What's the best way to clean a white board?

Question

It seems that white board cleaner (in the bottle) works one time, but then makes the board harder to erase thereafter (as if it is stripping off a protective layer). After that the white board erasers just move the ink around, but don't erase it.

Answer 1

Forget all that fancy stuff. I use baby wipes. It doesn't matter if the writing has been left on there for a day, week or even over the summer, the marker comes right off and my board is as clean as the day it was brand new and I have no problems with the protective layer being stripped.

Answer 2

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What's the best way to clean a white board?
It seems that white board cleaner (in the bottle) works one time, but then makes the board harder to erase thereafter (as if it is stripping off a protective layer). After that the white board erasers just move the ink around, but don't erase it.

Answer 3

I understand what you are saying, but I don't know the solution. I'd much rather use a chalkboard. A problem I have had with a white board is if you leave something on it over night, it doesn't want to come off the next day. You're right that the spray stuff works once. Someone suggested using alcohol. I haven't tried it yet.

Answer 4

I hear ya! I use Clorox wipes (and fortunately, my students' parents gave me around a million bottles of them this year). They work quickly, but I still have to go back over the board with a dry paper towel to get rid of the inky spots the wipes leave. I haven't tried car wax. I just might do that sometime.

While everyone is at it, I can never remember which markers work best on laminated stuff. Do vis-a-vis come off the best, or dry erase markers?

Answer 5

We have the same problem. I stopped using the special cleaner and now just use plain water and a soft cloth (forget those special erasers). It works very well. Since I share my class room with other teachers, I got some resistance from them--they just kept using the cleaning product. Simple solution---I put water into the cleaning bottle. One point: before I switched to water, I did spend some time thoroughly cleaning the board with water. It took some effort, but has been worth it.

If you can't get rid of stains, use a dilution of bleach.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

It sounds as if you have the same cheap white board our schools have. Make sure you are letting the white board dry before writing on it again. Also, car wax is good for a thorough cleaning when you have time to wax on and wax off.

Answer 8

Alcohol works great, as does the special cleaner and baby wipes. just let it dry. (takes off wet erase and permanent markers, too)

When you have a stain (red marker) color over it with a new marker and then wipe them all off.

I prefer a dry cloth or paper towel and lots of pressure to take off marks rather than the eraser. Old, holey white socks are good, too. Put your hand inside and rub hard!

Be sure to wipe the board clean with eraser/towel/tissue before you use cleaner or alcohol, though.

Answer 9

Expo cleaner works well. You may have to use it a couple of times if someone wiped the board with water or something else such as windex. The expo cleaner will condition the board and keep it at the correct porous level.

Answer 10

Vis-A-Vis for laminated items...to clean the board, use a mixture of water and rubbing alcohol with paper towels - quite right , those special erasers arent so special!
And actually, that magic stuff in the bottle is alcohol and water...but just ask a science teacher for a few milliliters and fill the rest of the bottle with water.