<p>Simply take a piece of sandpaper and rub your eraser on it. Voila! As good as new!<br/><em>Tip from Soumya </em></p><p>The fastest way to clean an eraser is to simply rub it on the carpet. You probably don&#39;t want to do this on a really good carpet, but I was constantly doing it in school and it worked every time.<br/><em>Tip from Amber Knight</em></p><p>When your art eraser becomes too dirty, place it in a pocket of jeans and allow it to go through the washing machine. Comes out clean as can be!<br/><em>Tip from Jill Macfarlane</em></p><p>For dirty art erasers, I wash them with water and dish soap and the dirt rubs off.<br/><em>Tip from L Logan</em></p><p>I usually rub a dirty eraser on the shirt I&#39;m wearing to clean it, or a trouser leg. Hopefully, I&#39;m wearing painting clothes at the time (but not always!).<br/><em>Tip from <a data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/marion-boddy-evans-2573583" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-ordinal="1">Marion Boddy-Evans</a></em></p><p><strong>More Painting Tips:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/acrylic-painting-tips-for-beginners-2578746" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="2">Acrylics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/top-tips-for-beginning-oil-painting-2578745" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="3">Oils</a></li><li>Pastels</li><li>Watercolours</li><li>Figure Painting</li><li><a data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/painting-lessons-4132661" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-ordinal="4">Colour Mixing </a></li><li>Composition</li><li><a data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/painting-4132663" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-ordinal="5">Inspiration and Creativity </a></li><li><a data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/learn-to-paint-4132662" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-ordinal="6">Fur Painting</a></li><li>Framing</li><li>General Painting Tips</li></ul>