Works for me Wednesday sounds great! thanks so much for the tips and I am off to find some more!

THANKS FOR THE TIP! I am soooo sure I will be needing it sooner then later! Now red koolaid, if I find out something I will let yah know!!!

In this house, nothing can escape the wrath of the Magic Eraser! That product was a godsend to my human pet who manages to get something semi-permanent onto something else every single day.

Never heard of goof-off. Hmm

I have some red crayon stains or SOMETHING on my sons carpet. Little streaks… The carpet shampooer didn’t get it out. I have no idea what it is but wish I could get it up.

good to know- we’ve got a fetish for sharpies around here. ya know, they make invisible (clear) kool aid now. it’s about time!

Thanks for all those great suggestions…
anything for pee pee in carpet??? we had a mess at our house this morning…still nothing as big as yours the other day….
Hey also Acetone will take sharpies right off of plastic or hard surfaces. I used to use that when I worked in a photo lab for taking sharpies off of negatives….
Blessings
EaglesWings

Will any of these take Sharpee off the skin of a 13-y/o pretending she has a tatoo?

We are in a lease house–moving out in one month. Little Darlin’ has never written on the walls–I thought my teaching was SOOOO good–until two days ago. He got one of the markers we’re using for marking boxes and practiced making 4’s on the nice white wall in the big boys room. I’m happy to report he’s still alive after the incident. :0)

Carol–you’re a kick!

I have been wondering about the Mr Clean Eraser….thanks!

Cooking spray! Who would have thought?! Thanks for the great tip!

If you catch it early, club soda will take out red koolaid. The Queen of Clean (as in Linda Cob) recommends club soda even for old koolaid stains (at lest it will make it lighter pink). She says that, after using the club soda and blotting it with a clean towel, use Spot Shot Instant Carpet Stain remover (from Walmart). if the stain is still set, saturate with hydrogen peroxide or undiluted lemon juice. Wait 15 minutes and blot.Conitinue to apply, checking progress to make sure you aren’t lightening the carpet. (Taken from Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean by Linda Cobb. I recommend it and Clean it Fast, Clean it Right Edited by Jeff Bredenberg. Both books are life savers and aside from old household/cookbooks (which I also collect) are a great help in keeping thiings from being completely ruined with a house constantly full of children.

Great idea!!! I love the magic eraser! And no thoes red shoes on my site are “Dorthy’s, from Wizdard of Oz”, not mine, but I do have a cape that looks like thoes shoes =))

Thanks for the ideas. I keep Sharpies in a cup on my desk at school, and even high schoolers sometimes use them for nefarious purposes!

Cooking spray? I didn’t know that. Red kool-aid is forever. Have you considered just pouring it on all the rest of the carpet?

rubbing alcohol will also remove permanent markers from smooth surfaces…I don’t know about the carpet.

But you CAN take rubbing alcohol to make a tie dye shirt with sharpies… color the shirt with sharpies, place over a container to catch the alcohol and then pour the alcohol slowly…the ink runs and dyes the shirt. tah dah!

thank you for this. Last week I had a battle with my son, a marker, and the wall…. I wrote about it here: http://thedomesticdiva.org/p-nut/?p=28 …. I definately could have used some of the items you mentioned.

*makes a mental note*

I LOVE LOVE LOVE WD40. It is so great and I love to use it on mirrors & picture frames to get that sticky residue from the back of the stickers off.

Great tips- I love tips like these!! Thanks for visiting us!

I love Magic Erasers. There isn’t much they can’t do! Great suggestions. I had never thought of most of those!

Sharpies are the devil’s invention. We have likely dozens of these in the house because Mr. Right signs many, many autographs due to his profession. Once a few years ago, Halfpint took a black one to my 3-day-old satin & velvet comforter set. This was when money was verrrry tight. I’d saved for more than a year to buy this set. I cried. And cried. And cried. Wonder if any of these would have saved my pretty, pretty bedding?

Spot Shot Carpet Cleaner is amazing … we use it daily around here it seems and has yet to disappoint us. We use it on everything, maybe it would work on red kool-aid. Worth a shot!

Thanks for visiting today!

Thank you Thank you Thank you….now THIS is good info!

I’ve recently discovered silver permanent Sharpie marks in some of Snuggle Bug’s board books. I think I’ll try the nail polish remover to see if I can get them off. Thanks for the tips!

Thanks also for your comment on my WFMW (alternate use for a pot rack) post. As always, I appreciate you stopping by!

i’m going to try that next time! thanks!

I knew about some of those, but not others. It’s always good to have more things like this in one’s repertoire! If one thing doesn’t work, another might. Thanks!

Great list. They should market it with permanent markers.

Thanks for the tips! Wordless photo to funny! Thanks for stopping by.

Baby wipes work surprisingly well, too! Thanks for stopping by my WFMW on the One Weigh blog and my foodie blog!!! The link above is actually my main blog (yes, I blog in three places… LOL)

Thanks for the great tips!!!

Wow - WD40? I’ve never heard that being used before as a stain remover.

I must print this list out and keep it handy for future reference!

Any tips for getting crayon off of the red footstool? It’s a cloth footstool. I’m afraid anything I use will result in dying the red.

Never heard of Goof Off. What is it?

Goof off is especially handy for when your 2 year old smears your very expensive Estee Lauder lipstick all over the carpet

I’ve had great luck with Mr. Clean erasers and Sharpie Stains. As well as dry erase marker stains. But I’m not so good with cleaning cloth …

Thanks for the tips. I can’t tell you how many times we’ve had Sharpie marks all over the place. I thought those suckers were permanent!

What a great list. I’ll definitely keep that handy. Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Isn’t Mr. Clean’s Magic Eraser the best thing to hit the market?!! It will remove most anything from most any surface! Luv it!

I LOVE those magic erasers. Thanks for some great tips!

I have the red koolaid/gatorade stain getter outer. I’ve never read you blog before but just had to give you this tip! Mix equal amounts of ammonia and hot water. Spray the stain. Take a towel and place over the stain. Go over the towel with an iron on its highest setting and watch the stain transfer! It was amazing. I did this 5 or 6 times over the stain and it was gone. It was an old stain too! Test in an area first. Hope it works!

i have a red shirt that has multiple black sharpie stains on it and the magic earaser didn’t help.

I used nail polish remover to take off black sharpie from an actual picture….and it work very well.

My daughter got her hands on a thick black permanent marker(sharpie) she drew on paper but quite alot of it got on the kitchen table that has a wood finish on top. I used toothpaste and a toothbrush and it removed all the marker on the table! I let the toothpaste sit on all the marks for about 5 minutes and got an old toothbrush and scrubbed away! My table does not have any marker left on it, and the best part is that the toothpaste did not ruin my wood table or the finish thats on it. I would suggest using the white toothpaste rather than the gel types that are on the market. Good Luck everyone!

the way to get red coolaid from carpet is to use a white hand towel or dish towel wet it and lay on the spot and then take a hot clothes iron and place on the wet towel over the red stain and it will remove it

the same method used for removeing coolaid is also used for candle wax and melted crayon on carpets

i have used the dollar store brand of srubbing bubbles to get red kool-aid out of my grand daughters white shirts.it works great.just spray it on,rub a little,let sit for 30 mins.spray again then wash as normal.this also worked on kool-aid that has set into the shirt and dried.

My son had put numerous red Sharpie marks on our camel colored microfiber duvet cover. Zout Stain Remover worked like magic on it. The marks immediately began to “bleed” and rubbing them with my fingernail practically made them disappear. I then put the duvet cover through a regular wash cycle and it came out just like new.

OMG..this websit is god..i got a guitar about christmas of ‘06, on the back i wrote, ” tom rocks!!!” in big letters. then it never worked.. so i was like..omg wut am i gunna do? so iread this website..and i used hairspray and it all came off…u ROCK..not me

Does anyone have a clue as to what makes the Mr. Clean sponge work so well? I just can’t figure that one out!

wat a great website, i recently damaged the top of my R5 driver(golf) and try to cover it up with permanent marker, soon enough the permanent marker didnt go black and i was left with a horrible brown mark, i used NAIL POLISH REMOVER, it came straight off without taking the origninal paint off, and there is no sign of thew mark that damnaged it in the first place

thank you

Im a 16 yearold, i have flag and everyone sighns it when there in my room but one day i lifted my flag of the wall and gess what i saw stains from a pernament marker.so i whent google and found this website…so i whent to my sis and asked “can i have ur nail polish” then i ran out of that the next tip was hairspray so i asked “can i have ur harispray?” the funny looks i get now from her lol but the good news that its gone and im glad thnx
Alex

The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser worked really well. My daughter had written her name on her really expensive calculator and we found a cheaper one and I had a fit. So we tried that and it worked really well. Thanks for the tips!

Never use Magic Eraser on skin! It can cause severe chemical burns. Otherwise, these are great tips! Thanks!

2 year old, red permanant marker, and my off white couch…..HELP!!! I have no idea where to even begin…anyone?

All I have to say is OXY CLEAN!! Any stain any time, any where! You can get the spray..but the powder is much more versitile. My mother used it to take red wine out of my wedding dress!! Also off the white carpet..I now have 2 kids (third on the way:) And oxy clean has saved countless of cloths and house hold items!!

My 10 yr old and her friend decided they wanted to learn how to play the piano so they took a yellow dry erase marker to the keys and labeled away. Its a $5,000 piano and I really really would love to get it off the keys before my hubby sees it. HELP!

Permanent Marker will come off of your TV screen & other smooth surfaces with good ole Coca Cola (not Pepsi)……..fast & cheap!

how do u you remove sharpie from the bottom of a desk at school….i was stupid and wrote my enishals.Teacher told me to figure it out or i get i 5 point infraction….=(

THANKS FOR THE INFO!! I bought a ornament for my in-laws and left the permanent marker for personalizing on the table (for like one second! I swear)..THEN My three year old decided to draw happy faces and her name on Rudolf’s eyes..Nice touch- but not exactly where I wanted to personalize the ornament..

SO the hairspray worked wonders and now my daughter was able to draw a happy face on the card…THANKS A MILLION!

How about black permanent marker on a Faux leather tan chair.. I could sure use some help with this one. WD 40 faded the marker but did not take it out. I tell yah DO NOT leave a 2 year old out of your sight for even a second!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Please help anyone!!!!!!!

We also tried alcohol, and hair spray but to no avail.

A couple of weeks ago, we allowed our 10 year old daughter to have a ‘friend’ spend the night. I normally keep my Sharpies under lock and key, but the friend managed to find one of the large ones. By the time she left, we had new (black ink) faces on three 20″ stuffed animals (a Pooh and 2 Care Bears), the bookcase, a chair, and several other items. I was able to get the permanent black marker out of everything EXCEPT the stuffed animals. Does anyone have a clue how to get the permanet ink out? Or are these animals doomed to become dog toys? PLEASE - I need help.

Use the cheapest white toothpaste you can buy, it takes a lot of toothpaste to get the permanent marker off of white painted furniture, but it really does work. Apply and wipe off, continue until the stain is gone, remember to always use a clean part of the cloth each time you apply and wipe off the toothpaste.

Please help us….my daughters Wedding Dress has a marker stain on the front and was wondering how to remove it…$795.00 down the drain if we can’t….thanks

How do you remove permannt marker from concrete walls as i need it off as soon as possible thanks if my mums see’s the garage walls she wont let me in the house again…really

My son’s red felt-tip marker had left several spots on his comforter. He had washed and dried it before I tried using Spot Shot Carpet Stain remover. The Spot Shot removed all the marker stains when I applied it then washed the comforter again. Note - the stains did not disappear until after I had laundered it. Worked like a charm!

Blue marker on the little thin plastic strip that goes completely around the outside edge of the tile of one those white tile and wood kitchen tables -
Bought the kitchen set second-hand and the 18-month-old decorated the table the night before we could get there to pick it up.
Tried hairspray, acetone, googone, alcohol, peroxide, toothpaste, Gojo,
and covering it with whiteout. Nothing worked. Any ideas ? Thanx 4 the help ! l

thank you so much. my son got ahold of a sharpie and went crazy on the coffee table, the walls, the floor, the furniture, everywhere. i got everything off except for the seats of my chairs which are microfiber. but hairspray and mr clean majic erasers worked wonders thanks to you you can barely see a mark. P.S. “Simple Green” also worked great on the walls. THANKS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

The door of my home was written on with a black sharpie marker. also the counter tops of my home were damaged. I hope this works. Thanks for the sugestions!!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH! SOME1 WOULDVE GROUNDED ME IF I HADENT LOOKED HERE! U R A LIFE SAVER!

My son left a drawing with a green permanent Sharpie marker on our stone fireplace! Any suggestions for getting it out?

I just now accidentally made a mark with permanent marker on my husband’s family heirloom wood table that his grandfather made. YIKES! I quickly googled “permanenet marker wooden table” and came to this site. I didn’t have any of the products lying around, but I did have toothpaste. I rubbed a little on the table with my finger and after a bit, the mark disappeared! Thanks! This is good news since I already messed up his Mom’s old desk by watering a plant on it.

If the stain is a year old and you’ve used a dryer to dry the towel for the past year, it’s almost impossible to get any stain out. Might as well use it house cleaning or something. I use such rags and old t shirts to clean kitchen floors…wet it and ring the water out, and hook it up on one of those cheap swiffer things and use it with some floor cleaners. Then put it in a bleach mixed water and use it again.

-Nick Maceus

I have been told that Murphy’s Oil Soap will get dry-erase ink out of fabric but I have not tried this myself, although I must admit it seems somewhat odd.

-Nick D. Maceus

My daughter found a blue sharpie and was writing on some paper. Her hand slipped and she wrote om my mom’s new wood coffee table. The toothpaste took it right off. Thanks so much we didn’t know what to do….the things you can find on the internet…amazing!! Carrie

good ideas but how do one remove permanant markers from paper

Littlest pet shop markers box says caution may stain 2 year old scribbled all over light beige colored carpet with the red marker we rent please help me

stain is soaking in shout at the moment

so my daughter used permanant marker on the carpet, and this is probably a guy solution, but you might try to use brake cleaner(it works really well). You just got to hit it with in the first 12 hours or soafter the marker has been layed down.

My son asked me to see if I could find out how to remove Sharpie (red and black permanent) from his white Les Paul Studio guitar.The 8 ways were tried with no result and then I read about Deep Woods Off wipes. Worked great!

permanent marker on a vinyl colored tent.. The axe body spray seems to be working well.. Phew!

I always keep a small can of lighter fluid around and try it first to remove perminate marker before trying other methods because it often works.

If you ever get Sharpie on a dry erase board, just write over where it is with a dry erase marker, and erase. Takes it right out.