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<blockquote data-quote="Marg's Man" data-source="post: 261929" data-attributes="member: 4085"><p>Jena,</p><p></p><p>Permanent markers can be a b***h to clean up, usually because anything that removes the marker also removes the paint. If the paint is a mat or eggshell finish then the dyes in the marker ink will have soaked into the paint film like it was tissue paper.</p><p></p><p>You do need to remove as much as possible though or the dye will simply bleed through any freshly applied paint. It all depends on who owns the wall (you or a landlord) and whether you have any paint left for touching up. You can try solvents like ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol or mineral turpentine. I have used the chemical names because different countries call them different commercial names. You will almost be able to get cleaning agents that use these easily but be sure to follow any safety directions on the labels. All are flammable.</p><p></p><p>These will probably shift most of the dye but, even if they don't take the surface off the paint, there will still a trace mark from the marker which will need painting over. The paint is almost certainly going to be damaged permanently in some way. As Marg said - make her help you (or whoever ends up 'supervising') so she knows how much work she has created.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 broke a window at my mother's house. Obviously he couldn't repair it but he forfeited play while I did the repair. The couple of hours out his play time was much more instructive than the most painful flogging (even we did smack) would have been.</p><p></p><p>Marg's Man</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marg's Man, post: 261929, member: 4085"] Jena, Permanent markers can be a b***h to clean up, usually because anything that removes the marker also removes the paint. If the paint is a mat or eggshell finish then the dyes in the marker ink will have soaked into the paint film like it was tissue paper. You do need to remove as much as possible though or the dye will simply bleed through any freshly applied paint. It all depends on who owns the wall (you or a landlord) and whether you have any paint left for touching up. You can try solvents like ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol or mineral turpentine. I have used the chemical names because different countries call them different commercial names. You will almost be able to get cleaning agents that use these easily but be sure to follow any safety directions on the labels. All are flammable. These will probably shift most of the dye but, even if they don't take the surface off the paint, there will still a trace mark from the marker which will need painting over. The paint is almost certainly going to be damaged permanently in some way. As Marg said - make her help you (or whoever ends up 'supervising') so she knows how much work she has created. difficult child 3 broke a window at my mother's house. Obviously he couldn't repair it but he forfeited play while I did the repair. The couple of hours out his play time was much more instructive than the most painful flogging (even we did smack) would have been. Marg's Man [/QUOTE]
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