RE: HELP! Permanent Marker on Leather Couch
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Post By Brandon (Guest Post)
(07/11/2008)
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My son got permanent black marker on our brand new tan leather couch. I came here for answers because leather cleaner didn't work. I tried rubbing alcohol which worked some but eventually began discoloring the couch. Out of desperation I tried coopertone spray sunblock, I was totally shocked when it took the ink off like nothing. I didn't even have to scrub and no discoloration at all. Thanks to all who suggested it. Amazing.
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(07/06/2008)
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I started to use avon skin so soft bug guard, it started to fade the brown leather color, so that scared me. It did lighten up the marker though.
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Post By Fiona (Guest Post)
(06/29/2008)
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I got black biro that has now turned purple on a white leather chair and I've tried pretty much everything from bug spray to vodka to sunblock to WD40 and nail polish remover and leather cleaner, perfume, hairspray nothing will lift it! Arghh!
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Post By John (Guest Post)
(06/13/2008)
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Thank God for this site! It took me spraying the problem spots once and rubbing with a towel, then repeating again very very gently with a soft toothbrush, and thanks to good old coppertone sport sunblock spray those nasty stains came right out. My mother however, used, to my knowledge, a detergent, you know for the washing machine, THATS A BIG NO NO! Whatever you do, do not use detergents, that along with her scrubbing wore straight through the leathery finish, and now there is a flat grey spot instead of an ink stain. Which is not repairable, yet I am still in trouble for the worn down spot too. To all of you, despite me still being in trouble, thank you SO much for all your input, and helping me to solve this great problem, I will definitely be using spray sunblock for all my leather couch stains :D
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Post By mad dad (Guest Post)
(06/12/2008)
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We didn't have any coppertone but we did have banana boat and it took the sharpie off of my leather couch. This is one of the coolest things to know.
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Post By By:Mariana (Guest Post)
(05/16/2008)
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My artistic 3 1/2 year old used rub-a-dub permanent
marker (laundry perm marker) which is meant not to come off on a tan leather chair. Coppertone continuous spray got it off 100% thank goodness since it was not my house he did it at. It really really works.
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Post By Charlie R. (Guest Post)
(04/30/2008)
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My 11yr old son plays on a Little League Majors team in our town. 10 days ago, he pitched a 2-hit shut out and got the game ball. A few days later he hit his first ever "over the fence" home run. Of course, he got that ball, too. Dad (me...) is asked to write the date and the event on each ball in black Sharpie. The problem is, Dad mixed up the balls and wrote the wrong info on each one. My son somehow memorized every blemish on each ball before the labeling and knew exactly which was which (can't seem to transfer that skill to homework and studying...) - "Dad, the home run ball has the grass stain where it hit the ground over the fence, Duh!" he reported in between sobs!
Needless to say, I needed help big time and found this board. After much reading and follow up research on some of the easier ones to pursue, it appears that the common ingredient in many of the remedies posted here is Isopropyl Alcohol (Rubbing Alcohol). It is in the bug sprays, and other products mentioned. As a test, I used OFF bug spray on one ball and Isopropyl Alcohol (70%) on the other. The alcohol did a better job in the end, so I hit the bug sprayed ball with it to clean up the residue left behind.
THANK YOU ALL for sending in the right signals from the dugout and for helping me bring back the winning smile to my boy's face. Best in life to you all.
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Permanent Black Marker on Tan Leather Lexus Seats
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Post By Lance in Texas (Guest Post)
(04/26/2008)
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A notebook with my little niece's outstanding marker artwork was placed in my passenger seat, left in the humid, hot sun for 2 days and I think I even placed something heavy on it on the way home to really get the marker good and deep in the leather.
As many others on this site, I launched full scale chemical warfare against my car seat. Finally, after not one single suggestion I found on line worked, I made a runny sort of paste with hot water and Oxy Clean. Used a nail brush (wife wasn't thrilled about that) to "gently" scrub like hell and, well, all I can say is if anybody has a car that is 5+ years old with leather seats - don't even think your seats are clean. I clean my car all the time and only use leather cleaners and conditioners on my seats and yet we removed a healthy layer of "stuff" that certainly not cream colored like the color of the leather...and then finally, poof goes the marker stain. My advice in short is: Use every chemical you can find in your house and then borrow some from a neighbor. Then windex it all off like you are starting over fresh and then use the Oxy Clean and water paste along with your spouses very nice nail brush to apply and scrub in the Oxy Clean paste...in seconds that permanent marker (and icky stuff left behind from every single person and/or pet that has ever been in your car) comes right off like magic. Well, maybe not "magic" but it will work.
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Post By Kathi (Guest Post)
(04/16/2008)
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OMG, thanks so much, I had perm marker on brand new, very nice cherry wood dining room table, didn't see any help sites for that, so I checked out this one. The Copertone Continuous Spray suncreen took it right off, with no elbow grease even, and no finish damage. Thanks!
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Post By MommyZ7 (Guest Post)
(03/13/2008)
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The only thing that got the sharpie perm PURPLE marker off of our cream couch was the copper tone continuous sports spray & Elbow Greese. We ended up using an entire 6 oz can.
Nail Polish remover, ajax, soft scrub, baby wipes, rubbing alcohol, magic eraser, axe body spray, goof off, aqua net hair spray DID NOT WORK and now I have white streaks from where we tried them!
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Post By Addie (Guest Post)
(03/11/2008)
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Thank you you so much!! You have saved my couch. It was covered with Black sharpy marks! My boys went to town with the marker this morning. I found this site, and the rubbing alcohol worked liked a charm! Saved the day! What a blessing!
Addie
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Post By debbie (Guest Post)
(03/01/2008)
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My grandson drew smiley faces all over my tan leather sofa with a black permanent marker. I tried the Avon skin so soft oil and 95% came off with just a cotton ball. Thank you. I did rinse with a little dial soap and water just to remove the oil. debbie
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Post By Shannon (Guest Post)
(02/18/2008)
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I also had black marker put on my dark green leather couch. I tried the magic eraser and it came right off.
WHEW:))
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Post By sue (Guest Post)
(01/28/2008)
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We tryed everything even vodka it help fade it but i didnt get rid of it all. So we tryed NETTO REMO ALL PURPOSE LIQUID CLEANER. We scrubed it with our old tooth brush. And that worked the best.
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Post By Elaine (Guest Post)
(12/19/2007)
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I set a back that was labeled with permanent marker on my car seat. The ink was smeared on my seat. I have light tan leather seats, I tried multiple things to remove it and nothing worked. I tried the Banana Boat Sunscreen and it worked. It took multiple applications and letting the sunscreen sit for about 1 minute then wipe and reapply. Thank you for the tip, it is great.
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Post By mom of 4 yr old (Guest Post)
(12/01/2007)
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magic eraser, bug spray and other cleaners were just wearing the surface off & not removing the permanent marker. Out of desperation I was trying everything! Banana Boat Sport spray on sunscreen worked like a charm & didnt remove any color from the leather! :-)
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Post By tiana (Guest Post)
(10/26/2007)
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Help me please my daughter got permanent marker on my tan sofa. I have tried alcohol, bug spray, spf 45 sunblock... what else can I use. please help me!
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Post By M.T. (Guest Post)
(09/17/2007)
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got it all off using non-acetone polish remover called simply basic polish remover non acetone. did not hurt the leather material nor change the colour either.
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Post By bad boy (Guest Post)
(09/05/2007)
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I'm in middle school and wrote some stuff on some seats with permanent black sharpie.please help me! The seats themselves look kind of leathery. Once again please help!
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RE: HELP! Permanent Marker on Leather Couch
My daughter recently marked on my friends leather couch with a sharpie permanent marker! How in the world can I get that out? Please help!
- Barbara
Answers:
removing permanent marker from leather
I tried everything from Resolve Carpet Cleaner to the Vodka myth and the only thing that worked for me was the rubbing alcohol, I was amazed at how fast it got it out of the leather, it not only saved the leather it saved me from being in some deep trouble! (11/30/2004)
By Danielle
RE: HELP! Permanent Marker on Leather Couch
Use a very small amount of Avon Skin-So-Soft bath oil on a soft cloth and test a spot on the back of the couch first. It worked for me. (01/18/2005)
By Laurie
RE: HELP! Permanent Marker on Leather Couch
I tried the alcohol it's working but its fading my couch. I have a honey color couch. Any other suggestions? DESPARATE (02/18/2005)
By Ema
RE: HELP! Permanent Marker on Leather Couch
Had permanent marker on leather seat in car. Alcohol removed all. Thanks so much (07/21/2005)
By Susan
RE: HELP! Permanent Marker on Leather Couch
http://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/LeatherInkRemover.htm the leather ink remover can remove permanent marker from leather.
Regards
(09/15/2005)
By ben123
RE: HELP! Permanent Marker on Leather Couch
The rubbing alcohol REALLY WORKS! My 6 year old son wrote with a black permanent marker on our new $1000 brown leather chair! AHHHHH! The stains came out and it looks as good as new.
Thank you so much for the tip. (10/23/2005)
By Georgina Parker
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I got permanent marker on my dance shoes while I was trying to write my name in them, and the rubbing alcohol got it out, but they're a tiny bit faded now, so if you don't mind fading, I highly highly recommend the rubbing alcohol! (11/06/2005)
By Lyndsay
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It doesn't sound very nice but I spit on a rug and got the permanent marker off leather sofa (11/12/2005)
By Alice
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The rubbing alchohol really worked! My son drew all over our leather chair with a red Sharpie! I had to scrub really hard, but it took it all away. My husband will never know! Thanks! (11/20/2005)
By momof3
Help! Alcohol made my couch color fade
I used alcohol to get ink off my leather couch. It faded the color of the couch some. Any suggestions to put the color back some (12/16/2005)
By Nancy
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I had tried everything on here and more to remove permananent marker on my leather sofa...nothing worked. At witts end, I tried this sponge thing called Magic Eraser. I can't believe it worked like a dream! As a bonus, I use this product called Gardenia leather protective cream. WOW my 3 year old sofa looks brand new. :) (12/28/2005)
By Sheilah
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I've used Soft Scrub (without bleach) and a denture brush to clean Sharpie marker off of my navy leather sofa, wooden chairs and tables, my kitchen cabinets and my flat stove top. I also use it to remove the stains in my white kitchen sink and from my teenage daughters white flip flops. If you're willing to give it a try, test in an inconspicuous place first. Good Luck! (03/18/2006)
By leeaura
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I tried alcohol and it faded my tan leather couch. I also tried the Magic eraser, it did not work either. Would love to hear about the vodka recipe. Seems like maybe the color of couch and/or marker determines the effectiveness of these remedies. (03/25/2006)
By Sherri.
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Two words, Spot shot. It took black magic marker out of a wooden nightstand and off of my cream counter top. (04/27/2006)
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Permanent Marker on Leather Seats
My daughter, who's on a swim team, had "Eat My Bubbles" written on her back last night. She came home without a shirt on, and get the permanent marker on my husband's beige leather car interior! I didn't want him to know, because we're not even "allowed" to eat or drink in his car! Anyway...
I used alcohol and a brush with rather FIRM bristles (a toothbrush wasn't strong enough -- I used a fingernail brush). I worked in a circular motion, and it came out eventually. Much patience is needed, because if you scrub TOO HARD in one spot, the top layer of the leather will come off!
Yes, it made it look "bleached," but believe it or not, that's just DIRT. As clean as my husband keeps his car, YES, there is a film of dust/dirt/oil on the seat! So... I scrubed the whole seat, and then it had a very DULL finish.
I then took a little GOOF OFF to try to get out the last little bit of blue permanent marker, and then I rubbed a dot of ORANGE OIL all over the seat, too, to make it look kind of shiny like it did before all this happened.
It looks SO MUCH BETTER. So much so, that I don't think my husband will notice it. I hope we can get by with him not noticing any time soon (for a year, or two), because then I can let him know that it must not have been too bad since he didn't notice it for so long. And I sometime call him Eagle Eye because he's so detail-oriented.
Thanks for the tips! (07/21/2006)
By Lynn
jacobe and Riley
"...everything we read on this website didn't work even alcohol."
Try using a stronger rubbing alcohol. I'm not sure where you live, but when I lived in the DC area Safeways usually carried 99.9%. It's hard to find otherwise. If you do, test it on a part of the leather that isn't easily viewed first. (08/08/2006)
By Steve
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Well. I tried the alcohol and it DOES work, but it does take the first layer of leather off, which is the COLOR. There was no way around it either as I started out with a soft cloth and it took FOREVER to remove the smallest spot. My lil' darling wrote with permanant marker on EVERY piece of our new leather suite, the walls (newly painted) the laminate, the carpet and even the dog! So, when I discovered there was no way around removing that top layer to get marker off, I went for the gusto and got out the scotch brite sponge! Then I got out my acrylic gloss paints. Now I have no marker on my leather and I hid it pretty well. I have used those markers for furniture on it, but they dont really work that well. You can still see the bald area beneath it.
Good luck with your leather. I vow to find the best solution ever some day. When I do, this post will be the first to know.
M. In Ohio (08/31/2006)
By M. Nye
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I got it off with OFF bugspray. (09/13/2006)
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My son accidentally marked our pale yellow leather lounge with sharpie black permanent marker. After reading through the rest of the feedback on this site and hearing that everyone had used rubbing alcohol, I was feeling a bit desperate as I don't have any rubbing alcohol! Someone mentioned spit, so my son used an old towel and his own spit and it worked a treat, with no affect on the leather at all. I did this asap after it happened though, probably no more than 10 minutes. (10/18/2006)
By Yvette
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My daughter drew on my brand new three day old $3000.00 sofa. Used Alcohol some came up but be careful not to rub too hard as it scraped off the leather. Hope my husband doesnt see it. (10/18/2006)
By mary
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I tried baby oil to get black permanent marker out of my red leather purse, it was unsuccessful. The thing that worker for me was the Mr. Clean magic eraser. Be careful not to rub too hard because it will take some of the color off the leather but it works like a charm! Good Luck! :) (11/10/2006)
By Steph
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I tried many of the above. It was not sharpie marker just a plain old perm marker the lil one used on my leather recliner. Nothing worked but I did try off bug spray and it lightened it so it is not terribly noticeable. YIKES!
(12/01/2006)
By Denise
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i just used nail polish remover and it worked, not that much rubbing, got a cotton ball and it worked, wipe over it with a wet cloth after you finish. It takes a little of the shine off the couch and a little colour (my couch is beige) so you cant see it that much. (02/07/2007)
By Sharon
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Does anyone have any suggestions that WON'T fade the color? My couch is dark brown leather. We are really desparate since we just bought it and it was $3000.00! HELP! (02/25/2007)
By lemmykins
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My wonderful 3 and 5 years old girls decided to color on my $4000.00 leather couch. I used the magic eraser and it took off a layer of the couch. I also used leather cleaner and neither worked. (03/03/2007)
By Y
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My son scribbled ALL over my new white leather couch with thick red permanent marker. The only thing I found to work was nail polish remover. The marker came off immediately. Have all the fancy leather products including a product that is for removing pen only and these did NOTHING! (03/17/2007)
By Summer
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My husband told me once that WD-40 would remove a sharpie permanent marker stain. He was right! I had to apply it 3 times, scrubbing with a soft cloth each time, but it didn't take long and the mark was completely gone - no damage done. (03/19/2007)
By tismom
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My 15-month-old marked my leather recliner with sharpie - all over it! I didn't use any of the abovementioned remedies, as I didn't want to mar the finish. You know what works - old-fashioned soap and water and LOTS of elbow grease. Sharpie is not actually permanent - as a preschool teacher I can tell you it wears off of everything eventually. If this happens to you, just keep on scrubbin' - it will work. (03/23/2007)
By Amy
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This just happened to me today, lucky me! My 2-year-old decided to get into all of the different colored Sharpies and draw circles all over our light brown leather couch. Thank God for nail polish remover is all I gotta say! It took off the marker with a few cotton balls and then a paper towel. No damage to my couch, either! : ) (03/30/2007)
By Jamie
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My son drew all overy my brown leather sofa with a marker and I tried EVERYTHING to get it out. I heard that the enzymes in milk will lift the stain (works with ink pen marks on leather, though), I tried rubbing alcohol, baking soda, nothing worked. But the only thing that worked for me was nail polish remover. It did lighten that area of my couch, but then I got some shoe polish and touched it up, and you can't even tell! (04/22/2007)
By Sarah.
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My 1 yr old got black sharpie all over the house and her brand new white leather shoes. Nothing worked to get it out, not even alcohol. The shoes are still marked up but it mostly came out of our hardwood floors.
Editor's Note: You could try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser on the shoes. It may also take off the finish but then polish them with white shoe polish. (04/26/2007)
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I used nail polish remover to get out a marker stain on our beige leather couch, and although it did remove the stain it also removed the top layer of color on the leather.
What should I do to color in the beige that is no longer there? Thanks in advance!
Editor's Note: Try to find a shoe polish that will match.
(05/14/2007)
Permanent Marker on Leather Couch
I used OFF! just like someone earlier suggested when my little cousins completely covered my Mom's dark brown leather couch in marker. It worked perfectly. The finger nail polish remover and WD-40 just made the couch extra shiny but didn't remove the stain. The OFF! worked and didn't even damage the couch (at least as far as I can tell) (05/27/2007)
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I had a slumber party, and the last one asleep got a sharpie makeover. So, in the morning, we discovered out WHOLE ENTIRE caramel leather couch was covered in blue sharpie. After my mom had a cow, and my dad yelled at me, I tried everything but nothing worked. Finally, I used the Neutrogena Sunblock Spray (SPF 45) which worked like a charm. It's easier to let it sit for a few seconds. NEVER USE OIL BASED - it takes out the top layer. (06/03/2007)
By Relieved
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Fantastic results thanks you all - royal blue Sharpie on a light beige leather chair - in a rental house. Yikes. First I gathered some ammo gleaned from your suggestions: rubbing alcohol, purell, bull frog mosquito coast spf 30 spray and a thing of sea breeze (!) that I found in the medicine cabinet. I tried the rubbing alcohol first on some plain unscented baby wipes - I had to blot the stain since it picked it right up and on to the wipe - careful - the wipe could then transfer the blue to another clean part. I worked a while on that. Then tried the purell - nothing. Then I tried the bull frog spray and it worked like a dream! Just a few sprays and wipes with the baby wipe and it is all gone. Yea! (07/09/2007)
By mona
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USE BUG SPRAY! (07/20/2007)
By PAIGE
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Coppertone Continous spray no rub sun screen works with a magic eraser sponge. Magic eraser by itself doesn't work. You can still see the ink a little but it looks much better & I will try again once it dries.
2 yr old took a black permanent marker to a burgundy leather chair (07/29/2007)
By Stephanie
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Off bug spray worked like a charm :) thank god (08/06/2007)
By Charlotte
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OFF bug spray! Thank you. Black permanent marker on tan couch. Got online right away, found this web site, but not before I panicked and scrubbed too hard with a Magic Eraser (took off a little bit of top layer of leather) Tried OFF bug spray, it washed right off! Now the only way to know that the baby drew on the couch, is where I rubbed too hard, so BE CAREFUL! (08/10/2007)
By Jennifer
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thanks so much whoever had the bugspray idea! we didn't have the "OFF!" brand, but "Cutter" worked pretty well too. thanks so much, now my parents wont have to kill us =]]
aika, d, zel, and meggie (08/19/2007)
By these 4 girls.
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