It is a dry erase marker and so it should come off but its not. I dont have anything special to wipe it off with so can you give me any ideas that would use things a college student would have!! PLEASE!! The persons who idea works (or works best) wins 10 points!
2006-09-21 18:55:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
As a fellow college student who has experienced this dilemma firsthand, I have two "tricks" to get the old marker off.
1) With a fresh dry erase marker, scribble over the "stained" markings. With a little effort and wiping it clean in between attempts, this will remove a good amount of the markings.
2) This might require a trip to the drug store, but isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol works in the more difficult situations. I use 99%, but the 70% will work too. It's very cheap (usually less than $2 for a good sized bottle) so no excuses about being poor! Apply it to a cloth or paper towel or the toilet paper you stole out of the dorm bathroom, and rub it on the stained areas . I got some OLD marker (several years old!) off a nasty whiteboard this way and it was good as new!
Good luck... now if we can just find a way to keep people from stealing the dry erase markers in the dorms...
2006-09-21 19:51:52 · answer #1 · answered by HeatherMagic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this can be an analogous answer yet I regarded this up for you. I ope you try it... eliminating everlasting marker from a white board is fairly a lot less demanding than you imagine. No sprays are even necessary. Steps Scribble a dry-erase marker all around the everlasting marks. make confident you conceal all the marks. enable the marks sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Erase the marks away with a dry-erase eraser. concepts This even works on some kinds of plastics, yet no longer all! the colour of the dry-erase marker does no longer count number. you've gotten to attraction to over and erase more advantageous than once. Warnings do no longer spray any sprays onto the eraser or paper towel. this can make the issue even worse. each so often the marks is not thoroughly erased. belongings you may wish a dry-erase white board marker. A white board eraser.
2016-11-23 14:31:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with everyone who said to write over with the marker.
Next time when you buy a marker board, buy the spray cleaner for the board and spray it well before using it and dry with a cloth until it is very slick. This prevents any marker stains.
2006-09-22 19:52:00 · answer #3 · answered by samanthajane19 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
have you tried colouring over it with another white board marker then rubbing it off. that usually works with permanent marker i don't see why it wouldn't work with a whiteboard one.
2006-09-21 19:03:24 · answer #4 · answered by jo 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
try nail polish remover in a very small spot to see if it works without ruining the board.
2006-09-21 19:02:28 · answer #5 · answered by LittleFreedom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Metholated spirits or turpentine will remove the marker. I have done this many times and works well.
2006-09-22 00:25:24 · answer #6 · answered by Kym 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Maybe if you try alcohol, or water, or water with a little soap or other detergent? You are not supposed to, but it is also supposed to erase with a dry sponge.
2006-09-21 18:58:33 · answer #7 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Did you try to use ethyl alcohol? You can use a small piece of cloth, pour some alcohol and then you can wipe your board.
2006-09-21 19:00:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't know what a whiteboard is - but white vinegar (!) works on just about anything.
2006-09-21 19:08:41 · answer #9 · answered by JubJub 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Windex (or the generic version if you're a POOR college student). =)
2006-09-21 19:04:56 · answer #10 · answered by waitin4payday 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋