how do i get Sharpie ink off my sink counter?

Question

i dont know what kind of material the counter is made of, but i know its not that laminate tile kind of material. its not a stone either... its porus tho...

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Answer 1

Please save yourself alot of trouble and just reach for the pledge trust me one spray and just a little rubbing and it WILL BE GONE. It's amazing. Hope I saved you some trouble.

Answer 2

A long, long time ago I ended up getting sharpie marker on my favorite dress. I was completely heartbroken and tried EVERYTHING to get it out... then I happened upon something that worked - and continued to work at getting tough stains (including sharpie markers) off of everything I've tried so far.

I have no idea how I even decided to try this in the first place - but boy am I glad I did! The secret to removing permanent marker from everything (that I've tried) are Buff Puff face wash pads. (no, i am NOT kidding).

Of course I could not afford the actual Buff-Puff ones, so I always used the CVS brand - but they are the little face washing square pads that you are supposed to wet and wash your face with. They have taken Kool-Aid out of clothes, Sharpie off of clothes and off skin in an instant and a billion other things too. I don't know if it would work on your counter, but it is worth a shot to try.

And the best part of the little squares is that you can pop a few in a plastic zip-lock bag and throw them in your purse for those OOPS moments on the go!

Good luck to you - I hope it works!

Answer 3

Erasing

Though Sharpie ink will become permanent after enough time to set, it can be easily erased for several hours after writing on many glossy surfaces. Since the ink is based on propanol, butanol and diacetone alcohols, rubbing alcohol will remove permanent ink writing. Sharpie ink can generally be erased from CDs, microscope slides and plastic bottles within several hours. Sharpie ink that has dried for more than several hours will come off very little, if at all, with alcohol. On some surfaces, the ink can be removed by coloring over the ink with a dry erase marker and then removing the Sharpie ink and dry erase marker ink with a dry cloth. Steam cleaning has proved effective also. Magic Eraser has also proven somewhat effective on hard surfaces such as brick.

Answer 4

When I was a lab assistant, I used to wash off Sharpie ink from glass bottles using a concentrated alcohol solution. Try wiping with a cloth soaked in iso-propanol (commonly found in pharmacies). The ink should come right off.

Answer 5

I've gotten some pretty tough stains - rust, grape juice, ink - off my counters using bleach. Put some bleach directly on the counter and let it soak for a while then scrub hard with a dish cloth.

Answer 6

yep...I used a sharpie to paint my nails black final halloween and it got here precise off with nail polish remover. I used those which you will dip in yet make advantageous it is one you could throw away quickly after because of the fact the marker coloration has a tendency to stay on the sponge

Answer 7

Try Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, or if the material won't lose its color, try a bleach-containing soft scrub.

Answer 8

My little girl took a sharpie to my kitchen once and a friend told me to try hairspray. It actually took it all off.

Answer 9

Hairspray - I once took black permanent marker out of a light blue rug using hairspray. Spray wipe and repeat.

Answer 10

HAIRSPRAY!!!!!! any kind of hairspray works great! I got sharpie on my counter and I happened to try hairspray and it worked like magic!