Housekeeping Tip #3: Removing Permanent Pen

Last year, little Elliot took a nice black Sharpie permanent marker and wrote all over my iMac (the screen and white border of the screen), as well as my white keyboard and mouse. They also did it to my hubby's laptop with a blue pen. When I found this I flipped. You would never see such a manic.

WHY DO KIDS LOVE DRAWING ON THINGS????

I searched the web and tried almost everything I could find.

The best was TOOTHPASTE.

1. Take a small amount of toothpaste (plain white, not gel or a weird special kind)

2. Proceed to GENTLY (very important! it can ruin your surface and leave scratches or bleaching) rub with a sponge (yellow side) or cloth in a circular motion.

For surfaces that were not completely matt or even (ie. my keys on the keyboard) I used the scrubby side of the sponge.

This method works great for any plastic surface or glass, and it must be a non-porous surface. Otherwise, it will be unsuccessful. I did this method on my powder-coated steel desk...left a white bleached stain mark. Works great on linolium too!