Getting permanent marker off of your furniture!

Sharpie Marker - this is a picture of a permanent marker. Almost impossible to clean off
United States
August 6, 2008 2:19pm CST
Ok, I am not a cleaner expert, but I do know that when you write on furnature with a marker you're gonna have a hard time getting it off. If it is a Sharpie marker it is next to impossible. My daughter was coloring with markers one day (Sharpies) and when she went to sit up she still had the marker in her hand with the lid off. Before she knew it she had made a mark on our brand new stools. She tried to hide it for about a half and hour. But then I saw it. I knew that if her mom saw it she would be upset. We had just bought the stools not too long ago. So I got all the cleaners I could find. When I got finished with it you could still see the mark and even worse it was now smeared to a wider area. Finally mom enters the room. She asks "What's wrong" I of coarse wanting to protect my child said. "SHE WROTE ALL OVER YOUR BRAND NEW STOOL WITH A PERMANENT MARKER" What? I panicked. :) My wife however did not even flinch. She went and grabbed this little bottle and a cloth. Took the cloth and put just a drop of the fluid on the cloth. Wiped the stool and it was GONE. Not smeared, not faded...GONE. You have seen comercials on TV where they do that and then you go get the product and for some reason they don't work the way they do on TV. This is not the case here. It literally just disappeared. There was no waiting or soaking, just one wipe and it was gone. What products have you used that you were so impressed with?
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3 responses
• United States
6 Aug 08
I use Magic Easers. My daughters are always getting ink or crayon on something. We had just got a brand new car and we was on a road trip. I told them they could color. Well the littlest one uses the door as a desk and has crayon all over the door. It being a grayish black color those oragne and red crayon marks was notice able. I freak out and then I remember I got a magic ereaser. I go and get it and Sure enough it removed alln the crayon and you could not see it any more.
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• United States
6 Aug 08
I don't believe that Ih ave ever heard of those before. I will have to look those up. thanks for the tip.
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• Canada
7 Aug 08
Yes, Yes, Magic Erasers are Amazing!! They are put out by Mr Clean and they really do work on walls and tables! I use them alot too! ~Heavens~
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• Canada
7 Aug 08
Please, Please, Please tell me the name of the product! With my boy it is a never ending battle!!! As for impressive products I have tried I must say Shout and Oxy Clean...I swear by those!! ~Heavens~
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• Canada
7 Aug 08
Thanks I have some of that here...those products are great but I did not know you could use that product for that...thanks so much!!!! ~Heavens~
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• United States
7 Aug 08
Are you in that too? My wife just started like 4 months ago.
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• United States
7 Aug 08
It is a product that she sell in her business. Would be glad to get you some if you would like. It is call Solumel or something like that. Do you want some more information on it? If so I will let her know.
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@loved1 (5328)
• United States
26 Sep 08
I love those magic erasers too but I always buy the off brand because they are cheaper and work just as well. I would love to know about this product your wife sells though. Doing home daycare means I have little disasters to clean up on a daily basis. Some are easier than others and I could use all the help I can get.
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• United States
29 Sep 08
I could get you some information if you like. Shoot me a PM.