How to remove pen ink from fridge?

[ChubbyMsSunshine]

Hi all,

We use the side of our fridge as a white board for my 3yo DS to draw on.

Bought some new white board pens this week and the blue isn't coming off! It's clearly not whiteboard ink as the other colours are all fine.

No idea therefore what sort of ink it is - normal felt tip? Permanent marker? Who knows!

Any ideas what will remove it? The cleanish splodge is antibac hand gel which helped a bit but it's not 100% working

Hairspray might be worth a go? Sounds strange, but it works to get pen off my daughters desk.

Body spray, lynx usually works

Hairspray.

That’s rather beautiful. Can you decorate the rest of the room to match the fridge?

Try Isopropyl alcohol or white spirit?

Hairspray gets out allsorts. That or WD40...

Sanitiser and a magic sponge should do the trick.

Try colouring over it with a colour that does come off, then wipe and they should come off together.

Acetone (nail varnish remover)

I'd say hairspray too, it's worked for me when we had some notes on top of the fridge that got wet and transferred, but it was a small amount in comparison.

If it doesn't work maybe you could paint some blackboard paint on it and then it can be used for other expressions of creativity?

Toothpaste and milk are brilliant for getting pen off.

I've got hairspray and WD40 so will try those tomorrow - thank you.

Or maybe it's an excuse to get the sweet smell of Lynx Africa back in my life for the first time in 25 years

Love the blackboard paint idea too. Gah, so many options!

Bar keepers friend!

Got sharpie off my worktop recently

Hand sanitiser gel

Oops, just seen you tried that already!

@EmotionallyEncumbered

Oops, just seen you tried that already!

No worries - it did work to a certain extent but kind of feel I should save it for it's proper purpose these days! Plus it's going to take a lot of the stuff to clean all the ink off...

Jif cream?!

Acetone - but wipe on and wipe off quick before it damages surface

Isopropyl alcohol should get it off

Tooth whitening toothpaste is good for getting marks off fridges. Not sure it'll get that off, but may be worth a go.

Have used eucalyptus oil over the years for pen marks. If all else fails give it a go...

@OneEpisode

That’s rather beautiful. Can you decorate the rest of the room to match the fridge?

He's started on the wall a few times when my back has been turned!

The Pink Stuff. I've yet to meet a stain it won't shift.

Eucalyptus oil
Blutac

I'd think isopropyl alcohol or white spirit too - but if not, try acetone (aka nail varnish remover). Test on a small a rea first to ensure it doesn't bring the paint off, but I think it'll be OK on a fridge