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This little cleaning trick is so fun. And totally necessary to know if you have any Sharpie loving kids or adults around your house. Which, really, is everyone.
I was chatting with some of the community members over on Hometalk a while ago and I mentioned that I'd figured out the kitchen grease cleaning trick after I'd used some rubbing alcohol to clean some Sharpie off of something the other day.
Well. Someone hadn't known about that one and actually had some Sharpie marking up a wine glass. They went and tried it out and it worked! So, I thought there surely must be some others that don't know about this little house-saving gem.
Oh, but wait. There's more to the story than that. Someone else on Hometalk mentioned that there are things you should never use rubbing alcohol on.
It's experiment time! I decided to try the rubbing alcohol Sharpie cleaning trick on some common surfaces around here (since we're going to be renovating it all anyway) and tell you how it went!
I started out on our laminate counter top. Kennedy seems to enjoy coloring elaborate pictures on there that somehow escape the paper.
A little rubbing alcohol on a paper towel and it melted away! This one's a keeper!
What about finished wood cabinets!
Yup! Gone there too! No problem.
The painted wall right beside the cabinet?
Um, no. If you have Sharpie there, you may just have to repaint that little patch. The rubbing alcohol cleaned the paint away and revealed the weird pinky color that used to be on these walls.
Hmm, OK, well if that didn't work, how about the stainless steel fridge?
I'm talking about the scribbles on the left, not the right, just to clarify. The ones on the right are just artwork on a white board, that I apparently didn't notice when I was taking the picture. Fail.
But the Sharpie came right off! At this point in the experiment, I was getting a little cheeky and decided to go and draw a heart on the glass on our door. That was the easiest one to clean of all! It almost makes me want to draw a fun seasonal design all over my windows with different colors of Sharpie, now that I know how easily it comes off. I don't know if I'm quite that brave yet though.
So then I started feeling a little silly and I drew this smiley face with a stuck out tongue on my washing machine. Um. Ooops. I thought for sure it would come right off because everything smooth seemed to be so easy to clean.
Hehe. Not so much. It faded it pretty good, but it's still there, for sure.
So now I'm on the lookout for a cute little laundry chart printable that I can cover this little mishap up with.
Moral of the story: Rubbing alcohol works great if you need to clean Sharpie off of somethings, just don't be stupid about it.
Like, um... me.
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28 comments:
I am so excited to see this tip! My hubby has written on two surfaces with a Sharpie thinking he snagged a dry erase marker - UGG!
Sometimes hair spray will remove ink, it's worth a try on the washer. Also, baking soda might work.
Try something like comet or Barkeeper's Friend to get the remaining marks off the washer. good luck!
You are SUCH a cutie! Thanks so much for being the guinea pig and trying out the alcohol on all those different surfaces! Sorry about the washer....I'm sure one of the above ideas should work! Dona
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For your washer, I saw laundry magnets on Amazon.
Thanks for the tip! I'm going to try it! :)
I like your little face on the washer; that would make me smile every time I did laundry :-). Great tips.
Janet
It's so funny that you turned it into an experiment. I have a feeling it says something about your personality, and I can tell I like that about you. :)
This is my favorite trick! I think you should have left the face on your washer. I'm a follower and I just got the courage to comment. I love your blog because you're so funny and practical.
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That little face on your washer is so cute! I think you should keep it, but the magnet cover idea is very smart too.
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Such an awesome tip! Had to pin it. Please share your project at www.creativecraftsthursday.blogspot.com each and every week and check out what other creative divas are up to.
What a great tip ~ thanks for sharing!
Great tips! I love me some Sharpies! And it's nice to have rubbing alcohol in my arsenal for removing stray Sharpie marks. I guess I'll just keep my Sharpies away from my washer. ;)
Great tip Courtney! It does work great with Q-tips! Have a great weekend! Angie xo
Great helper! I will definitely keep that in mind. We use Sharpies a lot.
Have a great weekend!
~Liz
This is a great tip! I have bought frames with sharpie marking on the glass, this would take it right off!
If you have nail polish remover, it will take the sharpie off the washer. ask me how i know? 5 kids. nuf said.
Courtenay, I LOVE the way you write! Every time I get my notice that there's a new post from you, I know I'm about to be smiling. Thank you for sharing your gift.
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Great info! Thanks for sharing ~
Pat
Great info! Thanks for sharing ~
Pat
Oh, I LOVE this... I can't say I am brave enough to go around marking things but it sure is tempting : ) Our 3 yr old is always ending up with the sharpie so I will be sure to try this out next time ;) Thank you so much for stopping in at Knock Our Socks off and linking up!
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Angelina
Such a great trick, very nice. Your post seriously helped me to clean the grease from my kitchen. Thanks for sharing.
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I just found this post as I was checking out your blog. Thanks for the tip. For what it's worth, I have a Sharpie in the kitchen that I use for two important tasks. I write the expiration date on packages of food as I put them away after a shopping trip. I make the date big and easy to read in the hopes that I will regularly check the expiration dates of all my food in storage so nothing ever goes bad. At least seeing those dates reminds me to look for the oldest can or box when I take something out of the cupboard.
I also save wide mouth glass jars (with the narrowest shoulders possible, like salsa jars) to store leftovers in. The glass makes it easy to see what's inside. The wide-mouth-narrow-shoulders makes it easy to clean. Also don't have to worry about stains and odors. Anywho, I always write the name of the food and the date on the glass jar with a Sharpie. It stays put very nicely. When it's time to clean the jar, I rub a little Bon Ami on it with a wet finger. Rubs right off. Bon Ami also works pretty well at getting Sharpie labels off of recycled plastic containers, like yogurt containers.
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