How to Remove Permanent Marker From Wood Tables
Permanent marker is notoriously one of the hardest stains to remove from clothes, vinyl, floors, leather, and wood furniture such as desks and tables. Don't bother scrubbing the stain with soap and water, as it will have no effect. Despite the fact that permanent marker is such a difficult stain to remove, there are a range of options to choose from when trying to remove the stain, All of these options involve products that you have around the house and all are fairly effective. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Basic toothpaste
- Rag
- Bug spray
- Nail polish remover
- Eraser
- Wood polish
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Instructions
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Dab a glob of toothpaste directly on the stain. Rub vigorously with a rag. The stain should just wipe away. Wipe off any lingering residue of toothpaste with a slightly damp rag.
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Spray bug spray directly on the stain. Wipe away with a clean rag. The bug spray should dissolve the ink completely.
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Soak a cotton ball in nail polish remover. Apply directly to the marker stain, rubbing vigorously. The nail polish remover should absorb all the ink from the stain.
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Take an eraser and rub the stain in the manner you would if you were trying to erase a mistake on a piece of paper. The stain should just rub off. This will, however, dull a shiny wood table so you might want to consider apply a little bit of wood polish afterwards.
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Tips & Warnings
In Step 3, rubbing alcohol can be substituted for nail polish remover.
Test all remedies on an inconspicuous spot on the wood furniture.
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Comments
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A magic eraser does the job simply and easily. Daughter put marker all over our dining table. Just a few back and forth wipes with the Magic Eraser, gone.
