Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor

RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Susie (Guest Post) (09/11/2008) Thank you soooooo much for the nail polish remover & bleach tip. The dog was 'ill' on our white lino floor and the yellow stain would not go. All gone now though! I love the internet! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nail Polish Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Faye (Guest Post) (09/10/2008) I dropped a bottle of red finger nail polish on my white linoleum last night and it broke. I wiped it up right away but it left a huge area of pink on the floor, I tried just finger nail polish remover and it did not take it up. I tried paint thinner today, nothing. I tried the bleach and finger nail polish remover - it was up in seconds! Thank you. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Julie (Guest Post) (08/13/2008) My daughter got permanent marker on my tile. I used the magic eraser on it and it took it away. I know it's not lino but you might give it a try if you haven't already. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By meg (Guest Post) (08/11/2008) I just used javex bleach and random nail polish remover! It dissolved right before my eyes! I thought I was going to be in SO much trouble! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I LOVE YOU ALL! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Heather (Guest Post) (07/21/2008) Use the acetone ( finger nail polish remover) and bleach. It really does work. I used this technique to remove a huge purple stain from a bag on my linoleum. It really works and I did try both separately previously. Thanks to whomever had this idea! Comet with bleach and soft scrub with bleach did nothing for this stain. I couldn't believe within a snap using the acetone and bleach it was gone! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By amy (Guest Post) (07/14/2008) A permanent marker exploded on our kitchen floor and after reading this post we tried the toothpaste and an old toothbrush and it worked right away. It didn't even take three minutes before the stain was completely gone. Thanks! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Terri (Guest Post) (05/23/2008) Thank you for having an absolutely awesome fix to this "problem". My babysitter used dark blue marker on banner paper on my near white floor and it bled through. I was AMAZED at the result...thank you! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Eileen (Guest Post) (05/02/2008) Thanks for the hint about combining acetone and bleach. Individually they didn't touch my dye stain but I first poured on acetone followed by bleach and my irremoveable stain started to fade away. I thought it was there for keeps! I think acetone rather than nail varnish is more concentrated Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By kwhite (Guest Post) (04/28/2008) I had a plastic shopping bag bleed ink onto my linoleum floor. I tried everything scrubbing my fingers to the bone, then found this site, and tried the nail polish remover and bleach trick. Presto like magic ink stain gone within seconds, thanks this tip saved me any further anguish and frustration. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By ka (Guest Post) (04/23/2008) I have found that acetone/nail polish remover works for pretty much everything. I had permanent marker on my bathroom counters, coffe table, kitchen counters and polish remover seems to work the best. My 3 year old daughter got into my red nail polish and there was a pool of red nail polish all over her bedroom floor, I went out and bought two bottles of acetone and scrubbed my white carpet and it looks unnoticiable. Report Spam or Abuse how to remove oven cleaner marks off linolium floor Post By Kay (Guest Post) (04/17/2008) I sprayed my oven with Easy Off oven cleaner and left it overnight and didn't notice I got some on my linoleum floor. It left a dark brown spot. I have tried just about everything to no avail. Could someone help me? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post by mamba_0182 (1) | (04/11/2008) Contact We had stains on our linoleum floor and tried EVERY cleaner we had. Then we got on here and read that fingernail polish remover and bleach together worked. IT DID! I poured a little of the fingernail polish remover on the stain first, then topped it with bleach. As soon as the bleach hit it - BOOM! The stain disappeared! I didn't have to scrub. **WARNING**- even though this isn't mixing bleach with ammonia it does produce some nasty fumes! I recommend wearing a mask over your nose and mouth and some goggles over your eyes and wear gloves on your hands. And make sure you can ventilate the area. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By (Guest Post) (03/31/2008) Try pouring small amount of white wine vinegar on stain followed by a good tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda. As it fizzes, scrub with wire wool. Not much can remain after that! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Doug (Guest Post) (02/17/2008) So Um Yeah, i woke up this morning to find my 2 yr old had done the same thing with a blue sharpie! Was my wife and I heated. We ended up spraying the whole floor with every cleaner we had, much to no avail. Magic Eraser works on all things but Linoleum. Our Fix was one coat of OFF Family / Deep Woods followed by 100% solution of Acetone Nail Polish Remover. The OFF removed the dark trailed lines, and then the acetone took the shadow completely away. AWESOME! Hope this helps people. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Elaine H (Guest Post) (02/14/2008) Vinyl flooring over spray with oven cleaner cased brown spots. What a mess. How can this be removed? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Lettuce Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By melificent (Guest Post) (11/12/2007) Help! I brought in the groceries and set the bags on the kitchen linoleum floor. Before we could put things away, we got an emergency phone call and had to leave for a few days. The vegetables turned to goo and bled out onto the linoleum floor. It has dried and left what seems like a permanent stain. How can we clean this off? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By (Guest Post) (11/09/2007) OFF worked magic. My 2 year old got hold of a magic marker and wrote all over my linoleum floor. Thanks so much for the help Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By kangaiwi (Guest Post) (09/23/2007) Thanks for all the suggestions. Tried oven cleaner and toothpaste and it really did work within ten min of cleaning. It was all gone not a trace left and no damage to the floor. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Sharon (Guest Post) (08/02/2007) I could kiss you!! We are selling our house and I didn't want to put new vinyl tiles down but had a big purple ink stain on the floor from a box. It has been there for years and I have tried everything. Today I tried the bleach and fingernail polish remover together and wala - gone. I didn't even have to rub hard. Funny because I tried both seperately before and it didn't work! Thank you... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Phil (Guest Post) (07/14/2007) I made the mistake of leaving stale bread in its foil bag on the kitchen floor, the colour came off the packaging and made a nice purple stain on the lino. I found a combination of using bleach and tesco universal power spray with a scouring pad worked quite well. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By (Guest Post) (07/11/2007) use toothpaste it works Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By kayla (Guest Post) (07/04/2007) a co-worker of mine wrote on the floors with permanent marker and it has been there for almost a month now! We tried hairspray, bleach, scrubbing bubbles, paint thinner, and mr. clean majic eraser and none of them worked. Does anyone have any other ideas for us? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Kaylee (Guest Post) (05/16/2007) Listen to the people that say to use finger nail polish remover and bleach (Clorax with bleach works best). I was first nervous because a pen that I had exploded on the tile! I tried everything, nothing worked. I tried someone's advice and went with fingernail polish remover and Clorax bleach. It really worked! Report Spam or Abuse remove oven cleaner stain from lino Post By Sylvia (Guest Post) (03/10/2007) I can't believe the mess I made! I've tried acetone, magic eraser, bleach, WD40 and plenty of elbpw grease...HELP!!!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Rebecca (Guest Post) (03/05/2007) Try Lysol spray and a Mr. Clean magic eraser. It worked on my floor after my 8 year old got bored and wrote on it with a permanent marker. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off of wood, artificial wood des Post By Shelley (Guest Post) (02/01/2007) Permanent Marker Stains off of wood, artificial wood desk top and toys? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By AB (Guest Post) (01/08/2007) http://www.mrscleannw.com/tips/linoleum-floors.html If this is a true linoleum floor, don't treat it like vinyl. Follow above link for details. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Danielle (Guest Post) (12/30/2006) My son written all over our floor with a permanent marker and I looked on here and I used bleach and fingernail polish remover at the same time and it was gone within minutes!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Glenn (Guest Post) (12/27/2006) My 2 yr old daughter got permanent marker all over the kitchen linoleum. So I came to this website for help. I so got some good ideas but didn't have everything that was mentioned. So I was using straight bleach and a dobie scrubber. It was coming off little by little but wasn't getting the results I wanted. Then it hit me, I have a car buffer in the garage. That surely would save me some elbow grease. And wouldn't you know it, it did the trick. Report Spam or Abuse removing oven cleaner stains off a lino floor Post By tina (Guest Post) (11/09/2006) please help i have little spots of oven cleaner on the lino floor ....how do i get these off the floor or even litten then they are brown!!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post by Slayer6 (1) | (10/30/2006) Contact just went through this..goo-gone nail polish remover and aerosol spray and wash all failed....toothpaste worked ok (the smokers kind worked much better than any other) but what really did the job was oxyclean. use very little water so its still gritty. this works Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By wheeler (Guest Post) (10/25/2006) well, we are trying to remove permanent marker from a soccer ball. youngest decided to "decorate" the ball for his older brother. needless to say it was not really appreciated. nothing so far has worked but we appreciated all your tips. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Jalchill (Guest Post) (10/17/2006) I JUST FOUND THE ONLY THING FROM ALL OF THE ABOVE THAT WORKED AND WORKED PRETTY FAST, CLOROX BLEACH PEN, YELLOW/GREEN SCRUBBERS, FOLLOWED BY THE MAGIC ERASER..............WORKED WONDERS I AM NOT LYING!!!!! MY 2 1/2 YR OLD JUST TOOK A BLACK PERMANENT MARKER TO MY WHOLE KITCHEN FLOOR HE THINKS HE IS GOING TO BE THE NEXT PICASSO!!!.............ANYHOW GOOD LUCK WITH THIS, TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO CLEAN ONCE WE FOUND THE RIGHT THING THAT WORKED!!!! GOOD LUCK TO ALL THAT HAPPEN TO RUN INTO THIS ..................... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Brandy (Guest Post) (08/30/2006) Thanks for all the ideas. I used every single one trying to get black permanent marker off my linoleum floor. Bug spray and pumice stone worked the best. Pumice stone saved alittle of the elbow grease. Still took alot of muscle and two hours of my time on a basketball size area. Got to love the little ones. Thanks again. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Kathi (Guest Post) (07/18/2006) Thanks to Crystal......I used Deep Woods Off on permanent marker stains in my clothes dryer. ( My son left one in his pants pocket. ) It worked great!!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By HELP ME KARA (Guest Post) (06/13/2006) HELP MY DAUGHTER WROTE ALL OVER ARE HARD WOOD FLOORS WITH PERM MARKER!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By jessica (Guest Post) (06/07/2006) Ever heard of those little cars that magically find the line of dry erase marker and follow it? My son grabbed the only black perm marker in the house instead. Hairspay didn't work, magic eraser, nada. Bleach, nope. Floor cleaner, didn't work. Help!!!!! We just moved into our new house, my husband is goning be sooooo mad!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By (Guest Post) (05/17/2006) Easy Off Bam! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Amy (Guest Post) (04/27/2006) My 2 1/2 yr old wrote on kitchen floor with black permanent marker and i tried using almost everything and still can't get it out. What do I do now?? Report Spam or Abuse Re; oil base paint Floor Post By Gayle Dryden (Guest Post) (03/31/2006) Oil base paint split on linoleum floor. How to get off without damaging floor new floor. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By ashley (Guest Post) (03/20/2006) Hair spray works well on most ink based stains. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By B.L (Guest Post) (03/16/2006) I didn't have permanent marker stain, but it was a dye stain of some type (bright yellow). I tried some of the cleaners and scrubing. I just finished tiling the shower stall with slate tile and had Marble & Stone Cleaner from TileLab and tried that and a nylon scouring pad and it took about 5mins. to get clean. And didn't damage the shine of the floor. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By angie (Guest Post) (02/22/2006) I use "OFF" bug spray to get permanent marker off classroom desks, floors, walls. It does get some of the paint off wall and sometimes I have to leave it on the spot a little and then wipe up. I used the "OFF" with a magic sponge to get built up wax that was dirty and thick off the floor. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off hardwood floors too! Post By Andrea (Guest Post) (02/04/2006) The glasstop stovetop cleaner worked PERFECTLY with hardly any scrubbing on my hardwood floor too! thanks for the tip Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Jennifer (Guest Post) (02/03/2006) I didn't have a permanent marker stain, I did however, have red stains all over half my linoluem floor from a dried red grape that my cats played with overnight (from what it looks like and the red ring around their water dish they got it wet and drug it out again) worst of all, it had dried onto the surface overnight I tried one method (bleach gel pen) before i finally saw great results with the other (i made sure i got the bleach up first) i ended up putting some baking soda over the marks and pouring a little vinegar over them, hoping the foaming would dig a little deeper. the i used a scotchbrite "dobie" (it doesnt leave scratches but works great) and behold i was getting progress, then i decided to add a little chemical and grabbed my lysol basin tub and tile cleaner, it foamed a little more for me and i added a little bit more baking soda, I scubbed lightly and quickly in circular motions and the stains are now gone, it still took me a few hours (since i had more than one to work with) but i got it done (and i have tendonitis-shame on me for scrubbing but i couldn't stand to leave it there any longer-at the moment so i know anyone can do this) so basically any one's methods could work, mine did. but i think the same thing applies for all- it takes some time, patience and a little elbow grease. (and for me an extra naproxen) Report Spam or Abuse stain on school doll Post By Zoe McCall (Guest Post) (01/08/2006) HELP SOMEONE!!! I'm 13 years old and recently got an ink stain on a rubber-plastic-like doll it's pretty noticable. I've tried so much, WD40, Goof-Off, Rubbing Alcahol, 409 kitchen cleaner. NOthing's working!!! IF I don't get this stain out I'm going to be in soooooo much trouble, They say this baby doll is worth 400 dollars. I need to have it back into the school by monday! PLEASE HELP! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Josephine (Guest Post) (12/31/2005) My son just decided to make a car track on my Linoleum Floor with a black Sharpie. I tryed goo gone, Soft Scrub with bleach, Hair Spray, Nail Polish Remover and im not having any luck :( HELP@! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By tempted2. (Guest Post) (11/14/2005) Hi, Thanks so much to whoever posted about the glass top stove cleaner. It worked like a charm! That was after trying many other things including straight bleach. Thans again, I was going to hate to have to explain that to my husband. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Eryne (Guest Post) (11/07/2005) My 2 1/2 year loves to draw with pens, markers, yes even permanent markers. This morning she decided to draw on our linolium floor with a black permanent marker.. I saw this website and tried 2 of the things suggested. First I tried hairspray. It took the darkness right out of the floor, but left a noticable shadow. I then used nail polish remover and that just about got the hole stain out. There's still a light shadow of marker there, but it looks MUCH better than it did. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Crystal (Guest Post) (11/03/2005) Deep Woods Off works wonders. You have to let it sit for a couple minutes before you wipe it off, but it works wonders. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By (Guest Post) (10/01/2005) If you use lacquer thinner, that should work well on linoleum, although it will dim your linoleum some potentially Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By emma (Guest Post) (06/20/2005) 2 words bleach pen Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Linoleum disaster man (Guest Post) (06/02/2005) can we get back to permanent marker stains and linoleum floor? i smashed a berol valvemarker over a chair the other day, and there is an explosion of red permanent ink all over the kitchen floor, and my parents are having to pay for an insurance assessment. I feel terrible! does anyone have a miracle cure? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Chris (Guest Post) (05/25/2005) Use smooth top oven cleaner and cloth, comes right up. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Lynne (guest post) (Guest Post) (03/26/2005) Try a combination of toothpaste and ajax powder (not ajax cream)while scrubbing hard with the rough green side of a sponge scourer.It took me about an hour and a half of scrubbing and the marks faded very gradually little by little,but eventually it came out. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By kurdinat (Guest Post) (03/08/2005) Magic Eraser is a REAL waste of money. After i spent lots of money cleaning up after my artistic two year old, i found wetting a rag and dabbing baking soda on it and scrubbing takes out crayon and marker also windex as well if you perfer, works great, requires often alot of scrubbing, but, no more scrubbing than magic eraser requires. That really is just a money maker. I dont suggest magic eraser any more because while scrubbing, it tends to fall apart and shrivil and it leaves marks onto white walls! Report Spam or Abuse Archived Request: How do you get permanent marker off linoleum? Post by ThriftyFun (3740) | (02/01/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact My cousin's two year old recently found a permanent marker and drew all over their kitchen floor. Does anyone have any ideas or tips on how to get this out? None of the cleaners she has tried have worked so far. Any and all tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Doublejjbraun Response By CRMom: Try bug spray. This really does work. Response By Susan: I just had great success removing permanent marker stains from a vinyl baby doll's head using hydrogen peroxide. I swabbed the mark with the peroxide and let the doll sit in the sun for a couple hours. I had tried EVERYTHING (acetone nail polish remover, bleach, paint thinner, citrus oil, Mr. Clean Eraser sponge. The mark is almost gone. I plan to repeat the process until it's completely gone. Found this on a website devoted to doll care - http://www.prillycharmin.com/restore/1oxy10.htm The website recommends Oxy 10 acne cream but I decided to just try the peroxide and it seems to be working. Response By Marianne: Hi, I just had an "emergency" with my 2 sons coloring with red and blue permanent markers on the new linoleum in our kitchen this morning. I found this forum (thank goodness!). I tried the hairspray technique and it worked!!! It took a little scrubbing but did the trick! Response By Phelps: If the floor has lost it's protective clear coat and it's basicaly just vinyl, exposed. the marker could have permanently dyed it and you are out of luck. I guess it has to do with the way vinyl 'wicks' and perhaps the ink molecules are small enough to lock in between every nook and cranny of the vinyl molecules...hence permanently dying it. I experimented heavily on trying to remove various colors of markers and ink (ball point) from the heads of vinyl baby doll heads. I was able to reduce the marks but not totally eliminate them. I used bleach, acetone, laquer thinner, (and other of these type of volotile solvents that come in those metal square cans)degreasers, goo gone, goof off, oven cleaner, vinegar and concentrated citrus cleaners and other things. Like I said, I only could reduce the intensity of the stain..not eliminate it. The bottom line: Dyes are both a blessing and a curse.if you could esily remove something that has the properties of a dye, then stuff like clothes and carpets would turn white after a while, from cleaning them. Response By cheryl: just spray hairspray on it and wipe with paper towel. Response By Kerri Nail polish remover has worked well for me too--but you have to use the kind with acetone in it. :) Response By nevaeh78420: Try mean green from the dollar stores my son had put marker on the walls and i just sprayed it on no wiping or anything it took it right off Response By michelleanne: Try using the Mr Clean Magic Eraser. For me that works small miracles. Response By Derek: Try a product called Orange De-Solv it. It is in the cleaner isle at Wal-Mart, and I found this stuff to remove just about anything. I even managed to get permanent marker off my wooden table after the kids marked on it by using this stuff. If that doesn't work, try Bon Ami scouring powder- it is about the least abrasive, yet very good cleaner I have used for stains like this. Response By Praiz777: Try nail polish remover. I am not sure it will remove from linoleum, but I have used it to remove from hands and cabinet top. Hope this helps. :o) Response By Praiz777: Try nail polish remover. I am not sure it will remove from linoleum, but I have used it to remove from hands and cabinet top. Hope this helps. :o) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Pam (Guest Post) (01/27/2005) Spray and wash (for laundry stains) works great on removing just about anything from lino floors. Just spray it on let it set for a few minutes and wipe it clean. If you can find it in the aerosol can it works the best, why I don't know but it works 100 times better then the non aerosol bottle. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post by ThriftyFun (3740) | (01/27/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact I agree with the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. I've removed stains off smooth surfaces where nothing else seemed to work. Susan from ThriftyFun Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post by Anonymous (15) | (01/27/2005) Contact Have you tried hair spray or rubbing alcohal? That might work. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post by firemanswife90 (39) | (01/27/2005) Profile | Contact Maybe try Mr. Clean Magic Eraser? Renee Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post by alleen (6) | (01/27/2005) Contact Someone got hair tint on my bathroom floor, and it took me a long time to get that off. I used Soft scrub, and really scrubbed, and some Comet. It took some time, but it finally came off. I suppose that would work if the toothpaste doesn't. However, the toothpaste sounds like a good idea too. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Permanent Marker Stains off Linoleum Floor Post By Shari (Guest Post) (01/27/2005) Ok, try not to laugh :) Use toothpaste and an old toothbrush to scrub the stain out - we've had to do this a few times with 4 children - this solution has never failed me. Report Spam or Abuse