<p>My daughter rubbed dry erase marker on a brand new pink shirt last week. I prespotted, soaked and used an ink removal product. It lightened it somewhat, but the stain is still visible. Anybody have any remedies, either commercial or homemade?</p>
<p>If you get bright sunlight this time of year–wash again with prespotting , etc-- I use SHOUT and rub it in with a toothbrush–then hang out in direct sunlight to dry. Sometimes, two or three times does the trick.</p>
<p>Try “Goof Off.” I’ve used it on a lot of tough stains. It smells like lighter fluid and is flammable, so follow the directions carefully and rinse thoroughly before putting in the washing machine. It says it might leave an oily stain but I’ve never had that problem.</p>
<p>try gasoline… i’m serious, i got superglue out of a shirt</p>
<p>I like pinesol, it has worked for me on w/sharpie stains. Need to saturate, rub, sit. wash sometimes repeat.</p>
<p>Hairspray works on fresh ink, but may not work on already washed items. Believe me, I am a teacher, that’s one reason why we don’t wear expensive clothes to work!</p>
<p>I find ZOut works on things which Shout and other products don’t. Just don’t put it in the dryer, no matter which products or how many attempts you try, until it’s out.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! I will try some/all of these ideas. It just figures it had to be a new shirt…grrr!</p>
<p>A somewhat related fyi: if you ever write on a dry erase board with a sharpie by mistake you can use a dry erase marker to get the sharpie off (just scribble over the sharpie lines with the dry erase marker).</p>
<p>lol, yea my friend and i discovered erasing dry erase marker off a dry erase board actually cleans it :)</p>
<p>This is from Sanford’s web site: </p>
<p>" How can Expo dry erase ink be removed from porous surfaces such as clothing, wood or wallpaper? </p>
<p>The successful stain removal of ink stains differs from case to case because of the many types of fabrics, colors, inks and time elapsed before stain removal. We cannot guarantee stain removal since many variables can be involved. Testing first and treating the stain as soon as possible are always recommended as well as following both the stain remover and clothing manufacturer’s instructions. " <a href=“http://www.expomarkers.com/sanford/consumer/expo/jhtml/faqs.jhtml?&repId=1140#cleaners[/url]”>http://www.expomarkers.com/sanford/consumer/expo/jhtml/faqs.jhtml?&repId=1140#cleaners</a></p>
<p>Not particularly helpful. Rubbing alcohol is a classic cleaner; hydrogen peroxide works for some stains. What kind of fabric are you dealing with?</p>
<p>cujoe - if you have a superglue problem again, you can get it out with nail polish remover (acetone).</p>
<p>MOMOF1 - hairspray still works on ballpoint pen ink after the garment has been washed</p>
<p>that said, I’ve never successfully gotten out dry-erase ink.</p>
<p>My stain is on a woven cotton shirt with a fabric content of 96% cotton + 4% spandex. I used your link, dmd77, and sent the question to the company. Hopefully, they won’t just reiterate the fairly useless advice to test cleaning solvents first!</p>
<p>I’m still working on this, so I’ll let you all know if I find anything that works! I wonder what ever happened to the old-fashioned chalk board?</p>
<p>^oh the sound of the board getting scratched still rings in my ears ouch!</p>
<p>Lestoil often works on these tough marker stains. It’s the only thing my daughter’s fine arts teacher used to remove tough marker stains from clothing</p>
<p>Cotton plus spandex… Hmm, some methods that work on cotton will deteriorate the spandex–really hot water can dissolve a lot of stuff, but does very strange things to spandex.</p>
<p>This link talk about cleaning different fibers… <a href=“http://www.fabriclink.com/care.html[/url]”>http://www.fabriclink.com/care.html</a></p>
<p>It says clearly that chrlorine bleach and heat will deteriorate the spandex (not to mention what it will do to the pink color).</p>
<p>I would consider hydrogen peroxide or an oxygen bleach.</p>
<p>Having been a teacher during the chalkboard->whiteboard transition, I can answer that question. First, chalk dust was irritating to the skin and to the lungs, so a alternative was looked for. White boards started being used in business and about the same time, the “education as business” model of educational methods started taking hold. (This is when teachers started preparing Powerpoint versions of their lectures.) White boards allowed the use of color and were easier for most students to read, important as more and more disabled students were mainstreamed. Finally, the SmartBoard started moving into classrooms (it’s still moving in) and that allowed a white-board/computer combination, completing the transition. Where any school is on this curve depends a lot on finances. (Somewhere in there ('95 or '96?), some entrepreneur started selling white board surface by the roll, you could just roll it onto your existing chalkboard, which made it much cheaper to convert classrooms.)</p>
<p>and then… kids started sniffing the markers, which leads me to my next point… the transition to computers… but soon kids are gonna shock themselves for a high… and i’m not sure where i’m going with this…</p>