How do you remove permanent marker from walls?

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My two year old got a hold of one of my black permanent markers took it upstairs and decided to decorate the doors and some of the walls. Is there anything that will remove the marks short of repainting everything?

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Try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. That thing seems to work on just about anything!!! :)

Good luck!
Kay
TheMommyJournal.com

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the only thing i can tell you is kilz and then paint

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Yep - the Magic Eraser rocks! I have a 4 year old who got hold of my 20 different color Sharpies and went to town. You can not even tell anymore. It takes some elbow grease, but it does come off. I recommend you wear rubber gloves when you use it - it can dry out your hands pretty good.

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magic erasers work great! and i would recommend making your 2 yr old clean it up! the few times my kids have colored on walls or the floor or whatever, i've always made them clean it up. it's a great punishment because it shows them how much work it is to clean it up

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The eraser will not work on black permanent markers-been there:)

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Just a side note the the magic eraser. DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD CLEAN WITH THIS. It can cause burns on the skin. If you want your child to join in on the cleaning, I would suggest a plain sponge and water.

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nope, just paint

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It depends on your paint...If you have semi gloss or hi gloss paint then use the magic eraser...it WILL work, but will take some work to get it all instead of just fading it. If it is a flat paint, then it is too porous and the marker has sunk into the paint...Using the magic eraser or anything really is just going to remove the paint. In the case of flat aint you are just going to have to repaint, I am sorry...

Good Luck!!! ;-)

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Have you tried Magic Eraser from Mr. Clean? It works pretty well.

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Hi Cindy there are several things you can try ,,,peroxide is great for things like that ,,also hair spray ,,,, cream of tarter and peroxide made in a paste last if all fail go by a can of KILZ paint cover up you can get it in a spray can if your walls are white you got it make if not you just have to do a little patch painting
good luck lanette

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We had an incident with permanent marker on our leather couch. We used the magic eraser and with a little rubbing it came right off! just make sure it is the real magic eraser; the off-brand didn't do anything for us.

Good luck
Deidra

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Have you tried WD-40? It is terrific for many things...http://www.wd40.com/uses-tips/
Check out the lists!

Otherwise, try Keels paint to cover and do touch up painting. I am not sure of the spelling, but any good paint store will know what you are talking about if you ask for it.
Good luck.

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Hi Cindy,

Try Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. The comment about it burning your child isn't true. Go to Snopes.com and see for yourself. If that doesn't work, use KILZ (sp?) and repaint over it. Just keep telling yourself, "Children are gifts from God." My children know to look out when I start repeating that:)

Good luck,
Cindy

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Try the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. It really works. My 2 year old "decorated" our wood end table with a permanent marker and the magic eraser took care of it. It's an amazing tool...I don't think there's anything it can't clean! Good luck!
Lana J.

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Black is the toughest to remove, but I always use a magic eraser or a little "Bar Keepers Hand" on a plastic scrub pad. That should do it. Bar Keepers Hand is amazing at getting out tough stains without discoloring the surface. Good Luck.

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Depending on the surface, but, try WD-40, it might do the
job!
Bill C

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I have had this very problem. My two boys then ages 4 and 2, decided to color the bathroom walls in an apartment we were renting. I completely paniced!! This was about the time that the Mr. Clean dry erasers came out. I was using them for things like scuff marks and crayon marks, and just thought to try it on this not so minor issue. It took a little elbow grease, but not a trace of permanant marker was left. Now 3 years and two more children later, my cleaning arsenal is never without them. Good luck!!

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My daughter did the same only on our coffee table and end tables. Use one of those white squares from Mr. Clean. I don't know how they work but they do. They kind of crumble as you scrub so you'll need a couple if your artist did a wide area.

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I'm not sure you can. When I had difficult marks to cover up, I would use Killz to seal the mark in (keep it from bleeding through the paint) and then paint over the Killz.