[rescue] Removing permenant marker

[Janet L. Campbell]

On Wed, 9 Feb 2005, Ethan O'Toole wrote:

> > I'm sure this has been answered before - but anyone
> > got any good tips for removing permenenant marker
> > pen scribbles off a metal box (painted)?
> > Scrubbing with soap and water brings a little of
> > the mark off.
> > Rob.
> 
> This is a wierd one... you can try marking over the perm marker with dry
> erase marker, then wipe off the dry erase marker.. It works a good deal.

The solvents in the dry erase marker help.

Try something like acetone, MEK or trichlor.  Alcohols may work but 
probably not as well.

-Janet