marker stain

[karebear]

I have a red permanent marker stain on my carpet. Is it possible to get it out?

[Docduck]

they tend to be permanent...there are some cases were they can come out

but it wouldnt say its a diy case...i would call a professional cleaner...even if they cant remove the spot...they may be able to put a bonded insert in

[twelvepole]

Ditto. Permanent marker tends to be permanent. That's why the markers are used as laundry markers. You can call a pro, but you will tend not to get any guarantees.

If marker stains are on ends of carpet threads, you may skip by the cleaning issues if the stain is on ends of twisted filament. Simply clip the ends of threads.

[hrjrkr]

Try Oxy-clean...................................................................

[SchemeFighter]

It probably won’t work and possibly could make things worse; but there is a shot.

Denatured/wood alcohol/isopropyl alcohol/methanol/ethanol. A common alcohol often will remove permanent Magic Marker from a flat surface (but not so well from a porous fibrous surface like carpet); however it’s best to treat the surface within a few minutes before the Marker fully dries. I am skeptical that alcohol will remove the Magic Marker from carpet because it’s so fibrous and porous.

If you have a spare piece of the carpet or if there is a section of the carpet that is covered by paneling or such you might want to remove a small section to expose carpet that is normally hidden and try marking a test patch with the Marker let it dry overnight and then try to remove the stain with alcohol. The reason I suggest trying it first in a test area that can’t be seen it because I suspect there is a good chance that it will smear the Magic Marker make it fade slightly but spread it to a larger area. If it works what you’ll probably have to do is to first get as much out as you can with the alcohol then while it’s still damp scrub the section with soap and water or a carpet shampooer.

I think there is also some commercial products that are sometimes called “dry cleaners” or and “spot removers” that often can be found in a supermarket or hardware store. These are typically some sort of solvent that is a little stronger than alcohol. Again I suggest if you try this type of product to try a test area that is out of sight because there is a chance that it might remove some of the pigment from the carpet or and it might smear the stain to a larger area.

[majorkool]

Try this link for some ideas



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[SchemeFighter]

Originally Posted by majorkool

Try this link for some ideas

Some of the products that are mentioned there are what I would consider dry cleaners/spot removers. I didn’t want to mention any brand names.


One of the things I thought I should caution about that site is that it suggests nail polish/acetone; they are very aggressive (powerful) solvents and are very likely to remove and/or smear the pigment in the carpet and in some cases could melt/dissolve/attack/unglue/de-bond carpet.

I would only use something like acetone or fingernail polish as a last resort. Only after a spot test. And only if I was willing and able to replace the carpet if it failed.

With a solvent as aggressive as acetone/fingernail polish it might work well at first; but a few hours, days or weeks later the carpet may start melting, shedding ( going bald/debonding) or fading.

Of course when you’re using a solvent like alcohol it’s best to have good ventilation and keep away from ignition sources; that’s particularly true with something like acetone.

[wende]

I had black permanent marker end up on my kitchen table & on my new microfiber loveseat. I talked to the place I bought the furniture to see what they recommended. He told me to try rubbing alcohol. It worked on the loveseat perfectly. I just blotted it on with a q-tip to keep from wanting to scrub it out! Anyway alot of q-tips later, I had the marker stain gone. I just poured some of the alcohol on a rag to clean my table. It got the stain out, but left a very very faint black smudge where I rubbed. No one else sees it, but me cuz I know what I'm looking for.

Rubbing alcohol worked for me, it was a black MarksAlot marker, if that makes any difference. If you try it on the carpet I would do a very small spot first with a q-tip first to see if it's going to bleed or smudge. Better yet, if you got a small remnant of the carpet, mark it with the red marker, then try the alcohol. At least then, it's only a remnant & not what's actually on your floor.

Wende