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Erasing Sharpie marks

edited February 2006 in Everything Else
So you know, Sharpies are soluble in ethanol.

Some good gin could probably erase a Sharpie mark.

If you want to go nuts, get a lab marker from VWR.

http://www.vwrsp.com/catalog/product/index.cgi?catalog_number=52877-194&inE=1&highlight=52877-194

Comments

  • Cheap perfume is better and cheaper, also, there's a pleasing after-smell (provided it's not too cheap).
  • Heh...

    I don't know about Sharpie marks, but I've often used Butane in the past to remove various substances from various surfaces.
  • or you can just make a small cut into the panel.
  • OR find a sharpie the same color of the thing you just made a mark on and color over it.

    Art solution, bitches!
  • Uh...I just use rubbing alcohol, like I always have. Comes off pretty nicely.
  • Hell, if you repeatedly handle a Sharpie marked item, you can rub the marker off. It's especially annoying on glass and plastic.
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