How to Clean Permanent Marker
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No one knows why this works, but it does. If you get permanent marker or ink on a hard surface and you need to get it off, spray the ink with hairspray, let the hairspray set for thirty seconds and then wipe it off. Most of the ink will come off with it, and you can clean the rest off with soap and water.
It really does work on everything, including marker messes. Rub the mark with the Eraser and it will just disappear. Some surfaces don’t like the Eraser much, though, so check the package before you use it on something important.
My sister got some marker stains off her couch by using nail polish remover. Just dab the remover all over the ink, then blot off the ink and remover with a rag – don’t rub, you’ll end up smearing the marker and making a bigger mess. If the smell bothers you, spray the couch with Febreeze.
My daughter and her friends just love doodling on each other’s arms and hands with whatever marker they can find, so we’ve had to do this a lot. You can take off the marker skin art with Noxema, even if they used a Sharpie. Rub the Noxema in, then rinse it off with cold water. Keep doing it until the artwork is gone.
This is the only product I’ve ever found that will really get permanent marker marks off of anything, including clothing. It’s great stuff, but you have to be careful using it because it has very strong fumes. Follow the instructions on the package exactly and the marker stain will come right off of whatever it happens to be on.
To remove permanent marker from hardwood floors, simply spray bug spray on the area, leave for 10 seconds, and wipe off. Just be careful to wipe the area down with water or another floor cleaner after you’ve removed the ink. The bug spray residue will make the area slippery.
Rubbing alcohol and cotton balls.
Dab the cotton ball with rubbing alcohol and apply to mark lightly. The permanent marker stain is gone almost immediately. Rinse with plain water on a clean dish cloth.
To remove permanent marker from a dry erase board:
Color over the permanent marker with a dry erase marker,
it will wipe right off.
Use hairspray. It works great. Just get an old rag and dab the clothes with hairspray. It will take a very long time. But eventually it will come off.
Hope This Helps!!
Use Vinegar, dip soft cloth in vinegar and rub it on the marker stain, repeat the process if the stains are stubborn..it does help.
Rubbing Alcohol available in the Pharmacy Section of most stores (Target , K-mart , Walmart ..) definitely works in getting rid of permanent marker stains on hardwood floors.
if you use calone it will actullay come off just let it stay for 1 min. and it’s off
if no luck with that you can use hairspray or an eraser and erase away
BLACK Sharpie marker on oak table. Mr Clean Magic Eraser wiped it off as though it was never there! The finish was slightly dulled but after a spray with furniture polish it was as good as new.
Spray some chlone(however u spell it!). I got it on this leather type surface. Sprayed some and worked fab. Toothpaste dosen’t always work or dry erase markers, or nail polish remover(Worked O.K.), or Mr.Clean dry erase thang haha. Something like AXE!!!!!
My 2 year old got a hold of a thick black permanent marker and covered EVERYTHING in the living room. Toothpaste was amazing. It got it off of the hardwood floors, entertainment center, plastic toys, coffee table, rocking chair…every non-fabric surface.
Finger nail polish remover – takes seconds to remove from metal. Quick and perfect removal
it ''works''
all you need is alcohal on hard wood surfaces poor on let it sit there maybe two minutes use cotton ball or rag problem is gone
Hairspray!
I just got done using hairspray to take it off a white board!!! It took me less than 5 min. I would recomend this method to anyone, over and over again!
After finding Black Sharpie on leather chair, skin, clothing and a table, I used alcohol to remove ALL the stains. It didn’t dull the leather or the finish on the table.
Okay, so I got a pink shirt. Next day, TOTTALY ruined with permanent marker. Used my Oxie Clean degergant, didn’t work. Tried vingar and water mixed together, now you can barely see the stain!! Can only see if you look super close. I will and forever recomend this to anyone who askes!!
Sharpie red out of cotton
dipped white cotton piece of cloth (wash cloth) in rubbing alchol. Wet stained area with alcohol. Kept blotting ink area with clean cloth areas. stain completely lifted
big screen tv
My 2 year old granson wrote on the screen of big screen…..I tried usin alcohol, but it left marks…..is there anything else I can use,
permanent marker on white leather jacket
the jacket belongs to a 16 year old boy, it is his football letter jacket it has two marks on the sleeve, he is so upset. any help would be great.
permanent marker help!!!!
i need to remove permanent marker from the cloth of my trucks ceiling ….plzzzz help
help me get rid of permanent marker
well i really dont no what works im doin this as a science fair project so can someone tell me the fastest thing that works the best
thanx
help!!!
i am doing a science fair project in what solvent removes a permanent maker the best and i need some comments. I NEED HELP!!!!!! thanx
I had the magic marker problem even on my white leather couch. I tried alcohol, vinegar and everything else that was said on these comments. I found that what works the fastest and best was bug spray. The second fastest was sun block. This worked on leather, hardwood floors, my white entertainment center, tv… everything. Hope this helps
Help Pleasee(:
Im doing a science fair project about removing the color stains off of random things such as hardwood floors, plastic, paper, and otherss. If you know of anything I could put it on, or anything I could take it off with, it would help alot. Thanks(:
baby oil (johnsons)
well my two young neices and nephews were jumping on my leather couch plus they had permanent markers in there hand my neice accidently dropped hers while jumping it left a little dot but then my nephew thought it was fun so what he did was made it bigger with another permanent marker (black) so i got baby oil put it on a cloth then i rubbed gently on the sofa and it came out.
p.s. if it doesnt work then im sorry but it works on different things so. plus i used johnsons baby oil pink lid from boots chemist any shop will sell them even beauty shops. ok i hope i can help
thanks aneesah
thanks aneesah my son had used a black permanent marker i got really angry because my leather sofa was just 2 days old lol and then i found this website and used johnsons baby oil my son harry i think was relieved he is only 3 years old so i did forgive him i cant stay angry at his cute little face thankyou aneesah xxxxx
Hairspray miracle
While at our church decorating for my daughters 5th birthday My 2 yr old took permanant marker to the piano keys. The hairspray took it off!
It Worked!
Thanks for those of you who mentioned using alcohol and hairspray to remove permanent marker stain. It really worked. I really appreciate the help.
Crayola on piano
I got crayola marker on my piano and I cannot get it off!
Someone please help!!!!
-don’t know what to do
did help!
baby oil help to clean him really good without any pain and fuss….
it worked a bit
I was colouring in with a permanenet marker on my floor and it just went right through the paper so i tried this and some of it came off but not all of it