lovingLakeMich

I told my son he could use the cutting mat area to wrap presents on the dining room table. I discovered that he had used a Sharpie to make tags and it bled through to the mat. Is there any way to clean this off?

feline fanatic

Try rubbing alcohol. I don't know if it will work. It does take sharpie off of plastic though, so maybe??

PaperPrincess

The same thing happened to my mat, except I did it, so I can't blame anyone. It was 5 years ago and I haven't been able to get it off, however, it doesn't hurt the mat and it doesn't rub off on fabric, so I've learned to live with it.

dluvs2quilt

Try nail polish remover.I know it works on plastic.

lovingLakeMich

Thank you! This board is the best. The rubbing alcohol is what I tried first. It definitely lightens it. I think I'll let him work on it too since he feels bad about it!

cjsews

Use dry erase marker over original. It will take off most if not all

Onebyone

My DGD scribbled all over the middle of my large Olfa mat with a Sharpie. I didn't even try to remove the marks as I knew nothing would remove it completely. I bought a new one and took that one to my guild's free table. A member bought it and cut it up to make tote bottoms. So it was put to good use. I could have turned it over but didn't want to and no one at guild wanted a turned over mat either.

ManiacQuilter2

That is why Sharpies are labeled as permanent markers. It shouldn't effect the use of the mat. Some mats you can flip over and use the other side.

SuziSew

Try one of the "magic erasers" I've used it on other things with a lot of success.

Tothill

Alcohol based gel hand sanitizer can work wonders at getting permanent ink off a variety of hard surfaces. I discovered that when I got to work on morning an the colour ink jet printer had leaked all its ink all over my desk.

We tried just about everything, when I decided to try the hand sanitizer. It took up all the ink. There was not a mark left on my desk.