Removing permanent marker from dry erase board [MRG]

[JayP]

Is there a way?

[flylock shox]

White Out.

[nfotiu]

I just heard someone claim the other day that if you scribble over the permanent marker with a dry erase pen, and then use the dry erase eraser, it removes it.

[Caged Great]

try nail polish remover (I don't know though if it'll damage the board)

[Dion]

Use ordinary white toothpaste. It contains a very mild abrasive and is water soluble. Plus, it will leave your whiteboard minty fresh!

[You Need a Thneed]

Baking soda might work.

Mr Clean Magic Eraser probobly does the trick.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Spray 9 will do the trick but for stuff you have around the house, elbow grease and mr. clean.

[Hack&Lube]

It depends what kind of marker was used. Sharpies are designed to be dissolved by rubbing alcohol . I don't know how it would work on a dry-erase board.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

I just heard someone claim the other day that if you scribble over the permanent marker with a dry erase pen, and then use the dry erase eraser, it removes it.

I've done this - it works to varying degrees of success. It acts a solvent really.

[Devils'Advocate]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

I just heard someone claim the other day that if you scribble over the permanent marker with a dry erase pen, and then use the dry erase eraser, it removes it.

That worked for me.

It didn't work for getting the hi-lighter marks off though....

[Azure]

Paint Thinner.

[pope04]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Sharpies are designed to be dissolved by rubbing alcohol . I don't know how it would work on a dry-erase board.

My wife assures me that this'll work on the dry-erase board.

[Locke]

Pissed off student huh?

[stang]

anyone find it funny there are 2 threads about white boards on the top half of the off topic board?

[DAN0383]

Paint thinner is a good one but lacquer thinner will work even better.

[Dan02]

Originally Posted by stang

anyone find it funny there are 2 threads about white boards on the top half of the off topic board?

#1 and #2 right now

[Canada 02]

any strong alcohol will certainly work; rubbing alcohol will work; vodka

it is also the best way to clean your white board of any residual streaks and give it a 'brand new' look

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Canada 02

any strong alcohol will certainly work; rubbing alcohol will work; vodka

Those are all taken.....you find your own "cleaning" booze....

[Option84]

Rubbing alcohol should work considering that's what we used to remove sharpie writing from glass test tubes and stuff in my university chem/bio labs.

[Buff]

So one of my co-workers got a new white board a month or two ago. The poor chap grabbed the wrong pen and wrote in permanent marker. Is there a safe way to remove the permanent marking without ruining the surface of the white board?