How do i remove ball pen of a painted banister?

Question

How do i remove ball pen of a painted banister?

Answer 1

VERY carefully

Answer 2

I had a nice doodle on a window sill from my toddler, I used a good old baby wipe. They are quite good at removing pen without spraying cleaning stuff on the paint.

Answer 3

Try some cleaning solution like cif, or mr muscle sprayed straight onto the mark or you can now buy a flash eraser that gets rid of pen ink. These are available at your local supermarkets. I know that morrisons sells them.

Answer 4

Try a bit of nail polish remover, or a product like "Oops" that is a solvent. Be sure to try it on an inconspicuous area before you do a large visible area, to be sure it won't take up the paint as well!

Answer 5

Use a kitchen spray cleaner leave it on for about 5 to 10 mins then wipe it off if it doesn`t come off use one of those kitchen sponges with a rough side to them
then it should be ok

Answer 6

Try the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser - It has surprised me many times by what it can clean. Good luck!

Answer 7

Try a Mr Clean magic eraser it cleans anything

Answer 8

Try Vanish. It seems to remove the stains from most things.
If not use it as an excuse to get the whole thing repainted. I would...

Answer 9

Try Methylated Spirit or some neat bleach. Use eye protectors.

Answer 10

believe it or not the best thing is................hairspray! god knows how someone worked that out but it works, spray it on and wipe it off with a bit of kitchen paper and it wont do any damage either, wash with warm soapy water just to remove any stickiness, voila!