3 Whiteboard Cleaning Tips - WFMW
April 11, 2007
Shannon at Rocks in my Dryer is once again hosting “Works For Me Wednesday.” My tips involve keeping my whiteboards clean. You might remember that in January I made two from shower boards. Very inexpensively!
- Accidentally used permanent marker on your board? This happened to my bil. His 4 year old scribbled with a BLACK marker all over his classroom’s newly installed magnetic whiteboards. His oldest daughter quickly passed on a tip she learned from her teacher: Using a dry erase marker, go over the permanent marker trails. Then wipe. Viola - clean board!
- Out of whiteboard cleaner and the dry erase marks won’t come off either? The first thing I try is a bit of water on a paper towel. Secondly, I’ll try a baby-wipe. Lastly, if the marks are still being stubborn, I use a bit of fingernail polish remover on the baby-wipe.
- Green dry erase markers always leave a shadow (on my board) after I wipe away its message. So I ALWAYS have to resort to # 2. I have a better tip than that for these repeat offenders. I don’t buy green dry erase markers. And if they come in the pack, I THROW them away.
What works for you today?
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GiBee | April 11, 2007 at 9:40 am
Awesome tips! They will come in handy (especially #1) on our Sunday School boards!!! Thanks!
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Mom of 3 | April 11, 2007 at 9:56 am
Impressive tips, #1 especially!
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doodah | April 11, 2007 at 10:57 am
Wow, that one about tracing over marks with a real dry erase marker is clever!
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Rona | April 11, 2007 at 10:58 am
This is a terrific tip. I use my whiteboard to keep my WAH hours and info on. It’s looking pretty shabby these days and in need of a good cleaning. Thank you.
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julie | April 11, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Great tip. I tried the baby wipes and it worked!
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Rae | April 11, 2007 at 8:02 pm
Great tips! Thanks for sharing!
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Theresa Lindamood | April 12, 2007 at 9:13 am
We tested this tip (#1) recently. When hubby took the kids to McDonald’s on Bradshaw to play one day. When he came out the van had been tagged with permanent markers. How lovely. He went online and googled (you gotta love google for finding almost anything under the sun) and he found that if you use the dry erase marker over the top of it it comes off without ruining the car’s finish! Since it was huge, ugly and a gang sign and hubby works in a gang filled neighborhood, we were so relieved that we did not have to pay to have it removed or ruin our car!
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Carma | April 27, 2007 at 11:44 am
rubbing alcohol will remove stubborn dry erase marks
(I prefer it to nail polish remover.)
thanks for the tips!
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