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Fun fact: You can use a dry erase marker to erase the writing of a permanent marker. Assuming a smooth surface, scribble the dry erase marker over the permanent
by louprado 9y ago
Fun fact: You can use a dry erase marker to erase the writing of a permanent marker. Assuming a smooth surface, scribble the dry erase marker over the permanent mark and erase.
- simonbarker87 9y agoSpray deodorant also does the trick
- LeifCarrotson 9y agoAny organic solvent will do it. Acetone is ideal, in a metalworking shop Sharpie marks are constantly being cleaned off metal using acetone.
- rootusrootus 9y agoI hate recommending acetone flippantly. Sure, it will definitely take it off, but I'd bet that for a lot of the whiteboards in use today it would also take off the surface of the whiteboard. I do love acetone but it's my solvent of last resort.
- InclinedPlane 9y agoAcetone can also dissolve plastics so you don't want to use to remove sharpie marks except on glass or metals (or possibly wood). For anything else 99% rubbing alcohol works pretty well.
- rootusrootus 9y agoI figured this out almost 25 years ago when my commander was writing in front of our group on a great big whiteboard I had just spent several days putting pinstriping on. Spent an hour or so using a dry erase marker to remove Sharpie permanent marker. I just tried it on a whim since we had nothing to lose, and was pleasantly surprised at how effective it was.