OMG!!!!!!!! HELP!!! DD2 drew all over the house in permanent marker - Page 2

[GuildJenn]

Take pictures because ONE DAY this will be funny...not for a while. But one day.

Hang in there.

[celestialdreamer]

I'm tempted to throw my sharpies in the outside trash can right this moment thanks to this thread I'd also suggest a magic eraser. My dd drew with ballpoint pen on furniture and it took it completely off. I also myself accidently got sharpie on my counter and it took it off.

If it makes you feel better, when my brother was a toddler he did that to the entire house the day before we were supposed to move. My mom thinks it is actually pretty funny now

[choli]

Originally Posted by 2cutiekitties

First, I cannot believe alcohol didnt work!
Second, Why do so many people love that nasty, toxic, damaging Magic Eraser product?

Because it works remarkably well (or removemarkably well)

[Nikki Christina]

Originally Posted by CariOfOz

. I think nasty, toxic, damaging is just a wee bit alarmist.

I could understand if it was being recommended for use on the forehead.. otherwise

I wipe with a wet rag afterwards if ive scrubbed something with one anyways

[CariOfOz]

Originally Posted by Nikki Christina

I could understand if it was being recommended for use on the forehead.. otherwise

Actually.. I'm SURE I remember some mum, likely on this site as I don't hang anywhere else, doing exactly THAT. She posted a PSA that it leaves mad friction burns So yeah, not a good idea on skin. But on my walls & furniture... which nobody in our house is prone to licking these days, I'm game.

[~Boudicca~]

Originally Posted by mom0810

Neutrogena spray sunscreen!!! In the blue aerosol bottle.

I know it sounds crazy, but it gets permanent marker off of anything. It's a tip I read online a long time ago.

We've gotten BLACK permanent marker off of the floor, cabinets, walls, etc. with it.

Baby wipes (pampers swipers) can also work.

Magic eraser will ruin the finish on your floor, so I would only use it as a last resort.

Yeah, baby wipes didn't work, but the Neutrogena thing WOW! And people are supposed to use that on their skin? That is just scary.

Originally Posted by Lucy Alden

My DD did the exact same thing with a black Sharpie. It was on the walls, stove, countertop, kitchen table, linoleum and her expensive unfinished wood kitchen! After crying and panicking I called the Sharpie customer service line. They recommended Amodex (amodexink.com). Between the Amodex, a Mr. Clean Eraser and a lot of elbow grease I was able to get all of it out. Don't panic Mama, it can be removed!

Oh, and the Amodex customer service lady told me to leave it alone until I had the product. Trying too many other stain removers (alcohol, oxyclean, etc.) can actually set the pen and make it difficult or impossible to remove.

this was really helpful, thanks!

Originally Posted by georgia

"She also drew eyeballs on her own forehead"---I'm so sorry, but this made me crack a smile

I know, it is really funny!

Originally Posted by CariOfOz

That's because those of us that RENT love our rather large security deposits.. I think nasty, toxic, damaging is just a wee bit alarmist. In an urgent situation you use what works.

Originally Posted by choli

Because it works remarkably well (or removemarkably well)

[CariOfOz]

Forgot to mention earlier when I posted... my middle child did this once before.. and he got it on CRAPET! (yes.. that'd be carpet.. just sharing my love of it lol). And would you believe I got the marker out of the carpet with a magic eraser??? I kid you not.. it ruffed up the pile (the carpet was truly crapet.. flattened down and awful) but the marker was gone

[StrongBeliever]

Sorry mama, what a bummer. I do have to say that her "art" DOES sound very interesting. All those eyeballs. Too bad it didn't make it to the paper, right?

I don't know if you've found something that works yet, but thought I would throw this out there...

My DD colored ALL OVER my $700 sewing machine with an Sharpie one day. While it didn't effect the use of my machine, it sure made me feel crappy. I was staring at the stain for a few days feeling sad/mad/defeated when I remembered that my sister had told me a few days earlier that they use dry-erase markers at her work to get permanent marker off of the myriad surfaces that end up getting marked on. The gods were one my side that I remembered! I didn't really think it would work(thought it might be worse actually), but thought I would give it a shot. So I took a dry erase, drew over my daughters lines and rubbed with a dry rag... And the Sharpie came off!! I was amazed. It got all the marks off, no joke. The only sign that she ever did it is a slight orange tint on one area where there was a textured surface. It worked on the smooth surfaces like a dream. Maybe that would help with the stuff on the floor? Worth a shot maybe?

Good luck... I totally feel your pain. My 2.5 DD can't control her raging artistic impulses either(she came by it honest)... Chalk is the only art supply that is in reach without supervision(it washes so easy) though heaven knows the girl has a stash of markers somewhere crazy that I'll never find.

ETA: CRAPET?!?! <---*points and cackles madly* I have crapet too! *hahaha* I'll never call it carpet again.

[Jane]

You got two choices - one is to find a solvent that the marker dissolves in. The other is to use abrasion. Magic eraser is abrasion, and it's just melamine. It's safe enough to eat off of, it's safe enough to clean my sneakers with. Solvents include alcohol, water, wet marker, or dry cleaning chemicals. There are the little k-something cleaners in the laundry aisle. Acetone is another good solvent. Personally, if it's good hardwood with a nice smooth finish, you can probably get it off with any type of cleaner and dilligent rubbing.

[kittynurse]

Oh Boudicca! Totally laughing with you not at you (well, laughing with you in about 5 years when you look back and actually find this funny lol)

I swear we are living the same life!

A recent conversation in our house:

DS1 (as they walk down the stairs by a bunch of scribbling on the wall): "Look DS2, ancient writings!"

DS2: "Wow, cool"

Martha

[ScarletBegonias]

after reading this thread yesterday and thinking "awww THAT sucks!", i woke up to my 2 yo ds this morning looking like a smurf. literally. he had gotten into my acrylic paint. he squeezed an entire tube of smurf-blue acrylic canvas paint into his hair and ALL OVER his head, on his face, all over his body, even the sole of one foot. fortunately, only a little got on the carpet and i was able to clean it up with no staining, BUT, geesh! i couldn't believe it!

[~Boudicca~]

Originally Posted by kittynurse

Oh Boudicca! Totally laughing with you not at you (well, laughing with you in about 5 years when you look back and actually find this funny lol)

I swear we are living the same life!

A recent conversation in our house:

DS1 (as they walk down the stairs by a bunch of scribbling on the wall): "Look DS2, ancient writings!"

DS2: "Wow, cool"

Martha

Is it possible we are 2 parts of the same person, each living in a parallel universe?

Originally Posted by ScarletBegonias

after reading this thread yesterday and thinking "awww THAT sucks!", i woke up to my 2 yo ds this morning looking like a smurf. literally. he had gotten into my acrylic paint. he squeezed an entire tube of smurf-blue acrylic canvas paint into his hair and ALL OVER his head, on his face, all over his body, even the sole of one foot. fortunately, only a little got on the carpet and i was able to clean it up with no staining, BUT, geesh! i couldn't believe it!

Oh dear.

What is it with blue though? Last fall I walked into the living room where dd2 was watching Spongebob, absentmindedly drawing on her girly bits in blue WASHABLE (thank god) marker. Now THAT was horrifying. Her entire vulva was blue.

How did he only get a little on the carpet? That is amazing!

[kittynurse]

[QUOTE=~Boudicca~;15226203]Is it possible we are 2 parts of the same person, each living in a parallel universe?
QUOTE]

I think that is quite possible since I feel like I'm living in a parallel universe much of the time!!! LOL

[fresh_veggie]

Originally Posted by ~Boudicca~

What is it with blue though? Last fall I walked into the living room where dd2 was watching Spongebob, absentmindedly drawing on her girly bits in blue WASHABLE (thank god) marker. Now THAT was horrifying. Her entire vulva was blue.

[bmcneal]

Nail polish remover takes permanent marker off of a lot of stuff.

[ScarletBegonias]

Originally Posted by ~Boudicca~

Oh dear.

What is it with blue though? Last fall I walked into the living room where dd2 was watching Spongebob, absentmindedly drawing on her girly bits in blue WASHABLE (thank god) marker. Now THAT was horrifying. Her entire vulva was blue.

How did he only get a little on the carpet? That is amazing!

sounds like something my dd would have done when she was a little younger! though one morning i slept in (she was about 20 months), and woke to her using chunks of her poo as crayons. i had to throw away several funktified books. it was gross.

i really lucked out with only a little blue paint on the carpet! i spent all day long yesterday in mortal dread that i would find a hidden glob on the carpet somewhere. i told dh we're lucky i haven't been buying oil paints. the carpet definitely would have been toast!

[J's Mombee]

I should have read this thread a few months ago... would have saved me the time I spent repainting the front door of our house. DS painted the inside of it with permanent marker. We still can't figure out how he reached soooo high up to paint so much of the door.