Stain Removal - Guyton, GA

Try acetone (fingernail polish remover). It has worked for me in the past with permanent marker on hard plastic. You have to scrub with a soft cloth- but it usually works.
Good luck!

magic eraser (0.50 at dollar general)
hairspray
rubbing alcohol
nail polish remover
goo be gone (auto supply area of walmart)
hand cleaner for mechanics - this is not's it's actual name. It removes auto grease from hands and can be found in the auto supply section of walmart or any auto parts store (most men have some in their "tools supplies" especially if they have ever done anything with cars.

Good luck :)

Hey S.,

My son took a blue permanent marker to my white kitchen cabinets. Thankfully, we were able to get most of it off using WD-40 and Goof-Off (also sold as Goop Off and various other names).

Good luck!
Tammy

I have heard hair spray will get permanent marker off anything... however, I have used rubbing alchol and it too worked. Good luck

Soft scrub or magic eraser blocks should do the trick. Make the the soft scrub has clorox bleach in it. They are making some that do not, example the orange kind. Good luck...

I have a little bottle of some stuff that I only pull out when nothing else fails, and it always works. I am stingy with it because it's from the company Melaleuca, which you have to be a member of to get good prices, etc. But, I have this tiny bottle, and I am considering just buying the big one at the non-member price because it's so awesome. It's called Sol-U-Mel. Awesome.

Hi S.! Been there and done that with the permanent black sharpie marker. My daughter actually got a hold of one and wrote all over her hands and a fabric book. In the process she got it on her new capris and shirt. I used Sol U Mel, an incredible cleaner from a company called Melaleuca the Wellness Company. I have been purchasing my household cleaning products as well as all of our other consumable products we use for the last 2 1/2 years from Melaleuca. I have found that I spend WAY LESS than when I purchased them at Walmart (I was a terrible impulse buyer)and have had much better results with their products. I have seen and repeated a demonstartion where we took a linoleum sample and wrote all over it with a sharpie marker and then compared Clorox clean up with Sol U Mel and the Sol U Mel took all the marker off immediately and without scrubbing as with the Clorox which did not remove all of it. Fortunately, the Sol U Mel is safe for our two year old whereas the Clorox Clean Up has chemicals in it that are harmful if inahled, absorbed into her skin, or swallowed. I would be happy to share with you more about the company and their products. We have been so happy with our experience. Just email me. ____@____.com
E.

Nail polish remover removes sharpie, but try it in an inconspicuous area of the floor first, to make sure it doesn't discolor the floor or you'll have a worse problem on your hands.

Try a magic eraser! It worked for me with a sharpie on my daughter's easel.

I would definitely try the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser first. If that doesn't get it all, you can try a cleanser like Ajax. You do have to be careful, though, and test the cleanser first because it could remove any wax coating the floor has.

I've always hear that rubbing alcohol works for permanent marker, but the only time I've tried it was a TV screen...It worked. Good Luck.

I took permanent marker off a bench a couple of weeks ago with Sol U Mel. It's made of natural oils so you don't need gloves and you don't need to worry about kids getting into it and poisoning themselves. My email's ____@____.com if you want more info.

Try a product called Grease Lightening. Wear gloves, but it works like magic. I had the same problem and the Sharpie came up INSTANTLY. I have linoleum on my floor as well.

mr clean majic eraser. it works wonders! Try it on marks on the floor, wall, etc. Be warned, once you make a clean mark you will probably have to clean the whole floor (it reminds me of a mini water pressure cleaner, once you start you can't stop) They are great, I use it all the time. Even marks going up the stairs where people marked the wall with luggage years ago, it took it right off!
Good Luck.
C.

This may sound nuts, but try everclear alcohol (the kind you can drink). We used to use it as a substitute for straight ethanol in lab experiments for kids when I was in graduate school. It is more potent than rubbing alcohol and should get out the marker if the rubbing alcohol doesn't work. Good luck!

Hey! Use the Mr. Clean magic sponges....cannot think of the real name, but they are white and some blue on the other side. Alot of elbow grease and SO FAR its removed anything off floors, walls, doors, base boards...etc...

Try it...
C. R

Have you tried to use the magic eraser. That thing works on a lot of things. I would try it with maybe some bleach or something. I hope it helps.

S.--Try alcohol. When trying to move from NM, my two year old used a black sharpie on tan carpet...the only alcohol in the house was my husband's grandmother's vodka stash...it worked like a charm...but I caught it fresh....try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and alcohol...

I've had to remove sharpie off a counter and the rubbing alcohol worked fine. It did lighten the color a little, so be careful if it's a darker floor. Otherwise like mentioned by others, there isn't anything those magic erasers haven't gotten off for me!

Try this:
Spray n Wash w/ Resolve and the Mr Clean Magic Eraser

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

Rubbing alcohol got Sharpie marker off my corian counter tops.

Try Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.

Try Mr Clean, the white eraser in the box that advertises that you can buy at any stores, walmart, home depot and so on. If this can not get it off -put down new flooring because the market is very hard and only the best houses at the lowest prices is going to sell in this market!
Keep Mothering,
Ms C.

I don't know if it will get permanent marker out, but the Magic Eraser by Mr. Clean gets out crayon off our table and floors so it's worth a try. They are awesome.

Here are some other resources - it is true linoleum or vinyl? There is a difference.
http://www.mrscleannw.com/tips/linoleum-floors.html
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf154302.tip.html
http://members.tripod.com/~Barefoot_Lass/index-5.html

Mr clean magic eraser works awesome on all kinds of marks got maker off my wall.

Try cleaning it with WD40

Mr Clean Magic Erasers. Keep them away from the kids, but they get nearly everything off. I got sharpie off my flat screen computer monitor with one.

Good luck!

try the magic eraser....it seems to get everything off!