Permanent marker on paint
Discussion
This may sound daft but may work!
I used to work in schools (with Nobo boards that use wipe-off markers). Every so often, some teacher would pick up a permanent marker and make a mess on the board (a Chemistry teacher did this with the first electronic "Interactive" board!). As a science technician in the first school, we used to supply lots of alcohol to clean the mess. One of the deputy heads came rushing in one day and asked for some Lynx! Apparently it does a better job (and supposedly smells better!). To be fair, I suspect that any similar spray will to the same job - but most of the male school kids (over)use Lynx!
As I say, it might be worth a try before using cutting compounds etc.
The other "trick" is to go over the mark with another permanent marker pen and wipe off immediately - the solvent is supposed to loosen the original ink and make it easier too wipe off. That never worked for me.
The Interactive board had strict instructions as to what could be used to clean such marks (the base is touch-sensitive) and I do hate the smell of baby wipes - though they may work for you!
I used to work in schools (with Nobo boards that use wipe-off markers). Every so often, some teacher would pick up a permanent marker and make a mess on the board (a Chemistry teacher did this with the first electronic "Interactive" board!). As a science technician in the first school, we used to supply lots of alcohol to clean the mess. One of the deputy heads came rushing in one day and asked for some Lynx! Apparently it does a better job (and supposedly smells better!). To be fair, I suspect that any similar spray will to the same job - but most of the male school kids (over)use Lynx!
As I say, it might be worth a try before using cutting compounds etc.
The other "trick" is to go over the mark with another permanent marker pen and wipe off immediately - the solvent is supposed to loosen the original ink and make it easier too wipe off. That never worked for me.
The Interactive board had strict instructions as to what could be used to clean such marks (the base is touch-sensitive) and I do hate the smell of baby wipes - though they may work for you!
When I used to clean cars for a living I had a tub of Swarfega hand cleaning wipes which would remove light overspray, road tar, tree sap etc etc. I'm pretty sure they'd remove black marker without resorting to abrasive polishes and cutting compounds. I Imagine the wipes were impregnated with some kind of solvent, most likely alcohol.
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dbfan said:
This may sound daft but may work!
I used to work in schools (with Nobo boards that use wipe-off markers). Every so often, some teacher would pick up a permanent marker and make a mess on the board (a Chemistry teacher did this with the first electronic "Interactive" board!). As a science technician in the first school, we used to supply lots of alcohol to clean the mess. One of the deputy heads came rushing in one day and asked for some Lynx! Apparently it does a better job (and supposedly smells better!). To be fair, I suspect that any similar spray will to the same job - but most of the male school kids (over)use Lynx!
As I say, it might be worth a try before using cutting compounds etc.
The other "trick" is to go over the mark with another permanent marker pen and wipe off immediately - the solvent is supposed to loosen the original ink and make it easier too wipe off. That never worked for me.
The Interactive board had strict instructions as to what could be used to clean such marks (the base is touch-sensitive) and I do hate the smell of baby wipes - though they may work for you!
Deodorants used to work when I was a kid, not sure if they still do mind I used to work in schools (with Nobo boards that use wipe-off markers). Every so often, some teacher would pick up a permanent marker and make a mess on the board (a Chemistry teacher did this with the first electronic "Interactive" board!). As a science technician in the first school, we used to supply lots of alcohol to clean the mess. One of the deputy heads came rushing in one day and asked for some Lynx! Apparently it does a better job (and supposedly smells better!). To be fair, I suspect that any similar spray will to the same job - but most of the male school kids (over)use Lynx!
As I say, it might be worth a try before using cutting compounds etc.
The other "trick" is to go over the mark with another permanent marker pen and wipe off immediately - the solvent is supposed to loosen the original ink and make it easier too wipe off. That never worked for me.
The Interactive board had strict instructions as to what could be used to clean such marks (the base is touch-sensitive) and I do hate the smell of baby wipes - though they may work for you!
Robb F said:
Isopropanol or similar will take it off very easily without touching the paint.
There is absolutely no reason to start polishing anything.
Sound advice - Deodorants, SRP, petrol, thinners, will all probably work however the rule is to use the least abrasive substance you can that will take off the marks.There is absolutely no reason to start polishing anything.
Isopropanol, also known as Isopropyl Alcohol, is available cheaply on ebay, and will take any pen marks off in seconds by dissolving the ink. It won't touch your lacquer, but some of the things suggested on this thread could dull your lacquer if left on too long, especially thinners and if your car has had any smart repair or alloy wheel refurb using 1k (single pack) paint thinners would be a disaster, as it would dissolve the paint. Isopropanol is safe on every cured or dried painted surface (on your car) and as an aside, is an excellant degreaser too (it's probably what's in panel wipe)
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