My 4 year old angel decided that it would be a good idea for her to take a red dry-erase marker to her walls, furniture, toys, sheets, windows, and just about everything else in her room while she was supposed to be sleeping. This sneaky little girl was so quiet I thought she was sleeping...boy did she make me look like a sucker on this one :) How do I get this off!!!?!?! I've tried Clorox Wipes, Mr Clean Magic Eraser, charcol lighter fluid (which will remove about anything from anything), goo gone, and good old fashioned soap and water and nothing even begins to touch it. On top of it all, we JUST painted her room, furniture and got her a new bed....everything is white except for her walls which are purple so it's not like the red "blends in". Does anyone know anything that will get this off or am I going to have to repaint the walls and furniture again?!?! PLEASE HELP!!!!
My youngest did similar in our playroom last summer... but lucky for me the room isn't fnished yet so he only got the contrete floor and his jeans. NOTHING takes off dry erase markers. We tried even the board cleaner that is for dry erase and rubbin alcohol but nothing even touched it. When I realized the jeans weren't fixable (it was all over them) I bleached them.... and the green marker was still there.
I don't know if you could paint over it... but from my experience nothing takes it off.
oh boy.. what a mess.. I dont know for sure but I know hairspray works well with ink.. maybe it would help with that?? really no clue just a suggestion.. I hope you can figure it out.
I have no idea if Magic Eraser didn't work I'd say nothing will.
But I had no idea how awful a dry erase marker could be so I will be taking away all of my daughter's TODAY and I have learned something new. Sounds worse than a permanent marker. And to think my daughter needed dry erase markers on her school supply list this year scares me she may stain all her school clothes.
try rubbing alcohol. i know it will work on sharpies. First though I would call the numbner on the back of the box, or go online and find a phone #for the company. Talk to them, and they will haver good ideas on how you can erase this product from the wall!!!
My 3-year-old son just did this in our church basement on Sunday. During a reception for a baptism, he and his little cousin decided to play/draw on the dry erase board in the back of the reception room to entertain themselves.
Though I hesitated at first, I finally let it go with the thought `great, something to keep them out of trouble while the big people chat.' Oh boy, what a mistake that was! After 10 minutes of the two of them busily drawing stick people and making multi-colored designs, he must have got "confused" and thought the wall next to the board was erasable too. To my horror I discovered a mondo "tornado" of black scribbles. Though concentrated to one area, he practically colored one spot totally black with no cream (the color of the "newly painted" church wall) poking through.
Before the pastor got wind of what was up, I found a spray bottle of "Spic and Span" under the church's kitchenette sink and a scotch-brite scrubber sponge (you know the ones for cleaning bathtubs, with the dark green scratchy/brillo type stuff on one side, regular sponge on the other). I sprayed on ton of the Spic and Span on the wall, and went to town scrubbing with the brush. It took a little elbow grease, but it all came off the wall, and miraculously the wall (which was in an off-white oil based high-gloss paint) the wall was not damaged, and no trace of it was left behind. Don't know where the church got this stuff, but I have seen it in some stores..places like K-Mart, Fleet Farm, Menard's.. more hardware type places.
As for fabric, about 4 days later, my husband somehow got black permanent marker on a mock-suede jacket of mine while working on something in our coat closet. He still hasn't given me a good reason why he was anywhere near that coat with a permanent marker! Anyhoo... he used this spray cleaner from Home Depot called "Folex". The marker came right out. No need to follow up with water or anything. The ink comes up pretty easily. Just rub gently with a dry cloth or towel. Apply spray as needed. This stuff claims to remove crayon, rust, blood, ink, pet stains and more...
Good luck..and hide those markers. I've certainly learned my lesson.
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try nail polish remover. it works permananet marker
I don't think you'll get that marker off of the walls. It's been this old mother's experience that unless the walls are painted with semi or regular gloss paint, you might as well sand down the area where the marker is and repaint the area. The only thing that more lasting than a laundry marker is those dry-earse markers on fabric. Good luck and hopefully she won't attack anything else.
Loretta T.
Try rubbing alcohol. GOOD LUCK!
Dear Branden,
I have had dry erase marker on my walls before and I just used a little squirt of soft scrub and a yellow/green scrub sponge. It took it off quite well. Rub gently and then rinse well. You may have to touch up the paint a little but it does work.
Charlotte
My son did the same thing with a permanent red marker, same age too. We used a cheap pump style hairspray. Took a few bottles, but at less than a buck a bottle, it seemed to work well. Good Luck.
Try Purell Hand Sanitizer. I saw it in a newspaper article and it worked for me. Hope that helps
Carissa
Try a paste of baking soda & water. You'd be surprised what this combo can do.
Years ago I found that hairspray took ink off of walls and clothing, although it may take a bit of paint also. It also might effect the colorfastness of the fabric.
I would check to see if the company that made the markers has a web site. Their web site may have solutions to getting the ink off surfaces and fabrics. If not they have a "contact us" link.
If that doesn't work try calling a professional cleaning company, such as Service pro, they may have a solution. I would also look up home based companies like Amwway--Fuller Brush, etc. A representitive from one of the home based companies might be willing to come over and try one of their cleaners on the stains. If they work buy the product and let us know. That way you will have the solution in case it happens again. And we will know for sure what to do.
Good luck with college and you will have a life again and believe me you are still "cool".
One thing you can try is plain hand sanitizer, I have used it on my counter for a few different things that have stained and it worked, I have also used it while doing hair and if I get color on my clint I use it to remeove the color and you can't tell it was ever there.
I am sorry but I told my husband about this and I admit we did laugh and then we were feeling the same way how kids are so angelic and then they grow horns and suprise you and all you can do in the end is laugh. Take lots of pictures and keep them for her memory book and show every boyfriend and even her kids one day.
It just reminds me of when my niece took all my maxi pads and put them on the walls and it took the paint off, we had to repaint.
good luck,
Barbara.
Did you try rubbing alcohol?? That should work on any alcohol based ink product. Works great for ball point ink stains on clothing, too. Some people recommend hair spray, too. Most hairspray has alcohol in it.
As a teacher, I get a lot of pen, marker, and pencil stains. Usually hairspray the spot heavily and then wash it. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. You could try it on the walls, but this could be a tough one! Hide those markers until school age!!
You can try rubbing alcohol. What kind of paint did you use? My daughter did this also and the magic eraser and some elbow grease got it off. Then I wiped it with warm water with a drop of vinegar and dish soap. You could also try baking soda on a damp wash cloth and then wipe it off with water. good luck!
Hi Branden,
I haven't had that problem with dry erase markers, but I feel for you. My son wrote on walls all over the house with crayons and pencil when he was little.
My suggestion is to try alcohol or one of the dry erase marker cleaners, for cleaning the boards they are used for. If this doesn't work, contact the manufacturer of the markers. They should have suggestions for removing from various surfaces.
The walls can always be sanded lightly to remove the marker, then touched up with leftover paint.
I hope this helps!
Cindy