Cleaning Advice - El Paso,TX

Updated on January 10, 2007
M.B. asks from El Paso, TX
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My 3 year old got ahold of a sharpie and colored on everything in her room, herself, and her brother. What is a good way to clean it off the walls? I've heard hairspray, and rubbing alcohol work, but we don't have any. We had to leave some our chemicals behind when we moved because the movers are not allowed to move chemicals.

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So What Happened?

I tried using one of the magic erasers. It took it off, but it peeled the paint off as well.

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D.B.

answers from El Paso on

Do you happen to have any WD-40? That stuff takes just about anything off the walls. Just test it on a little spot first; we had some paint come off the wall of one of our apartments. lol.

Good luck!

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S.D.

answers from El Paso on

Try the Mr. Clean magic erasers. I have had good luck with those cleaning up sharpie messes and they work good for any stubborn marks.

Hope this helps,

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E.S.

answers from Honolulu on

I got black sharpie off the floor with one of those Magic Erasers but I dont know any tricks or anything. Hope that helps! I see that you live on base so do I, I have an extra eraser thing if you need it!
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K.B.

answers from El Paso on

I don't know if this will work for a sharpie or not but I've used this for regular ink, crayon, markers, and ink stamps that my kids have all tried out on the walls so if you have any plain white toothpaste just put a little bit on a dry rag and rub it in and then wipe it off. I know it's always worked like a charm for me whenever I've tried that method but luckily I've never had to try permanent marker so far! Good luck and let me know if it works ok!

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