I used a dry erase marker on my board then left it on while the board wasn't in use for a few months, now it won't come off. Is there anything I can use to take it off? I tried alcohol, hairspray, windex, orange clean, sticker remover, and soap scum remover.
2007-03-15 15:12:16 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
I've tried all the non chemical ways, too, such as your fingernail and another marker. And yeah it was a dry erase marker.
2007-03-15 15:29:45 · update #1
Try the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. They work on ANYTHING. but dont over scrub it... it will take off the enamal on your white board
2007-03-15 15:15:13 · answer #1 · answered by Jen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I saw how many answers you had I wasn't going to answer just read to see if there were any ideas that I didn't know but when I read some of the suggestions I had to say STOP! Anything caustic like bleach or rough like steel wool, or even Mr. Clean Erasers will damage the board permanently. In fact your board was probably damaged when it was written on and that is why your having trouble getting dry erase marks off.
The first try is always to write directly over it with another dry erase marker, which you tried.
When that doesn't work you are usually working with a damaged board. This will remove your marks and help repair the board, Turtle Wax...It helps to fill in pox marks and scratches thereby repairing the board. You need to coat the board completely and then polish off after it drys just like you would a car.
Good Luck
2007-03-15 22:40:54 · answer #2 · answered by Barbara H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the board. best to use expo before it gets too bad.
immediately write over it with another marker then use methods to take off.
office depot has a special eraser that would even take perm marker off a dry erase board.
2007-03-15 23:08:25 · answer #3 · answered by smartass_yankee_tom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is special cleaner for white boards, you can get it at Staples, OfficeMax etc..
Another trick is to go over the dried on stuff with a marker (white board marker) then clean it off right away. The boards get to a point where you can't get them clean anymore.
2007-03-15 22:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is going to sound crazy, but Purell works great! I had vis-a-vis marker stains on a chart poster of mine and I used it there. I then used it on my stained student, hand held white boards and it worked like magic on stains I couldn't get out with the typical expo dry erase spray. Hope this helps!! :-)
2007-03-17 09:50:45 · answer #5 · answered by irishscrapper73 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Comet with bleach. That Mr. Clean Sponge. Are you sure you used a Dry Eraseboard marker?
2007-03-15 22:16:47 · answer #6 · answered by chesshire 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is so easy it is almost ridiculous. Go over the old marks again with a dry erase marker. When you wipe it off, the old marks will come off. Yay!
2007-03-15 22:16:09 · answer #7 · answered by yowhatsup2day 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These little things called Mr.Clean Magic Eraser...they take permanent marker off of walls, so I am sure they would work on dry erase marker. They truly do work like magic.
2007-03-15 22:15:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and it has worked every time for me. I teach school and use small individual whiteboards for my kids. Sometimes they get put away without being cleaned. Try a car upholstery cleaner called Spot Shot. It is an aerosol in a blue and orange can. WalMart sells it as do many other places I assume. (It is basically dry cleaning fluid). Spot Shot is also remarkable on soda pop stains. They just vanish before your eyes. Try it, it works for me!
2007-03-15 22:28:15 · answer #9 · answered by whitebuffalo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They sell a special white board cleaner, but you said it didn't work. There is also a stain remover called Awesome that I pick up at the Dollar Tree store that works on just about anything.
2007-03-15 22:15:56 · answer #10 · answered by Lin s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋