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Car Forum / Honda Cars / August 2004car vandalized, best way to remove sharpie off paint?
Some punk wrote some profanities with a sharpie on my bumper. I want to remove them ASAP, is there a way to do it without hurting the car paint? Does it just have to be painted over? >Some punk wrote some profanities with a sharpie on my bumper. I want to >remove them ASAP, is there a way to do it without hurting the car paint? >Does it just have to be painted over? Rubbing alcohol will remove permanent maker from most surfaces, so i don't see why it wouldn't work on a car. Don't use it full strength at first (apply with a damp cloth) and wax the full panel afterwards. "Sharpie" ink can be removed with a rag soaked in a little denatured alcohol (***NOT*** Rubbing alcohol). You can find denatured alcohol at Lowes and Home Depot stores usually in the paint department. Denatured alcohol will not hurt the paint. >Some punk wrote some profanities with a sharpie on my bumper. I want to >remove them ASAP, is there a way to do it without hurting the car paint? >Does it just have to be painted over? > Some punk wrote some profanities with a sharpie on my bumper. I want to > remove them ASAP, is there a way to do it without hurting the car paint? > Does it just have to be painted over? ========== Laquer thinner will also take it off right away, but you have to be careful not to let is stand on the surface. If the car has been waxed, no problem to use a bit of Laquer thinner. Rewax when you're done. 'Curly' >Some punk wrote some profanities with a sharpie on my bumper. I want to >remove them ASAP, is there a way to do it without hurting the car paint? >Does it just have to be painted over? Sharpie ink will easily come off if you rub it with a vodka soaked paper towel,which is much less harsh than denatured alcohol or lacquer thinner. Scratch-X. Or some light rubbing compound. > Some punk wrote some profanities with a sharpie on my bumper. I want to > remove them ASAP, is there a way to do it without hurting the car paint? > Does it just have to be painted over? > Some punk wrote some profanities with a sharpie on my bumper. I want to > remove them ASAP, is there a way to do it without hurting the car paint? > Does it just have to be painted over? Friend suggested a white pencil eraser. It did the trick, can still see it if you look at it in the right light (like shade difference) but I think that'll go a way once I wash/wax the car. >Friend suggested a white pencil eraser. It did the trick, can still see it >if you look at it in the right light (like shade difference) ...Extremely abrasive. You might well have used sandpaper. >but I think >that'll go a way once I wash/wax the car. You may have to compound the whole panel now, to eliminate the distinction. You should have tried the vodka, I wasn't kidding. >> Friend suggested a white pencil eraser. It did the trick, can still >> see it if you look at it in the right light (like shade difference) [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > You should have tried the vodka, I wasn't kidding. Woopsie daisy. try the Mr Clean Magic Eraser. It's the safe way to clean. > Some punk wrote some profanities with a sharpie on my bumper. I want to > remove them ASAP, is there a way to do it without hurting the car paint? > Does it just have to be painted over? |
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