Quick tip for erasing dry-erase marker
Tissues work very well for erasing dry-erase marker!
Specifically, I’ve tried it with Kleenex regular unscented ones, but I assume others probably work, too.
I used to get frustrated, sometimes, trying to erase dry-erase marker off a kids’ workbook that had laminated pages. The first method I used was using a dry paper towel. It worked fine, for a long time (but sometimes it didn’t). So, I tried a wet paper towel, and that would usually do the trick (but sometimes it wouldn’t). So, I tried a wet dishwashing sponge, which usually did pretty well (but not always). The last resort was a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (awesome product!), which always worked. But that seemed overkill, and I hated to waste it on something that should be easier to clean, so it wasn’t an everyday solution.
Lacey saw me struggling with this, one day, and told me about the tissue thing. I’m not sure where she learned about it, or if she figured it out, on her own. But I always use a tissue to erase it, now, and that works like a charm.
I also tried this on my whiteboard, at work, and it works on that, too. Much cleaner than using the whiteboard eraser, which just pushes the dust around and leaves a line of it wherever you stop erasing.
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July 16th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
papertowels have worked fine for me??? i’ve never experienced any real significant dry-erase issues except when accidentally using a non-dry-erase marker on a dry-erase board :)
July 18th, 2007 at 7:38 am
Hehe yeah.. Luckily there are ways of dealing with that, too.
I think it also depends how long the mark has been on the surface. If it’s been there for a long time, it’s less likely to come off with a paper towel. As I said, I used to always use paper towels. I’m not entirely sure why that started not working sometimes. But I’m happy that tissues work so well, and I don’t have to resort to the methods that take more effort.