Dry Erase Marker on a Wood Chair
You know how it happens…Your two-year-old is coloring quietly and you are thinking to yourself what a great job he is doing. You look away for a second or three to do something else only to turn your attention back and find that he has switched from drawing on the large white board he is allowed to use, to destroying the nice wood chair sitting next to it. Dry erase marker wipes nicely from those white boards, but if it gets anywhere else it can be a real pain to remove. It becomes even harder when it is on a surface like wood because you are left questioning the correct method and cleaner to use. Do you use the cleaner that you know will work on the marker only to damage the chair, or do you use something safe for the chair only to have the stain sit there and laugh at you? This can be a tough decision to make and most people will choose the wrong thing or go through extensive effort to remove a mark like this.
In the picture above we have shown in three easy steps how a mess like this can be cleaned easily. It could be on a chair like it is here, but this same technique would also work for dry erase marker on a door, on a dresser, on carpeting and more. It is also a safe and effective method for removing dry erase marker from children’s skin and clothing too. Sure it would be easier to just let them color with crayons, but what fun is that. Kids love to draw with markers, and when you no longer have to worry about cleaning it off of unauthorized surfaces it is not such a big deal anymore.
The cleaner that was used to eliminate this mess was Quick’n Brite. It is an all natural cleaner that is extremely effective, yet totally safe at the same time. We had a quart spray bottle with just 3 tablespoons of the cleaner and the rest water. This is just pennies worth of the cleaner, so it is also a very economical solution too.
Simply spray this all purpose spray onto the chair or other surface effected and let it sit for like 30 seconds. Once it is allowed to sit, take a clean paper towel or terry cloth towel and wipe the area clean. If it is a darker color, or slightly more force was used to put it there, you may need a second application to completely remove it. Quick’n Brite is an enzyme cleaner, so once you spray it on, it begins to break apart the marker and lift it off the surface. This makes scrubbing unnecessary, and allows you to easily remove the stain. It would work the same on any other hard surfaces like doors, walls, dressers, tables and more. If the dry erase marker was on carpet, it will take slightly more effort. You will need more cleaner and it will need to be worked into the carpet fibers a bit using your hand or a brush or something. Let it sit there slightly longer too. On this type of surface, the paste version, full strength, may give better results if the all purpose spray is not achieving desired results. The paste can be used on any surface where the staining is more severe or being stubborn.
PLEASE NOTE: This will not work for permanent inks or dyes like those thick black magic markers. It will work on dry erase marker, ball point pen ink, finger paints, colored pencil, crayons, water colors, acrylics, pastels and more.
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