| I am trying to remove ballpoint ink from kitchen table that is either white wood or white corian? What should I use not to destroy the white finish of the table? Linda | |
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| - - | 03/18/2003 |
| Readers always say that hairspray is the best thing to remove ball point pen. I don't think that would destroy your top but you could try it first in an out of the way place to make sure. Also rubbing baking soda into it with your finger is a safe option. I'll post this to the site and see if anyone else has any ideas. Best Wishes,
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| By Susan Sanders-Kinzel | |
| - - | 01/16/2005 |
| Just had this problem with a ballpoint pen that leaked all of its ink onto an oak table top. It had been there for at least 48 hours before we discovered the mess. Read your feedback above and choose to go with Bold. I put it on and let it soak for 5 minutes before rubbing off. It took 4 applications but it ALL came off. Be careful to not rub so hard as to remove the finish. I did not, but came close. | |
| By Cary Anthony (Guest Post) | |
| - - | 11/13/2005 |
| When I got blue ball point ink on my father's new desk I looked on this website and tried baking soda, then experimented a little and added methylated spirits (rubbing alcohol) to it and the stain is nearly invisible. Thanks | |
| By Sam (Guest Post) | |
| Removing "Sharpie" Permanent Marker from dark wood table | 11/29/2005 |
| I suggest to you use baking soda alone with a drop of water on affected area. Rub it with cloth, it really works! I just removed the ink on my dark wood table today. | |
| By Lea (Guest Post) | |
| - - | 12/04/2005 |
| I just used baking soda with a little water and rubbed the ink spot with my finger and out it came off of my new oak table. It worked for the green marker that was on the table also! My kids were doing their Christmas cards when they got ink and marker on the table. I found this site as nothing else I tried would get the marks out. And I can't believe how the baking soda worked! I am so lucky I found this website. Have a Merry Christmas! | |
| By Kaitlyn (Guest Post) | |
| - - | 12/11/2005 |
| Thank you for all your help. I thought our $5000 Corian countertop was ruined when my 4 year old daughter took a "Sharpie" permanent marker to the countertop. Well after trying everything other than sanding it down, I saw the suggestion here about Baking Soda. It really did the trick. There isn't even a hint of the marker left now. Thanks again. | |
| By Hunt (Guest Post) | |
| Removing kids paint from the dining room table | 12/14/2005 |
| I am in dire need of a solution on how to remove this paint from my dining room table. It looks like I started to rub a little too hard and I don't want the varnish to come off. Any suggestions? | |
| By Lisa (Guest Post) | |
| - - | 12/15/2005 |
| Lisa- It depends on what type of paint is on the table. If it's a kid-type paint, like tempera or basic finger paints, plain old soap and water should take it up. It may require some elbow grease and time. Or you could try a multipurpose cleaner, I love the Fantastic OxyPower, it's nontoxic and pretty cheap and works. I would also try rubbing alcohol, it seems to work on just about everything ink or paint related. If it's an oil based paint nothing but a paint remover will take up the stains and that will remove the varnish. If its an older table you may just be getting up all the layers of buildup that seem to accumulate no matter how much we clean and not effecting the varnish at all. And one more bit ... if it's a wood table and older, why not try stripping it and refinishing it when you have the time, we ended up doing that with our bathroom cabinets after the shaving cream my daughter painted on left marks on the 75 year old cherry wood! Good Luck!
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| By Rebekah | |
| - - | 12/20/2005 |
| This is a little off subject but my two year old daughter wrote on my $600 monitor, which has a very delicate surface. I freaked out and went online and read the comment that said use hair spray to remove pen ink and it worked perfectly. I thought for sure it was ruined but the hair spray took it right off with no damage to the surface at all. Not sure if it would work on a table but I wanted to say THANKS! | |
| By adam (Guest Post) | |
| - - | 12/24/2005 |
| My daughter used some sort of ink to paint her toy and some got on oak kitchen table. I tried using oxy clean with orange but didn't get 100% - then used baking soda with warm water and it worked. | |
| By DB (Guest Post) | |
| - - | 01/07/2006 |
| My son drew with ballpoint pen on caramel color maple desk. Tried WD40, no luck. Tried hairspray, no luck. Then read advice here and used baking soda. I put baking soda in small bowl with a little warm water. I dipped my finger in bottom of bowl and used my finger to put on baking soda and GENTLY wipe off pen. | |
| By Erin (Guest Post) | |
| - - | 01/28/2006 |
| Wow, just have to say thank you for the great baking soda tip. My husband was furious at himself for allowing a wet magazine to stain our lovely dining room table, but warm water and baking soda took it right off. He's so relieved. | |
| By longrunner (Guest Post) | |
| - - | 02/19/2006 |
| Hairspray was the only thing that worked and completely removed without effort, also left furniture in perfect condition. | |
| By B Saxon (Guest Post) | |
| - - | 03/28/2006 |
| My three year old son wrote on our brand new cherry kitchen table with a ballpoint pen. Hairspray didn't work, but the baking soda took it right off! I was completely amazed and very happy. Thanks for the great tip! | |
| By Dianna (Guest Post) | |
| - - | 04/12/2006 |
| THANK YOU SO MUCH for the tip about baking soda! My son drew on our monitor and computer desk with a black sharpie and the baking soda took it all off. | |
| By Stacey (Guest Post) |
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