If the door is painted in enamel paint, alcohol might remove it if it hasn’t had enough time to really set in. Otherwise, it’s probably gonna take sandpaper, primer, and more than one coat of paint.
Fun thing I learned from, IIRC, Hints from Heloise, years ago: for permanent marker, you can use whiteboard markers to remove the marks. Scribble over the permanent ones, then use the whiteboard marker eraser. The alcohol in the whiteboard marker dilutes the permanent stuff. Of course, if you have alcohol (the cleaning stuff, not the drinking stuff) in the house, just use that instead.
Been there, done that, got the tee shirt.Yeah, some painting is going to be needed but try removing as much as you can with some hairspray first.And even with doing that, that black permanent marker is going to need more layers of paint to cover it than you think it will.
When will these people learn? They put markers where Wren can get at them, tools where Hammie can get to them, cell phones where any of the kids can put their hands on them…
Here’s a household hint, it it ever happens to you: Use an erasable marker as the antidote:
Take an erasable marker and work it on top of that writing, or picture, in very small batches, like one or two letters at a time, and wipe it off immediately using a soft, dry cloth, so as not to scratch the paint underneath. Use a clean patch of cloth for every batch of letters or section of a drawing.
My son drew on his bedroom furniture with permanent marker when he was 4. I tried everything and couldn’t remove it. Fifteen years later my 3 year old grandson crayoned all over my dining room wall. My daughter bought me a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser which made short work of the crayon. I decided to try it on my son’s furniture. All the marks came off without any damage to the finish of the furniture. I heartily recommend that product for all parents of young artists, and no, I don’t have any ties to the company.
Rubbing alcohol Works to remove permanent marker from smooth surfaces but for porous try scrubbing it with equal parts of hydrogen peroxide and blue Dawn
Toothpaste. Not the gel but paste. Works great in removing permanent marker. Just lightly wet down a paper towel and add a dollop of paste. Work into mark and wipe clean.
MacBoi about 1 month ago
Be careful what you wish for cause you just might get it, you just might get it, you just might get it…
Ratkin about 1 month ago
Zoe’s being a real paint in the …
David Huie Green ForceIsAUsefulFiction about 1 month ago
All’s well that ends well.
9thCapricorn about 1 month ago
Oooo. Time for a new paint color in the house. It’s been yellow. Time for blue?
Sue Ellen about 1 month ago
If the door is painted in enamel paint, alcohol might remove it if it hasn’t had enough time to really set in. Otherwise, it’s probably gonna take sandpaper, primer, and more than one coat of paint.
californiamonty about 1 month ago
Fun thing I learned from, IIRC, Hints from Heloise, years ago: for permanent marker, you can use whiteboard markers to remove the marks. Scribble over the permanent ones, then use the whiteboard marker eraser. The alcohol in the whiteboard marker dilutes the permanent stuff. Of course, if you have alcohol (the cleaning stuff, not the drinking stuff) in the house, just use that instead.
jessebob42 about 1 month ago
Permanent markers? That adds up.
nosirrom about 1 month ago
Keep it. Years from now when she’s a famous artist it’ll be worth a fortune.
GerryRoss about 1 month ago
Time for Daryl to dump the soap water and get the paint.
iggyman about 1 month ago
Wren was a very busy little girl!
eced52 about 1 month ago
Oopsie
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 1 month ago
Paint the house time.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member about 1 month ago
It’s not like the kids went out and bought those permanent markers.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 1 month ago
Get the WD40 out.
razzledazzle295 about 1 month ago
Oh, good. The fun doesn’t have to stop lol
K.S. Kiri about 1 month ago
Ask and you shall receive my lady
Wren Fahel about 1 month ago
That’s why, whenever one of our girls did something particularly artistic, we took photos.
SquidGamerGal about 1 month ago
Cue Wanda walking into the bathroom, locking the door, turning on the shower, getting into a fetal position, and start crying and screaming.
BenGMan about 1 month ago
Oh.
Anon4242 about 1 month ago
Been there, done that, got the tee shirt.Yeah, some painting is going to be needed but try removing as much as you can with some hairspray first.And even with doing that, that black permanent marker is going to need more layers of paint to cover it than you think it will.
ctolson about 1 month ago
Nothing a coat of paint and new furniture can’t take care of. Although, Graffiti Remover works pretty good on most everything.
Daltongang Premium Member about 1 month ago
Good grief, did you people never get around to reading the owners manual that came with Zoe?
Rule 23: Never keep permanent markers in the house unless they are kept under lock and key?Manuals people, they come in handy!!!
JoshHere about 1 month ago
Permanent markers aren’t actually permanent at all
Lady loves a joke about 1 month ago
Who let a permanent marker in the house?!
Spacetech about 1 month ago
That’s why man created cameras..
Sherlock5 about 1 month ago
When will these people learn? They put markers where Wren can get at them, tools where Hammie can get to them, cell phones where any of the kids can put their hands on them…
The Quiet One about 1 month ago
Oops.
1JennyJenkins about 1 month ago
Here’s a household hint, it it ever happens to you: Use an erasable marker as the antidote:
Take an erasable marker and work it on top of that writing, or picture, in very small batches, like one or two letters at a time, and wipe it off immediately using a soft, dry cloth, so as not to scratch the paint underneath. Use a clean patch of cloth for every batch of letters or section of a drawing.
Dianne50 about 1 month ago
My son drew on his bedroom furniture with permanent marker when he was 4. I tried everything and couldn’t remove it. Fifteen years later my 3 year old grandson crayoned all over my dining room wall. My daughter bought me a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser which made short work of the crayon. I decided to try it on my son’s furniture. All the marks came off without any damage to the finish of the furniture. I heartily recommend that product for all parents of young artists, and no, I don’t have any ties to the company.
tammyspeakslife Premium Member about 1 month ago
Rubbing alcohol Works to remove permanent marker from smooth surfaces but for porous try scrubbing it with equal parts of hydrogen peroxide and blue Dawn
Dgwphotos about 1 month ago
Rubbing alcohol.
El-Kabong about 1 month ago
The word just is unnecessary and weakens your point.
Slowly, he turned... about 1 month ago
Doh!
Taracinablue about 1 month ago
Magic eraser might work…
Dot2Dot about 1 month ago
Toothpaste. Not the gel but paste. Works great in removing permanent marker. Just lightly wet down a paper towel and add a dollop of paste. Work into mark and wipe clean.