Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board

RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By sunrise2760 (Guest Post) (07/07/2008) Wow, was I nervous, my neighbor loaned me a dry erase board, he said probably 3 times, "make sure you use a dry erase marker." Well I had a few colors marked "dry erase" but I also had a few crayola markers, that I thought would act the same way. WRONG. I didn't find that the dry erase marker technique works on "crayola" but the gel toothpaste thing works like a charm. I applied it like wax and dry shined it off! Try for the toothpaste trick! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post by Flakdog (1) | (06/08/2008) Contact Man.......I've tried dish detergent, bleach, alcohol, toothpaste, purell, fantastic, fingernail polish remover, paint remover; NOTHING works like the dry erase marker over the permanent marker that Chuck suggested; skip the rest, go straight to that. If you have a lot of marks, like I did, it will still take a bit of elbow grease. Thanks Chuck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Judith (Guest Post) (05/29/2008) Dude, dry erase markers really worked! Pretty clean, too. Definitely a great quick fix. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By band kids (Guest Post) (05/28/2008) Aquafresh toothpaste with tartar control works really well! Especially if nothing else works! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Elaine in Seattle (Guest Post) (02/26/2008) Someone out there is an absolute genious!! Thank you for the tip of using the dry-erase marker over the permanent ink on my dry-erase board to get it off. I scribbled over the entire word (one word at at time) as if I was trying to scribble the whole word so no one could read it (as I often did in grade school when we went from pencils to pens and I didn't want anyone to see my stupid, wrong answer.) Word by word I got the whole paragraph off my dry-erase board. I work alone at home, so no one else saw my blunder, but YOU GUYS ARE LIFESAVERS!! Thanks so much for the tips. One more thing to those who haven't tried this yet, I'd recommend small, quick wipes with the eraser or tissue, because the longer the stroke, the greater the likelihood you'll create a smear. You can still get the smear off, but it means more scribbling and erasing. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By shawn (Guest Post) (02/07/2008) Purell Hand Sanitizer takes it off very easily. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Judi (Guest Post) (02/01/2008) Listerine works wonderfully. I did the great "oops" and was looking around the house for something with alcohol in it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By rachel (Guest Post) (01/16/2008) Paint remover works best. Try it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Kristin (Guest Post) (01/08/2008) I did the writing over it with a dry erase marker, it got most of it off but was really smearry. So I used Fantastic with Oxy Power and the board is gleaming white. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Chris (Guest Post) (01/07/2008) Writing over the permanent Marker with Dry Erase Markers worked very well. I had to do it a couple times but it still came off very easily and it was something I had at the office to use right away. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Manda (Guest Post) (12/04/2007) I was at work and wrote on my dry erase board w/ permanent marker. I was amazed at how easy it was just to go over it with the dry erase marker and then wipe it way. I love the internet. Thank you to all the strangers out there who post all this helpful information! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By (Guest Post) (11/19/2007) Goo Gone or Goof Off and then Windex to clean off the oil residue. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Sandy Stewart (Guest Post) (10/25/2007) There is a product called "INK-OUT" it takes permanant ink off a white board like dry erase board cleaner takes off dry erase marker- that easy that quick. I found the product at the local janitorial supply place and it was about the same price per oz as dry erase board cleaner. On the back of the container it has CORE Questions or comments call 1-800-825-2673. Core products Co. inc. PO Box 669 Canton Texas 75103 I am not a sales rep for this company I run a small school in arizona and have found this product to be priceless in removing graffitti and the like from various different surfaces. Whiteboards stain after years of abuse (not cleaning them on a regular basis) easiest way to fix that problem is replace the dry erase board-. You can buy an eight foot by four foot sheet of it at a "HOME DEPOT" or "LOWES" for usually under $20.00. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Karen Kalocinski (Guest Post) (10/17/2007) nail polish remover Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Excogitationist (Guest Post) (10/08/2007) Just go over it with a dry erase marker and wipe away. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Ken Moffett (Guest Post) (09/12/2007) I just realized that I had used a black Stanford 336 Permanent Marker on my white board several days ago. From the previous advice I first used Acetone. This really broke up the ink, but tended to smear it over a larger area, leaving a light gray film, as I wiped it. I then used naphtha (lighter fluid), and this took the gray film off completely. Naphtha by itself didn't do much to the ink. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Marsha (Guest Post) (08/26/2007) Nail polish remover with or without acetone makes the permanent marker come off instantly. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post by Tigger1971 (10) | (08/25/2007) Profile | Contact My mom is a school teacher with dry erase boards and said Mr. Clean Magic Eraser work or there is a spray you can get at office supply stores that is dry erase spray. Report Spam or Abuse Thanks Post By Peter (Guest Post) (07/22/2007) Thanks for the permanent marker tips, it totally saved my dry erase board!!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Lorewal (Guest Post) (05/24/2007) Thanks a million! My boss asked was there anything that would remove permanent marker and I came to this site. Your solution worked like a charm! You rock! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Nuggy Nobody (Guest Post) (04/19/2007) A combination of dry erase over and acetone worked for me, my mistake was that i used the scratchy side of the sponge and you will never get any marker to come off correctly after that, it was my shop/garage board so no big deal. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Sybil McQueen (Guest Post) (04/18/2007) Mr Clean Magic Eraser takes magic marker off a dry erase board. Sybil Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By ToniC (Guest Post) (04/10/2007) Thank you!! Co-worker moved into a new office today and I left him a funny note. Unfortunately in permanent marker. Writing back over with dry erase worked well even if you have to do it a few times! Whew. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Nicole (Guest Post) (04/06/2007) This worked SO great. I was at work and had my daughter and her friend with me at my office. Being 13, they naturally don't pay enough attention to what they are doing. They BOTH drew with permanent marker on my boss's white board and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't come off. I told them the board would cost them each $40 if they couldn't get it off. I did a search and this was the first thing. Both girls sighed HUGE sighs of relief as the permanent marker came of very easily with no effort. WHEW! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Nicole (Guest Post) (04/06/2007) This worked SO great. I was at work and had my daughter and her friend with me at my office. Being 13, they naturally don't pay enough attention to what they are doing. They BOTH drew with permanent marker on my boss's white board and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't come off. I told them the board would cost them each $40 if they couldn't get it off. I did a search and this was the first thing. Both girls sighed HUGE sighs of relief as the permanent marker came of very easily with no effort. WHEW! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By crazy jamaican 1225 (Guest Post) (03/02/2007) OH MY GOD! YA MON. MY OCD WAS REALLY KICKING IN- I WAS LOSING SLEEP- MY SOCIAL LIFE WAS FALLING APART- I HAD NO APPETITE- I HAD LOST ALL PLEASURE IN LIVING. THANK GOD FOR THIS LISTSERVE- I CAN LIVE AGAIN!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By M AND R (Guest Post) (02/16/2007) OMYG WHOEVER THOUGHT TO DO THIS, IS AN ABSOLUTE GENIUS AND SHOULD BE REWARDED GREATLY! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. IT'S FUNNY HOW THE STUPIDEST LITTLE THING COULD BRIGHTEN UP YOUR DAY! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By somebody (Guest Post) (02/01/2007) 1st link in google = i look like a pro on my 3rd week at work as i fixed up somebody elses mistake.... who would of thought its so easy to repair Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By sam (Guest Post) (12/02/2006) Go over the permanent marker writing with a dry erase marker and then clean it with the dry erase eraser. Repeat until you get all the smears off. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Kate (Guest Post) (11/03/2006) Wow! This is amazing!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Anne (Guest Post) (10/24/2006) Awesome solution! Thank you so much! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Dr. Reese (Guest Post) (09/28/2006) Thank God for this site! I am new at work and accidentally used a permanent marker on the dry-erase board, despite the huge sign! It's gone now. Thank God for this site! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By (Guest Post) (09/14/2006) thanks so much im workin at a school as a internship for a year 2nd week in a i pick up a permanant marker, so before anyone noticed i went over it with a dry marker thanks Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Randee (Guest Post) (08/31/2006) WOW!! Thanks a bunch. Using the dry erase marker over the permanent works. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Leah (Guest Post) (07/14/2006) Wow, using the dry erase marker overtop the permanent marker really works! This is the first site that came up in Google when I did a search and I'm so glad it did! Your feedback has helped me immensely. Now my white board at work won't be permanently ruined by my stupidity! Thanks... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By co-worker (Guest Post) (06/23/2006) Going over the permanent marker with a dry erase marker worked perfectly! thank you! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Deborah (Guest Post) (05/09/2006) Thank you so much! Writing over the permanent marker with Dry-Erase marker actually worked--how I don't know. But you do have to go over it a few times! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By hudz (Guest Post) (04/07/2006) All the things above work fine. But, what if there no board. I mean is, what if the board is replaced with other material like plastic sticker that you put from inside your car. Because, I have that kind of problem.  Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Joe (Guest Post) (04/01/2006) How brilliant! Polish remover works great. Thank you very much! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Jo Ann (Guest Post) (03/28/2006) Try cream(not gel) toothpaste. Works great! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Patti (Guest Post) (03/21/2006) Use hairspray. It worked for me. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Trisha (Guest Post) (02/28/2006) Wow, it really works when you trace dry erase marker over the permanent marker the permanent marker comes right off, forget the acetone and windex crap. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By (Guest Post) (02/22/2006) AHHHH love you guys! Thanks, I really did not think I would find a thing. ACETONE, works great! I just used toilet paper with polish remover, came off...red perm marker like it was never even there! Try this..... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Off A Dry Erase Board Post By Mommy (Guest Post) (12/22/2005) I love the internet!! My five year-old daughter just started practicing her vowels by writing on my dry erase board ...with a Permanent Marker!! I went directly to the internet and found this site. I used the suggestion of the acetone. dabbed a paper towel with my fingernail polish remover and it magically disappeared! thanks folks Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Of A Dry Erase Board Post By (Guest Post) (08/14/2005) i've tried acetone, vinagar, and windex. It's not permanent marker even, it's a dry erase that just spreads everywhere. Any more ideas? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Of A Dry Erase Board Post By Cathy (Guest Post) (05/20/2005) I just used the Mr Clean magic eraser, it took the marker right off. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Of A Dry Erase Board Post By Justin (Guest Post) (04/30/2005) Just tried using acetone and the dry erase marker. acetone works like a charm. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Of A Dry Erase Board Post By Mary in Talent, Oregon (Guest Post) (04/14/2005) I got instant, perfect results with Windex followed by rubbing alcohol. If you use just alcohol it takes longer. Report Spam or Abuse Cleaning Permanent Ink off of Metal Post By Rishele (Guest Post) (04/07/2005) Use Acetone, the ink will wipe off like butter!! Report Spam or Abuse Permanent Marker off Dry Erase Board Post by ThriftyFun (3737) | (04/05/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact I didn't have alcohol or time to get to a store. I was at work when my 10 year old decided to draw on the board in our board room. The only thing I could find was Windex all surface cleaner W/Vinegar. Worked like a charm! You just have to be careful of the color running down the board and onto something else, it works instantaneously. Angie in Kentucky Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Of A Dry Erase Board Post By Molly (Guest Post) (02/28/2005) I tried the aqua net and it didn't work for me but 91% rubbing alcohol worked awesome. Report Spam or Abuse Removing Permanent Marker Post by ThriftyFun (3737) | (12/06/2004) Profile | Blog! | Contact To remove permanent marker from something (like a note board) trace over the writing with a dry erase marker and wipe away. It may take a little bit but the permanent (?) marker will leave. By Melanie Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Of A Dry Erase Board Post By Beth-o (Guest Post) (11/30/2004) Going over with dry erase marker works pretty well, but to remove all traces, finish by spraying with "Krud Kutter" (got it at Home Depot) and let it sit for a few minutes. Looks good as new! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Of A Dry Erase Board Post By guest (Guest Post) (11/26/2004) mr clean magic eraser might work. it cleaned permanent marker off the side of my fridge Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Of A Dry Erase Board Post By jc (Guest Post) (11/11/2004) Obviously wouldn't work on a chalk board, but best thing for dry-erase boards is to go over the permanent marker with a dry erase marker. Everything wipes right off. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Of A Dry Erase Board Post By chuck (Guest Post) (11/11/2004) Here's an easy fix. Color over the permanent marker lines with a dry-erase pen and erase off while still damp. It really worked for us! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Of A Dry Erase Board Post By kel (Guest Post) (11/02/2004) will this also work with a chalk board? thanks Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Of A Dry Erase Board Post by beanygurl (132) | (10/31/2004) Contact You can try rubbing alcohol Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Permanent Ink Of A Dry Erase Board Post by scmommy5 (1) | (10/31/2004) Profile | Contact Another thing that works is to use the same permanent marker over the original writing. Just do a little at a time and then wipe off. I learned this the hard way, right after joining our church my kids decided to write on one of the dry erase boards with a sharpie marker. My son actually figured it out. I was so glad! I thought I was going to have to buy a new board. Report Spam or Abuse