Removing Permanent Ink from a Table
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RE: Removing Permanent Ink from a Table
The toothpaste really works!! Today my son used a sharpie that bled through his homework onto our vintage maple desk. The toothpaste and lots of elbow grease got it off!
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I blew up a pen and some spots got on the oak cabinets in the kitchen.
First I tried the toothpaste, because that got it off my hands. No good.
Then I tried the hairspray because I remember using that decades ago when I worked in a grocery store - no good.Then I tried some goof off; no good.
I didn't want to use rubbing alcohol because I was afraid of harming the finish so I tried it first on the inside of the door as a test. No problem.
So I dripped a drop on each spot and let it sit for about 30 seconds, then added some tooth paste because of someone elses blog above. That was the combination that worked!
Thanks so much to those who went before me.
Post By AJ A (Guest Post)
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You're great, toothpaste really works! You saved my table, thanks!
Post By chris (Guest Post)
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Toothpaste is fantastic! My son got permanent marker on our kitchen counters and it came right off! I could not believe it!!
Post By Atlanta, GA (Guest Post)
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3 year old got permanent ink all over table, tried toothpaste, not only did it get the ink off, the table now looks in better condition than before the toothpaste! Visit www.marshallmathers.co.uk
Post By Bob Monster (Guest Post)
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Thank you for the toothpaste info,my son was practicing his numbers when it went through the paper onto our brand new very expensive table, unknown to me he was using a sharpie. Worked like a charm with a little elbow grease.
Post By Enter your name.tracy (Guest Post)
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Incredible! Both Toothpaste and rubbing alcohol removed the black dye from my expensive office table. I tried different things and even had a professional stop by with his products but nothing worked until I stopped by this site.
Post by T-Blob
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What's all this about kids ruining tables with permanent markers. You parents blame everything on us. Especially when it's your fault. Of course 2 year olds will draw on walls if they get a hold of a permanent marker. Put them all in a high cupboard where you keep the poisonous stuff and medicine.
Post By Some Random Kid (Guest Post)
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This really works! i was at home and drawing when I accidentally got some pernament market on my oak desk. The toothpaste wasn't really working but adding a little rubbing alcohol worked like magic. you cannot see the stain at all anymore and the best part is no one found out!
Post By Shannon. (Guest Post)
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The toothpaste thing really works! While I was making lunch for my nephew he wrote all over my sisters brand new coffee table. I freaked because I needed to get it off before she got home. Then I hopped on here; tried the toothpaste, and it worked!
Post By raven (Guest Post)
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I was cooking my dinner one night after I got home from work and noticed that there was permanent marker ink on my moms 100 year old dining room table. I immediately got online and found the website which said use toothpaste and rubbing alcohol. It worked GREAT! The marks are out of the table. Thank Goodness! Thank you so much for this great tip!
Post By Hayley (Guest Post)
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Wow! My 2yr old used my new computer screen as an easel and his choice of instrument was a permanent marker. After me and my two older children panicked I hit the web and read through the scribbles about using toothpaste on wood. I sent my daughter to the bathroom to get the toothpaste while I grabbed the towels. We smeared it all over the screen and with a light wax on wax of motion. I am relived to report I can see clearly now! Not only does toothpaste fight against cavities, gingivitis and plaque. It fights against little budding artists and permanent ink. Thank you for the tip!
Post By SHAWNDA (Guest Post)
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We couldn't get it to work with just the toothpaste, but the rubbing alcohol and a little elbow grease took the permanent marker right out of my son's headboard.
Post By Cate (Guest Post)
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The tip about toothpaste is excellent. Don't worry about needing alcohol. The toothpaste alone took care of our son's handy artwork on our dinning room table.
Post By Turk (Guest Post)
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Maybe I can reclaim my food that my roommates stole from me. When I first moved in with them, I decided that we should separate the food. They got all butt hurt about it and put their names on all their food AND mine!! Don't get me wrong, I'm not a greedy person. But I'm a young woman struggling to find employment in a small town and I really can't afford food for myself and them too!!! I tried rubbing alcohol and Pepsodent toothpaste and was able to rub off the permanent sharpie. Thank you so much.
p.s. If you're having the same problem...just a little warning...be careful where you scrub....it may work for the marker but it also can take off the label too!...hehe oops!!
Post by Elsee
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What about paper?
Editor's Note: If it is permanent ink, you probably won't be able to remove it from paper.
Post By sharon (Guest Post)
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Toothpaste worked on permanent marker.
Post By Sandra. (Guest Post)
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Thanks people!! I mixed rubbing alcohol with toothpaste and it really cleaned the mess that my daughter did on our wenge wood dinnertable. Not a trace of ink was left.
Thanks again.
Simon
Post By Simon (Guest Post)
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My three year son who loves to write all over the house, decided to keep himself busy by writing on our dining table with pen while watching his sister play on the computer. I followed the advice about taking toothpaste, and rubbing it hard with a cloth, and "it worked, it really did the job." Thanks to whoever gave me this advice.
Post By Danny Park (Guest Post)
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They are all wrong take cloth and toothpaste (any) and pour (rubbing) alcohol on cloth both mix together then scrub hard and success will occur!
Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)
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Thanks a million! you just saved my life! Got permanent marker all over my parents oak table while they were on holiday. Had wrote an advert, and it soaked through the paper. I was half asleep that morning. Hadn't had my coffee! Doh! Used colgate whitening toothpaste and it worked a dream! Nice one! p.s the vodka didn't work, but tasted nice :o)
Post By Natalie (Guest Post)
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Wow! Toothpaste is an amazing substance! My 2 year old daughter drew me a caterpillar (or that's what she told me to try and lighten the moment!!) all over the fabric of my computer chair with a fluro green texta! I got some toothpaste on a damp old cloth nappy and rubbed til every last remaining ink (or caterpillar leg) was gone - thankyou to whoever suggested toothpaste - I hope it works on tables as well - it will be the first thing I try if I find any more liitle texta drawings...
Post By Jacqui (Guest Post)
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! Just used the whitening toothpaste trick to remove black Texta ink from my new oak table - worked like a charm!
Post By Ruth in Adelaide (Guest Post)
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Toothpaste with whitening worked great! What about walls? any suggestions?
Post By l (Guest Post)
RE: Removing Permanent Ink from a computer screen
Thank God for rubbing alcohol. It came right off.
Post By Mary (Guest Post)
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Several years ago, when my daughter was one, she got hold of a permanent marker and wrote all over, in big huge swirls, my brand new sofa. I cried hysterically for twenty minutes, then got on the internet. I used rubbing alcohol and that sofa looked brand new in minutes. Same sofa lasted six years and only recently got the boot, only due to too much dog usage.
Today the same daughter used a permanent marker to write on paper and it went through, ruining our wood table. I tried the rubbing alcohol but it didn't seem to do much good. After reading this about "elbow grease", I tried again. Brand new. I also used the alcohol to get some other stains off the table. It worked on two others. Thanks, all.
Post By Annie (Guest Post)
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Miracle, I saved a $10,000 dollar cherry wood table from a permanent ink attack from my 7 year old son. Use Arm & Hammer whitening toothpaste. Put small amount, let stand 1 minute and rub with a cloth. Good Luck! Thanks Leah for the idea
Post By John (Guest Post)
Removing permanent ink from a TFT monitor
Use baby wipes, wipe over with one and leave for about thirty seconds then wipe again, repeat until all marks are gone.
Note: Obviously you must not rub too hard or you will end up with damage to the screen.
Post By Kim Snowden (Guest Post)
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My 2 yr. old son just "drawed" on our brand new wooden table with a blue Sharpie permanent marker. I tried 409, Dish soap, and baby wipes. Then I found this site. I didn't have baking soda (just moved into our new house) or rubbing alchohol. I tried the toothpaste. It took 6 or 7 times. I put on Aquafresh Whitening Expressions toothpaste and rubbed it in with a soft toothbrush. I let that sit for about 5 minutes each time and then scrubbed with a rough sponge. After about 6 or 7 rounds of this, our table is clean again. There is just the faintest blue left in the deep cracks but you can only tell if you're looking!! Thanks everybody!
Post By Leah (Guest Post)
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i really need help. i need to remove black and green sharpie from a wooden table that has beeen varnished. if i dont i will get in major trouble. anyuthing bsides rubbing alcohol?
Post by underpressure682
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i really need help. i need to remove black and green sharpie from a wooden table that has beeen varnished. if i dont i will get in major trouble. anyuthing bsides rubbing alcohol?
Post by underpressure682
RE: Removing Permanent Ink from a Table and FLAT SCREEN COMPUTER
My little sister had gotten a sharpie and colored all over my older brothers FLAT SCREEN COMPUTER and computer desk i read some of th reviews and thank you all soooo much i put rubbing alchohol and it immediately took it off thank you soo much I LOVE RUBBING ALCHOHOL! my mom was already starting to freak my bro is getting hmoe in about 2 hours good thing it came off.!
Post By Kayla (Guest Post)
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My sister was doing school work on my mom's really expensive wood table and got purple sharpie marker on it. We tried the rubbing alcohol and it worked. She tried everything in the world to remove it...even bleach on a q-tip. The ink was even sitting for a few days. Thanks for whomever recommended the rubbing alcohol.
Post By Carrie (Guest Post)
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Thank you GOD for mentioning toothpaste worked, I just got ink on my sisters new digital camera, I thought I was dead meat!
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Post By ACE (Guest Post)
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my daughter from computer screen
Post By navara (Guest Post)
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Didn't know how to execute the toothpaste advise, bu the alcohol worked great with a bit of elbo grease. Thank god, my Japanese mother and law would have had a meltdown. thanks!
Post By Big muffin (Guest Post)
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o gosh yall saved our lives... we were attempting to remove sharpie from a table before our parents came home... mucho gracias!
Post By kt kristen amy jas delaney nanda (Guest Post)
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TOOTHPASTE! After ruining my mother-in-laws birthday gift (a really nice wood frame with pics of our newborn with each of the family members) by trying to be crafty and stencil "grandma" on the top, I quickly asked jeeves how to get rid of the permanent marker. I came upon this site and the toothpaste trick saved me! I couldn't believe it when the marker started to dissapear! Thank you!
Post By natasha (Guest Post)
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If you have permanent Marker, like a Sharpie, marks all over something, you can easily remove it if it is a smooth surface, like appliances, glass, tables, etc, by using a dry erase marker. Take your dry erase marker and write over it, let it sit a minute, then use a dry erase marker or better yet a Mr Clean Magic eraser and erase it. The chemicals in the dry erase marker breaks down that in the sharpie, so it can easily be erased. I work for a Public School, and we are all the time having this same issue happen...Hope this helps!
Post by jenjoejace
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hey this is elli and cora we were baby sittin and the kids got stuff all ova the table so we used "rubbing alcohal" to get it off
Post By Elli & Cora (Guest Post)
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I used windex to get it off my monitor screen, I had to rub real hard but it came off
Post By Rob (Guest Post)
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i just accidentally gor sharpie permanet ink on my wood table. i tried spit (it was by first reaction), water, and soapy water, to no avail. i just hopped on the internet and found this site. so i tried the rubbing alcohol on a q-tip, and the mark is completely gone in 10 seconds! thanks everyone!
Post By guest (Guest Post)
RE: Removing Permanent Ink from a Table
i just accidentally gor sharpie permanet ink on my wood table. i tried spit (it was by first reaction), water, and soapy water, to no avail. i just hopped on the internet and found this site. so i tried the rubbing alcohol on a q-tip, and the mark is completely gone in 10 seconds! thanks everyone!
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RE: Removing super glue from wood Table
the table is stained a dark stain color and the kids go super glue on it is there any way to remove it without taking off the varnish?
Post By Rynna (Guest Post)
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My nephew used a "Sanford Overhead Transparency Marker" (permanent fine point) to mark my new flat panel screen, as well as the keyboard and desk. I will try to use alcohol on the keyboard and desk, but am VERY scared to use anything on the flat panel screen.
"Angela" said that she used alcohol ... did you use that for the computer screen as well? Was it an LCD screen, or regular screen.
ANY help would be greatly appreciated ... I am really trying to be calm and not panic about this.
Thank you.
Post by Bajan Gal
someone put marker all over my new guitar and i cant get it off!!!!<HELP>
i have no idea what to do?????
Post By liss (Guest Post)
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mt daughter wrote on my desk with a permanet black marker . how can i take it off?
Post By crystal (Guest Post)
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While visiting my parents, my daughter was coloring on a piece of paper with a black ink marker, when I happened to notice and checked under the paper to discover that the black ink went through it and on our $800.00 coffee table. I just about lost my mind in fear of my father.....when I found this site.....I tried the 'rubbing alcohol' trick and boy....did it work wonders.....plus it saved my ass at the same time...lol
Post By tanya (Guest Post)
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Just used toothpaste to remove permanent marker from my Teak diningroom table its worked a treat
Post By Andy (Guest Post)
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I just tried the toothpaste & the rubbing alcohol after my daughter got black permanent marker all over an expensive desk & my computer screen...
The toothpaste works, but takes some effort & did damage the surface. The rubbing alcohol worked amazingly better, took no effort & didn't scratch the surface.
Post By Angela (Guest Post)
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Toothpaste just got Sharpie off my kitchen table!! Wow!!!
Post By Jaye (Guest Post)
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The toothpaste idea was absolutely phenomenol!!!!!! I screamed until I lost my voice this morning when I realized that my 3 kids got permanent black marker all over my $3000. table. I called everyone, but nobody had any ideas. We are closing on a new house in a week, and have markers all over the house in abundance. Thanks for the tip!! This Mom really needed it today:)
Post By Jennifer (Guest Post)
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Alcholo did the trick: Two months ago I refinished our dining room table with Minwax Polyurethane. My daughter got Sharpie permanent marker on it right in the middle of the table.
Formula 409 did nothing... toothpaste did nothing... Rubbing Alcohol took it off with mimimal effort and did not damage the finish.
Post By Paul Barry (Guest Post)
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Thanks so much. The toothpaste removed the ink. Patty
Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)
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Trust me after trying nearly everything to remove permanent blue ink from our coffee table..TOOTHPASTE REALLY WORKS!
Post By Alexis (Guest Post)
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thanks for the tip...I used toothpaste to remove black marker off my dining room table...it really works!
Post By Deborah (Guest Post)
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2 products which should be available in stores like Wla-Mart are OOPS and GOO Gone
Post By Linda (Guest Post)
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I've heard that rubbing alcohol gets permanent marker off - I'd test it on an inconspicuous spot of the table first.
Post By Rennie (Guest Post)
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I know toothpaste gets ink out of fabric, try it with your table.
Good Luck!
Post By Lee-Ann (Guest Post)
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