KellyGirl Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 My 3yo just drew on the walls in the hallway with a Sharpie (I don't know how she got it!!!) I tried one of those Magic Eraser sponges and that took a lot of it off but it is still there - it looks really faded now. If I scrub hard enough to take the marker off the paint starts coming with it. I also tried hairspray in one spot (works great on regular ink) and that didn't do anything... Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 My 3yo just drew on the walls in the hallway with a Sharpie (I don't know how she got it!!!) I tried one of those Magic Eraser sponges and that took a lot of it off but it is still there - it looks really faded now. If I scrub hard enough to take the marker off the paint starts coming with it. I also tried hairspray in one spot (works great on regular ink) and that didn't do anything...Any suggestions? Cover with Kilz, then repaint. Sorry, that's the only thing I can think of at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I was going to suggest Magic Eraser, but if that doesn't work, I'm not sure what will! Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A home for their hearts Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 My 3yo just drew on the walls in the hallway with a Sharpie (I don't know how she got it!!!) I tried one of those Magic Eraser sponges and that took a lot of it off but it is still there - it looks really faded now. If I scrub hard enough to take the marker off the paint starts coming with it. I also tried hairspray in one spot (works great on regular ink) and that didn't do anything...Any suggestions? Sorry to say I don't have any advice but wanted to tell you my ds4 did the same thing when he was 2. I have no idea how he got ahold of the sharpie but he found it and decorated our hallway. My dh had to scrub really hard with the magic eraser, it pretty much came off but took some of the paint with it. You can still see the lines from the sharpie, but at least it's not black anymore. One day we will get around to painting over it, along with all the other walls that are full of fingerprints. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 When my toddler drew on my ILs dining room walls with a black crayon, I looked on the Crayola web site and found that spraying the crayon with WD-40 helped to get it off. Sharpie may have similar tips on their web site. Worth a look, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 but if the Magic Eraser didn't work I don't know if the alcohol will. Good luck, Tap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyGirl Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 Checking the sharpie web site was a good idea, but they only had some general ideas for getting stains out of clothes - nothing about walls:crying: Although it did say that it is best to treat the stain while it is fresh. I'm going to try rubbing alchohol, but I think that is kind of the same as hairspray so I'm not holding my breath... I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyGirl Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 The alchohol worked, sort of. It takes off the marker and a little bit of paint. I guess that will do for now and we will have to touch up those two walls in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancypants Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I got it off of my oak table with peanutbutter. Maybe it will work on the wall too? (Of course I think it will probably take off the paint to some extent no matter what.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianne Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 My 3yo just drew on the walls in the hallway with a Sharpie (I don't know how she got it!!!) I tried one of those Magic Eraser sponges and that took a lot of it off but it is still there - it looks really faded now. If I scrub hard enough to take the marker off the paint starts coming with it. I also tried hairspray in one spot (works great on regular ink) and that didn't do anything...Any suggestions? Try rubbing alcohol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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