Whiteboard cleaner

[v***@biostrategist.com]

What else is in whiteboard cleaner except water and alcohol?
How little does the alcohol have to be to avoid damaging the plastic?
(Alcohol tends to make clear plastic milky if strong)

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[SoCalMike]

Post by v***@biostrategist.com
What else is in whiteboard cleaner except water and alcohol?

on stubborn whiteboard stains, WD40 has worked well.

[Karen Wheless]

Post by v***@biostrategist.com
What else is in whiteboard cleaner except water and alcohol?
How little does the alcohol have to be to avoid damaging the plastic?
(Alcohol tends to make clear plastic milky if strong)

You can use straight alcohol on plastic, it shouldn't affect the
whiteboard material. Where you run into problems are more powerful
chemicals like acetone, etc. But as long as you don't let it sit around
on the surface too long, alcohol should be fine. I always used straight
methanol on my whiteboard and it cleaned it very well.

Karen

[Don K]

Post by v***@biostrategist.com
What else is in whiteboard cleaner except water and alcohol?
How little does the alcohol have to be to avoid damaging the plastic?
(Alcohol tends to make clear plastic milky if strong)

2-BUTOXYETHANOL (ETHYLENEGLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER)
BUTYL CELLOSOLVE, BUTYL GLYCOL, GLYCOL ETHER EB

Don

[Julie Spangler]

I just wash my whiteboard with a wet rag of plain water. Seems to clean it
and no stains. Never thought of buying a special cleaner to wipe off marker.

Post by Don K

Post by v***@biostrategist.com
What else is in whiteboard cleaner except water and alcohol?
How little does the alcohol have to be to avoid damaging the plastic?
(Alcohol tends to make clear plastic milky if strong)

2-BUTOXYETHANOL (ETHYLENEGLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER)
BUTYL CELLOSOLVE, BUTYL GLYCOL, GLYCOL ETHER EB
Don

[Sara Hawk]

Post by Julie Spangler
I just wash my whiteboard with a wet rag of plain water. Seems to clean it
and no stains. Never thought of buying a special cleaner to wipe off marker.

There used to be cases in my school when people would accidentally do this.
This (at least with those boards) makes the markers stick semi permanently
(untill the board was cleaned with the white board cleaner). I have
successfully used Windex (or similar) to clean dry erase marks from window
panes and mirrors.

~me

[trebor4258]

Post by v***@biostrategist.com
What else is in whiteboard cleaner except water and alcohol?
How little does the alcohol have to be to avoid damaging the plastic?
(Alcohol tends to make clear plastic milky if strong)
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Vasos-Peter John Panagiotopoulos II, Columbia'81+, Bio$trategist
BachMozart ReaganQuayle EvrytanoKastorian
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/vjp2/vasos.htm
---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}---
[Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy obstructive guards]

A regular big black EXPO white board marker will remove a lot of stains,
including permanent marker stains, from a white board. There's something
different about the chemical in the black markers vs. the other colors and
they work pretty good as a stain remover. Just sort of "draw" over the
stain then erase it with a regular eraser.

Someone walked into my office one day, picked up a plain black "Magic
Marker" (permanent kind) and proceeded to draw something on the board I had
at the time. Once I saw what he had done, I took the regular black EXPO
markers and used it like an eraser and was able to remove the permanent
marker without leaving a trace. I do expect if I had waited very long,
there would have been some residual impression from the original.

A related question, if anybody can help:

My whiteboard, purchased used, has sort of lost it's slickness. In several
areas, regardless of color, the markers' ink sort of smears, and doesn't
leave a good mark on the board. I found a couple of references on the web
for "white board reconditioner" and wonder if it's worth the money. In
searching, I also found a couple of references to using car wax as a
reconditioner. Basically, the idea was to clean the board well with a
standard spray cleaner, then "wax" it as you would the body of a car.

Does anyone have any comments or experience on trying this? My board is a
big one, 48" x 72", so I really don't want to experiment with it if there's
any risk of ruining it.

TIA-trebor

[Peale]

Post by trebor4258
Does anyone have any comments or experience on trying this? My board
is a big one, 48" x 72", so I really don't want to experiment with it
if there's any risk of ruining it.

Never tried it, but I dont think that something like Turtle Wax would
harm it. It would just go on the surface. Shouldn't penetrate.

[Robin]

Personally, I find that the rear end of a cat, dipped in water, is effective
and cheep.
But it is best to wear thick gloves.

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