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good god baby has gone mad with a marker

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MrsBucketxx · 13/03/2013 06:33

my dd has drawn all over my sofa and recliner, they are both fabric,

does anyone know how to remove it,

I have called insurance and sending someone today, but it I can remove it and not claim id rather do that.

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SavoyCabbage · 13/03/2013 06:40

A permanent marker?

Remember on 'Friends' when Ross and Rachel drew on each others faces? They called the company that made the pens. That was the 90's though so you could look on their website.

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Bonsoir · 13/03/2013 06:42

I think the first thing is to identify the pens and talk to the manufacturer of both the pens and the sofa! Do the covers wash?

Dr Beckmann has some excellent stain removal products.

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MrsBucketxx · 13/03/2013 07:06

covers dont wash and its a permenant sharpie marker, checked doctor beckman and he only covers ball point pen ink not permanent.

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CatsCantFlyFast · 13/03/2013 07:09
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MrsBucketxx · 13/03/2013 07:35

thanks for that looks like wd40 might work eeekkk.

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napkin · 13/03/2013 16:15

Try some washing up liquid and a hot cloth, works for most stains on my sofa or washing powder diluted in a tub.

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GoddessofSuburbia · 13/03/2013 16:18

Alcohol gel (the colourless ones if your covers are white) liberally applied to the marker, followed by gentle rubbing with strong kitchen roll might do it. I used to use alcohol to get sharpie marker off desks when I was a teacher, and this method works in shirts etc.

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preggersbycheggers · 17/03/2013 07:08

Hairspray. Although never used it on fabric but it does work on everything else.

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