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Cleaning Materials
Water
Wash with water. On unfinished marble, pastels will leave a residual stain. -
Cleaning Materials
Dull Knife or Metal Spoon
Paper Towels
Gently scrape with a dull knife and lot with a paper towel, removing as much oil pastel as possible. Be careful not to cause additional damage to the fabric. Consult a professional dry cleaner. -
Cleaning Materials
Comet Cleaner
Wash with Comet cleaner EXCEPT Pink and Red Violet, which cannot be removed. -
Cleaning Materials
Cotton Balls
Dull Knife or Metal Spoon
Ice Cubes
Liquid Dish Soap Preferred Dawn or Joy
Rubbing Alcohol
Scrape off as much oil pastel as possible. Use ice cubes to chill the oil pastel making it easier to scrape away. Saturate a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol and blot the stained area. If stain persists, rub liquid dish soap into the stain and wash as normal. Repeat as needed.
Dryer Drum: Wipe the stained area with paper towels to remove as much oil pastel as possible. Use Mr. Clean Magic Eraser per the manufacturer's direction. Clean, dry rags can be placed in the dryer and ran through a cycle to remove any remaining stain. Repeat as needed.
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Cleaning Materials
Liquid Dish Soap
Soft Cloth
All colors can be removed with water except blue, brick red and red, which can be removed using liquid dish soap.