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Ink and Marker off of Vinyl

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Date: 05/01/2004 Topics: Cleaning > Furniture | Readers Request > Cleaning  
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Does anyone know how to get ink and marker marks out of vinyl? I have a tan vinyl top card table that my son has drawn all over and would like to remove the marks without ruining the table. I have tried a few cleaners, but none have worked. I even heard hairspray would take up the pen marks, but no such luck. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Post By daria. (Guest Post) (08/04/2008)
I tried everything suggested, nothing worked, so I tried "GOOF OFF" and lo and behold a miracle. All you gotta do is moisten a cotton ball and rub away. Hope this helps.

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Post By milly (Guest Post) (07/11/2008)
I had ink in one of our boats vinyl seats. I tried all kinds of cleaners. At last I tried hair spray and it didn't work alone but I had an idea so I tried hairspray and nail polish (remover) and it finally worked! :] Thanks so much for the ideas!

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Post By Susan (Guest Post) (07/07/2008)
There is a product by Melaluca called Sol-U-Mel that does an excellent job of removing permanent Sharpie marker. Seems like if it would remove permanent Sharpie marker it would remove other types of ink? Use it full strength on a cotton ball or cloth. Might want to test an area just to be sure.

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Post By Derek (Guest Post) (06/14/2008)
I just used clearasil to clean some ink off the vinyl armrest in my car, and it worked like a charm! Dabbed it on over the spots, left it for a couple hours, wiped it off with a damp cloth and spots were gone completely.

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Post By JM (Guest Post) (06/14/2008)
In response to the marker on the fence; try using Simple Green. I removed permanent marker that was on my counter top with a simple wipe using that. Not sure if it will work on the fence, but worth a try. Test it someplace first though to make sure it doesn't leave a green stain - the color of the cleaner.

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Post By Dana Petri (Guest Post) (06/07/2008)
I woke up this morning to find graffiti on my white vinyl fence. Black permanent marker. I used a suggestion from this site and it worked! OFF mosquito spray took it all off with lots rubbing. Thanks!

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Post By Shannon (Guest Post) (05/26/2008)
I have a 4 yr old boy that wrote with ball point pen in 3 different spots in my car. I have tired, nail polish remover, vegetable oil, hair spray, rubbing alcohol, oxi clean stray, soft scrub, and oops remover. NOTHING has worked. The nail polish remover just changed the color of the gray where I had wiped. But nothing else. If anyone can think of any thing else to try PLEASE let me know. My email address is zowie AT chilitech.net. Thank You

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Post By Jenna (Guest Post) (05/20/2008)
The vinyl seats in my car didn't respond at all to hairspray, perfume, leather/vinyl cleaner, multi surface cleaner. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser began to work, but only lightened the stain a bit. Nail polish remover seems to be my haven.

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Post By Samantha (Guest Post) (04/29/2008)
We just used a SOS pad, worked great!

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Post By Charlotte (Guest Post) (04/18/2008)
I am a teacher and I am constantly removing marker and pen from all of the surfaces in my room. I have had excellent results with germx. It is mostly alcohol but it seems to take everything off of my desks, chairs, woodwork and even my plastic storage bins....

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Post By (Guest Post) (04/04/2008)
I have ink marks on my front door. Does anybody know what might work to get that out?

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Post By (Guest Post) (03/13/2008)
Tried hair spray, rubbing alcohol, scrubbing. I have graffiti on my truck. It has a vinyl coating and I cant get it off! HELP

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Post By Rain (Guest Post) (01/13/2008)
I have graffiti on my white vinyl fence. Looks like permanent marker. It has been there in a sunny hot area for over a week. I tried the following: method all purpose cleaner, fantastic, non-acetone nail polish remover, mr. clean magic eraser (heavy duty one), purell, WD-40, acetone pen (for nail polish), goo gone. All of these didn't work. Perhaps because it was baked on by the sun? Any suggestions?

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Post By Josie (Guest Post) (12/14/2007)
We used Kaboom and a sponge, and it came right off! Good luck!

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Post By Brenda (Guest Post) (10/18/2007)
I need help! I have ink on my school bus seats and nothing is working. I've tried hairspray and Magic eraser together. It didn't work. Please any help e-mail me! IzzyB81 AT hotmail.com

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Post By Ella (Guest Post) (09/16/2007)
I tried 10% benzoyl peroxide cream (Clearasil) left on for a long time. It is the ONLY thing that did work on permanent marker on a white vinyl chair. It worked surprisingly well. There is no stain now and I'd already tried almost everything else suggested on this post to no avail. Thanks, Rob!

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Post By nicole (Guest Post) (08/02/2007)
i work at a tattoo shop and i can tell you that we have tried everything you can think of to get ink off our white vinyl tattoo chairs and nothing worked... until i came across this site. the hairspray thing worked like magic. but i also used it in conjunction with one of my new favorite things... mr. cleans magic erasers. those things are awesome. so yea, if you need to get anything out of vinyl a lil hairspray and a magic eraser will be the answer to your prayers!

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Post By jk (Guest Post) (06/26/2007)
We got Sharpie off paint and wood veneer with mosquito spray. It came off immediately. Maybe it works on vinyl.

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Post By Tanya (Guest Post) (06/13/2007)
a ballpoint pen exploded today in my designer alfred sung purse,, how do i remove to ink without damaging the purse

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Post By MISUENOS (Guest Post) (06/10/2007)
i TRIED EVERYTHING AND THE HAIR SPRAY WORKED FOR ME... iTS STILL LEFT A LINE IN SOME AREAS BUT... MY IT SURE LOOKS BETTER.. tHANKS FOR THE TIP

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Post By tinydancer (Guest Post) (06/04/2007)
son wrote on seat of school bus in pen.
if he can't clean, will have to pay for.
any suggestions?

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Post By Candice in Calgary (Guest Post) (05/04/2007)
I used "Goof Off" and a "S.O.S" pad and in under 3 minutes got black permanent marker off the sideing of the house. You can buy it at a hardware (home reno) store

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Post By corinne (Guest Post) (04/27/2007)
my daughter and friend wrote on bus seats with green sharpie. They are responsible for getting it off but nothing will work.We have tried alcohol, magic eraser,comet,toothpaste,windex, hairspray and nail polish remover .Nothing will work.The seats are vinyl.Can anyone help me? PLEASE Evansred1974 AT aol.com

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Post By Rob (Guest Post) (03/18/2007)
Try Oxy-10 (or generic acne cream with 10% benzoyl peroxide). Leave it on and put it in the sun for awhile. Can take time, but it works wonders on vinyl and plastic dolls. You can use a heat lamp, but proceed with caution, as this can burn the vinyl. Never leave a heat lamp on an object unattended. Some have used straight peroxide with success. Good luck! Rob

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Post By Robin (Guest Post) (01/24/2007)
Feedback from the grafitti removal industry: Please be careful with some of the suggestions. We are talking about removing ink from VINYL. Many petroleum-based products will shrink, dry out, or bleach the vinyl. It may look good now; however, the vinyl can deteriorate very quickly thereafter.

There are 100s of types of vinyl, citrus-based cleaners work well on some and hair spray works on others. We have found no single method that works on all types of vinyl. Always remember to test the cleaner, solvent, etc. on an inconspicuous area of the surface you wish to clean first.

Ciao,
Robin

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Post By Bea (Guest Post) (12/05/2006)
Does anyone knows how to remove a bight pink highlighter mark off a vinyl couch?

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Post By nfo 22 (Guest Post) (10/08/2006)
Neighbor kid wrote on vinyl siding with magic marker. How do I get it clean?

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Post By Tracy (Guest Post) (09/09/2006)
Saw the tip to use Zit Medication with 10% Benzoyl Peroxide in it. Like you we had tried EVERYTHING else and nothing removed ball point ink from the interior door panels that my 4 year old decided to decorate.

We covered the pen marks with a layer of the medication, kept the doors open to let the sun's light and heat hit the door and MAGICALLY the marks disappeared.

Of course, you can carry your table out to your backyard to let it sit in the sun.

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Post By Rich (Guest Post) (07/20/2006)
I have tried everything first a product called goof off bleach sos pads nothing will take this black ink off the floor. What should I do?

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Post By mel (Guest Post) (06/29/2006)
My 2 yr old wrote on the wall with ball point pen and Ineed help how to take it off. Thanks.

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Post By Megan (Guest Post) (06/15/2006)
i'm a doll collector and my little brothers' friend marked on my first doll with an ink pen!!!! what should i do? i tried alcohol and hairspray neither worked. please give me a few other ideas.

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Post By zach (Guest Post) (06/11/2006)
The best way to remove pen off of vinyl is to mix acetone and sea salt. but be careful, and don't rub too hard

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Post By guest (Guest Post) (06/01/2006)
used cheap hair spray and worked really well. it's not totally gone, but it was black permanent marker (a sharpie) and all over my red vinyl chair thanks to my two year old, who had only the day before painted a wall dark green with my art paint...
anyway, now there is just a faded line there, much better.

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Post By shauntel (Guest Post) (05/22/2006)
my daughter recently wrote with a pen all over one of the seats in our van right at the very top of it. can anyone suggest an item to use to clean it. please....

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Post By (Guest Post) (05/02/2006)
be careful using acetone (most nail polish removers) to get ballpoint pen ink off of vinyl....i removed some of the color on my bag (gray) as well!

i think if i had used less nail polish (ie very little, barely damp cotton ball), this wouldn't have been a problem.

the acetone works very, very well!

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Post By Constance (Guest Post) (04/15/2006)
Hi, there is ball-pen ink stain on my handbag which is vinyl-coated canvas fabric. I have tried nail-polish remover, soap, toothpaste, and laundry detergent with brush but nothing works. I've read all the tips in other posts but I'm not sure if we are referring to the same kind of fabric. Anyone have any suggestions?

Editor's Note: Try alcohol or cheap hairspray.

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Post By Romana Cooling nsw (Guest Post) (03/27/2006)
My little miss 2 decided to colour the vinyl floor with ball point blue pen. I tried ALL of the suggestions eg, acetone, spray, toothpaste, bicarb soda to get it up.
But in the end, we wiped it away and tried sea salt mixed with pure acetone together poured on the pen on the vinyl floor. We had to rub at it gently not to put a hole in the floor, but about 10 mins later, up it came. It was a desperate plea as we want to get our bond mony back for renting!(i cant see why table salt wont work)
phew. Hope this idea helps others out there.
By the way, if you get coloured in crayon on carpet, use windex sprayed onto baby whipes and rub a bit at a time onto the carpet. I just had home brand materials, and worked a miracle.
Romana

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Post By spec (Guest Post) (10/29/2005)
ive tried to use nail polish remover, hairspray, alcohol, perfume and mr. clean magic eraser to get the ink off my white fake leather purse. the nail polish remover got a little bit off, but i can still see a solid blue line. somebody please suggest something!!!

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Post By Joey (Guest Post) (07/30/2005)
Rubbing alcohol.

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Post By tx amy (Guest Post) (07/19/2005)
I just had the great opportunity to find out which product works best on my vinyl floor. After using bleach pen, magic eraser, tooth paste, alcohol and hairspray, I decided to do a last effort with my nail polish remover. It worked like a charm! I think I'll invest in a gallon of this stuff!

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Post By IvyGrad (Guest Post) (07/06/2005)
I have a white handbag bought at Target that is "fake leather " and I think may be some type of vinyl. I need to remove a blue ballpoint pen stain. the "fake leather/vinyl" has recesses to make it look like leather.

Any clues on how to remove blue ballpoint ink?

Many thanks!

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Post By Anneliese (Guest Post) (02/06/2005)
Nothing has worked on my vinyl floor. Not nail polish remover, not hair spray, not bleach, not grease off, not goof off, -nothing. I would try Motsenbocker's lift off, but I was told that it would take the shine out of my floor.

Does anyone have anymore suggestions?

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Post By K C Gilbertson (Guest Post) (08/04/2004)
Graphic Secrets Board Cover Cleaner from Union Ruber will do the job. It is used by drafters to clean ink and graphite off their vinyl drafting board covers. Union Rubber just annouced it is no longer making this product but inventory remains at some vendors, here for example: http://www.draftingdeals.com/draftingdeals/finditem.cfm?itemid=6399

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Post By Tawnda (Guest Post) (05/04/2004)
I use Clorox Clean-up. I used to work in a daycare and it works WONDERS on marker, pen and crayon.

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Post By Jackie S. (Guest Post) (05/03/2004)
The best thing I've found for removing permanent markers is nail polish remover.

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Post By (Guest Post) (05/03/2004)
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser took Sharpie off of my wood footstool with no problem. Maybe it would work?

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Post By syd (Guest Post) (05/03/2004)
There is a spray can that is called vandalizim or grafitti spray. A hardward store or paint store can help you find it.

You spray it on the markings and wipe off ... it is a petroleum based product. Works great.

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Post By (Guest Post) (05/03/2004)
I remove ink with hair spray. It works every time. Linda

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