James

alright i guess a bunch of cars got attacked with permanent markers this halloween at the place i went to. anyway my car has writing on it from a sharpie. I'm pissed, and I'm not sure how to take it off. My friend said rubbing alcohol but I was thinking that it would ruin the paint. I dont know though any advice?

MugenR

try clay bar, although i'm not entirely sure.... sorry to hear that happened.... makes me mad when people do that to others properties!

Whiskers

Man, that sucks...

You can e-mail them to see if they have a way to remove without alcohol..

http://www.sharpie.com/sanford/consu...ontactus.jhtml

mg7726

Goo Gone or PEC-12

(i have not done this on a car - try at your own risk)

xizor

rubbing alcohol will not ruin your paint, its an excellent cleaner. it will however remove the wax off the area, so you'll need to rewax it

Jim Holloman

Rubbing alcohol should not harm the paint, although I make no such guarantee. However, it will remove any wax. I have to wonder if rubbing alcohol from a drug store, with the oils in the solution, is better than denatured alcohol from a hardware store without added ingredients.

If alcohol is not 100 percent effective, you could try some fine polishing compound (do not use rubbing compound -- it is too abrasive). In any case, use no more polishing compound, and pressure, than is necessary.

Another option would be to check with a body shop. Specific, and strong, cleaners are made for cleaning cars before painting. They will not harm existing paint, providing the correct cleaner is selected. Different cleaners are made for different types of finishes. They are generally available only through automotive paint stores that sell to automotive paint shops.

I hope your car is not white.

JTso

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I use 99% isopropyl alcohol all the time to clean up permanent marker markings. It will come right off. I'm sure it will remove wax off your car as well.

DEVO

Gotta love kids these days.

savage

what happened to shaving cream?

oh well, gotta brush off the good ole paintball gun and educate these punks...

members78

im trying to remember what i did when i woke up in my fraternity after binge drinking. with permanent ink all over my face and body.....

dabuda

i prefer permanent marker on me then my car... fing kids

jaobrien6

There was a recent post about sharpie ink on a white car on autopia: http://autopia.org/forums/showthread...hlight=sharpie. Apparently Sharpie recommended and ink remover product, and there's a link to it in that thread.

At least you have CG instead of PWP, so if you only remove 95% or 99% of the marker, it probably won't be visible at all. On the other hand, CG will make it tougher to tell if you've gotten all of it off.

Good luck,
John

iamhomin

Mine was garaged during the weekend, thank god.

stuckthrotle

simple green will work too, i use it at work to remove sharpie writing from anodized aluminum.

Panda_TSX

goo gone, the new water based one.. takes off permanent ink... i've used it on the car too to get rid of the solvent left from the plastic they wrap the cars in.
u can find it at home depot, has many good uses!