Removing permanent marker from a dry erase board?

[bif]

I don't know where else to ask this. My grandson marked up a dry erase board with permanent marker. How can one remove the marks?

[LuckyCharms]

1. Acetone (nail polish remover) with a microfiber cloth. Scrub in small circles. Do test area first. n/t

[kimbutgar]

2. A squirt of WD40 leave on for a minute then wipe off with dry cloth.

[Basso8vb]

3. Try writing over it with a dry erase marker.

You should be able to wipe it off with a paper towel.

[odins folly]

6. This is the simplest solution

Use the dry erase marker to make little swirls over the permanent marker like es and wipe off normally. You may need to go over a second time for some areas..

[Wonder Why]

4. The one and only time Google is your friend. Or better yet, Duck-Duck-Go

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=how+to+remove+permanent+marker+from+whiteboard&ia=web]

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. Rubbing alcohol, aka 70% isopropyl alcohol. NT

[mwmisses4289]

7. Hand sanitizer also works.

Use that method here at work all the time.
Just make sure the hand sanitizer has very little scent and no aloe.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Any Alcohol

The ideal is ethyl acetate, or a glycol ether, but not everyone has bottles of that around the house. (Yes, I do.)
Even a high alcohol liquor will work.
If it's been there a while, it will take some elbow grease.
The 70% isopropanol found at any drug store should work.
Also toluene, available at most hardware stores will work, but do it in a WELL ventilated area.
Finally, be careful with acetone. Not all plastics play well with acetone. It can damage the surface of your whiteboard, depending on what it's made out of. For instance, polystyrene will dissolve almost instantly in acetone. Now, there's zero chance your whiteboard is made out of polystyrene, but you get the idea.

[debm55]

9. I did this at school. Used a sharpie by mistake. Use rubbing Alcohol.

[bif]

10. Nothing seems to be working.

Maybe I'll have another go at it later.

[eppur_se_muova]

11. Acetone/nail polish remover doesn't work ?? That must be a really permanent ink !

I once had to remove some dry marker writing that had been left to "set" on a whiteboard for months and didn't rub off with the usual cleaner. After testing various cleaners on out-of-the-way corners, I found toluene (try your hardware store -- FLAMMABLE, AVOID INHALING FUMES) did a good job of removing part of it. IIRC, all the green and blue ink came right off; the black ink (which is really a mixture) got leached of its green color and left red ink behind. No amount of wiping with toluene (or acetone, or alcohol) would remove the red ink -- but warm water did ! From that point on, I alternated toluene and water and got the last traces off (IIRC).

Don't use something like toluene, or worse, "Goo-Gone" without REALLY good ventilation. Goo-Gone should really only be used outdoors or in a hood, and you should wear gloves when you use it.

[bif]

12. I haven't tried either of those yet.

[Clouds Passing]

13. Naptha

[KitFox]

14. Someone told me to use Aqua Net hair spray and it worked.