[TheForge] erasable marker boards

[Bruce Freeman]

Dave,

Try 91% (or 100%) isopropyl alcohol, or methanol (sold as fuel for racing =
cars, or for water-in-the-gas-tank problems in cold-weather areas.  Just =
be careful to wear gloves if you use methanol (=3D methyl alcohol =3D wood =
alcohol) as it can be absorbed through the skin and is moderately =
poisonous.

Bruce
NJ

>>> quahog@tds.net 11/25/02 04:01PM >>>
At 14:50 11/25/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Dave;
>
>     From experience, enamel will mark well with one of those dry
>markers, won't come off either, penetrates into the surface. Doesn't
>make a permanent dark mark, just leaves a very noticeable "shadow".  I
>even used a little rubbing compound, the mark went deeper than I
>wanted to go.
>
>    Jeff   ><>

Thanks to all for the responses.  I have one of these white boards in =
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shop but haven't used it in quite a while.  I left some drawings on it =
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now they won't come off.  I've tried alcohol, turpentine, ammonia and =
even=20
vinegar and nothing seems to touch the old and aged stuff.  I was =
hoping=20
there was a way to just paint over it and save the board.  I guess not.  =
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may have to breakdown and get another one.  Or maybe get a blackboard =
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use colored chalks.


Dave Brown
Heritage Smithing
Green Bay, WI
ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG