Ballpoint Pen Marks

[maggiebee]

Does anyone know of a sure-fire way to remove blue ballpoint marks from plastic? Have tried household cleaners and nail polish remover........faded a bit but still there. Help appreciated.

[gingejbee]

Could depend on the sort of plastic, of course. A very mild abrasive (eg toothpaste) could work....or that very good solvent, Sticky Stuff Remover.

[maggiebee]

Thanks, will try the toothpaste now.

[Prudie]

Get the Staindevil specifically for ballpoint maggie, should work

[stuey]

Try good old WD-40: after all it's got over 2000 uses according to their site.

[maggiebee]

Thanks folks, will try all until I get rid of the marks.

[zebo]

Babywipes are supposed to remove a lot of things.

[stuey]

So, zebo, is it wise to use them on babies?:)

[woofgang]

have you tried meths?

[AlwaysConfused]

If you can get hold of some, try graffiti wipes. I use them when I accidentally use permanent marker on wipe boards (which happens far too often!), and they work wonders

[woofgang]

Amazon have them but not cheap

[tonyav]

maggie, don't know if it's an old wives tale or not but I have heard that hairspray is good for removing ink stains.

[zebo]

Stuey, I've often wondered that, my daughter's friend once covered an old table with them overnight to remove all the stuff before restaining it!

[stuey]

How did you get rid of the pen marks (if you did), maggiebee?