking new, you need to check it often for stains, such as crayon stains. The faster you are able to clean the stain, the more thorough and efficient the entire process will be. Use solvents that won’t damage the couch, but test them first on a small area of the couch to make sure they won’t change the color or texture of the upholstery.

Plastic bag
Spoon
Water displacement spray
Liquid dish soap
Cloths
Spray bottle

Instructions

- 1
  Put 3 cubes of ice in a plastic bag. Hold the bag over the crayon stain until the wax in the stain hardens completely.
- 2
  Scrape off the now brittle crayon stains with the edge of a metal spoon. Don’t use any sharp objects as you can easily damage the upholstery.
- 3
  Spray water displacement spray on a clean cloth and blot it over the remaining stain. Blot until the stain is soaked. This will help remove the color as well as any remaining wax residue. Test this process first, though, on a small area of the couch.
- 4
  Tamp the stain with the cloth and apply more water displacement spray directly over the area.
- 5
  Apply one drop of liquid dish soap over the area and continue tamping to work the stain out of the upholstery. Use liquid dish soap that doesn’t contain any dyes as these can easily show up on white upholstery.
- 6
  Repeat the process until the entire stain is gone or until you can’t remove any more of it.
- 7
  Blot dry cleaning solution over the area until the stain is gone.
- 8
  Press a clean and dry cloth into the couch to soak up as much of the cleaning solution as possible. Mist the area with water from a spray bottle and blot it dry. Repeat the process until the couch is clean, rinsed and relatively dry.

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