Alicia64 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 We're renters and I really want to keep the owners home nice plus we may be getting ready to move. We have hardwood floors (not shiny ones) and somehow a blank felt ink pen fell under our dining room table and left an ink pen mark the size of a quarter. This happened about a month ago so it's not fresh. I don't know when it happened or I would have cleaned it immediately. How do I go about cleaning this? I'm more than okay hiring an expert to handle if if that's why you all think. Thanks in advance -- I'm stumped on this one. Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 We've had success getting spots off of our hardwood floors with a combination of linseed oil and powdered pumice. I've only used it on light spots though, so I'm not sure how well it would work on dark spots. You can buy linseed oil at home improvement stores. Powdered pumice can be harder to find and is often only sold in huge containers (which you don't need). I finally figured out (through tons of googling) that Critter Bath Powder (for hamsters, gerbils, etc.) is made of 100% powdered pumice. It's a small box and it's cheap. You can buy it at Petsmart: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753308 Mix about 1/4 cup of the linseed oil with enough of the pumice to make a paste. Gently rub the spot with the paste until it's gone. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahliarw Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 rubbing alcohol. If that fails some baking soda which is mildly abrasive, and then coat the spot with oil to help the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 A rubbing alcohol spill is what caused the white spots on our hardwood floor (which we used the linseed oil/pumice mixture to remove). I'd be careful with using alcohol on wood floors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 As a last resort I would do this after other things fail--- use a VERY FINE sandpaper cut into a size about the size of your finger tip and lightly sand the spot until removed, then repair with varnish. The ink should be just in the varnish and not the wood/stain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 We've had success getting spots off of our hardwood floors with a combination of linseed oil and powdered pumice. I've only used it on light spots though, so I'm not sure how well it would work on dark spots. You can buy linseed oil at home improvement stores. Powdered pumice can be harder to find and is often only sold in huge containers (which you don't need). I finally figured out (through tons of googling) that Critter Bath Powder (for hamsters, gerbils, etc.) is made of 100% powdered pumice. It's a small box and it's cheap. You can buy it at Petsmart: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753308 Mix about 1/4 cup of the linseed oil with enough of the pumice to make a paste. Gently rub the spot with the paste until it's gone. HTH! Thank you Dandelion! I had already tried a paste of baking soda and water which did nothing. So I'd love to try your idea. Question: linseed oil comes in "boiled," "cold pressed," "refined" etc. Does it matter which kind I get for this problem? Thanks again! Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Magic Eraser works, so I'd guess powdered pumice works as well. If the floors are not shiny I'd guess that you'd not even notice it much. We have a slight gloss to our floors and if you look at them at the right angle you can see the spots where we magic "erasered" up sharpie marks but it is very slight and certainly looks better than the sharpie marks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Thank you Dandelion! I had already tried a paste of baking soda and water which did nothing. So I'd love to try your idea. Question: linseed oil comes in "boiled," "cold pressed," "refined" etc. Does it matter which kind I get for this problem? Thanks again! Alley I don't know if it matters, but I just checked what kind we used and it's the "boiled". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LND1218 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 A Norwex enviro cloth might take it out. I have used to ge Sharpie off my floors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 If it is ink, would some hair spray dissolve it? I've used hair spray on ink stain that were a few days old and it pulled it out on painted walls. Perhaps it would work for you? The worse that could happen is you have to wash the hair spray off, right? I always use aerosol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 You can color over a Sharpie marker mark with a dry erase marker and wipe the stain off. I've erased pen off finished wood with a really good eraser. I have used Goof Off to get green Sharpie off of a finished wood nightstand before I knew the dry erase trick, so I haven't tried that on wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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