Dumb question - How permanent are "permanent" markers. (1 Viewer)

[EricG]

This is what comes of leaving a 5 year old alone for 10 minutes - and having permanent markers not under actual lock and key

I've got permanent marker all over my dining room table top (finished with polyurethane). Gum & Adhesive remover has faded it a bit, but is there anything that can remove it short of a belt sander??

 

[Chase77]

Rubbing alcohol works pretty well.

edit: Needs to be like 91% isopropyl

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Brakleen works great on Steel, dunno about wood.

 

[ar2stp48]

Spray a cotton ball of tip of a rag with carb cleaner, Berryman, and wipe. careful; maybe try in a hidden area first; cleaner may cloud some finishes--dont ask how I know.

 

[jrfj40]

2 yr old 5 minutes unsupervised
1 BLACK permanant marker
1 beige suede sofa and love seat

furniture TOTAL loss
lesson learned.

 

[gladly]

methyl hydrate, commonly found as gas line de-icer or fondue fuel.
works on every kind of marker I've had to deal with, fine for wood, unless it's a laquer finish I suppose, just don't rub hard, you won't likely need to

 

[EricG]

Thanks guys - tried acetone, alcohol, H2O2, tooth paste & brake cleaner. It's mostly gone, but you can still see some remnants if you know where to look.

 

[splitshot]

We all feel for ya buddy!
Ours was a leather Lazy Boy recliner...
Guess what the dog got for an expensive bed..

 

[rukowh]

hair spray

 

[Shipwreck]

How is the weather lately in Colorado? Many inks are subject to UV degradation. You might be able to set the table outside for a week and see what happens.
I recently had a similar experience with my two year old who did some extensive artwork on the front leather seats of my FZJ80 with a Sharpie. I tried the alcohol and brake cleaner trick without success because it was removing the dye from the seat and causing the ink to smear. I let it sit for a couple weeks while I looked into the cost of replacement leather. During those two weeks, the truck sat with the sun beating in through the drivers window and now the ink is gone.

 

[97 FZJ80]

I, too, had a similar experience with a 3 YO

Just go down to your local Wholefood's or natural food store and look for any citrus-based concentrated cleaner. I've used TKO (http://www.tkoorange.com/) but any one of the many concentrated citrus cleaners should work. They are expensive ($10 for a 10 oz bottle), but in full concentrated form, they will remove all the permanent ink from wood surface without damaging the finish.

PS. TKO states in their website that it removes permanent felt marker ink in full concentrated form.

Good luck!

 

[olympiccop2002]

I was using a permanent marker for marking lines on a laminate countertop and went over by quite a bit. I had no clue what to use either. I ended up using a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and it took it right off with a bit of scrubbing. It didn't leave any marks on the countertop and I just used it with a bit of water. Give it a try. It just might work...

 

[D'Animal]

Gooff Off and dont get the water based stuff.
Or you can just buy permanent magic marker remover.

 

[rockclmbr]

we wipe permanent marker writing off of metal and plastic at work all the time using 99% IPA.

 

[trucruiser]

Reminds me of this pic i seen. LOL
They look pretty proud.

 

[Heffenoche]

I was using a permanent marker for marking lines on a laminate countertop and went over by quite a bit. I had no clue what to use either. I ended up using a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and it took it right off with a bit of scrubbing. It didn't leave any marks on the countertop and I just used it with a bit of water. Give it a try. It just might work...

I'll second this. Permanant markers are no longer permanent.

 

[calamaridog]

we wipe permanent marker writing off of metal and plastic at work all the time using 99% IPA.

You use IPA for cleaning? You should be drinking it!