The young master decided to play a game of tic-tac-toe (actually several games)
on a This End Up end table. Really rather funny watching da Missus debrief
him. Any of youse who are, or have ever been, a lively five year old boy can
surely sympathize.
Isopropyl alcohol took care of the surface stain nicely, thin-q-berrymush, but
the ink did get into the grain (jummywood, I believe).
So his Lordship is upstairs being put to bed early and yrs truly is pondering
the mysteries of life and cleaning of same.
Goof-Off (xylene or toluence) doesn't appear to be much affecting what's in the
grain. I suppose I could continue flooding and blotting with the isopropyl,
and I know I can go to oxcyalic acid if I have to but that's for another day.
Anybody got any bright ideas?
Oh, and the look on da Missus' face was priceless. ;-)
Thanks,
a somewhat tipsy Marc
"MrAoD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The young master decided to play a game of tic-tac-toe (actually several
games)
> on a This End Up end table. Really rather funny watching da Missus
debrief
> him. Any of youse who are, or have ever been, a lively five year old boy
can
> surely sympathize.
>
> Isopropyl alcohol took care of the surface stain nicely, thin-q-berrymush,
but
> the ink did get into the grain (jummywood, I believe).
>
> So his Lordship is upstairs being put to bed early and yrs truly is
pondering
> the mysteries of life and cleaning of same.
>
> Goof-Off (xylene or toluence) doesn't appear to be much affecting what's
in the
> grain. I suppose I could continue flooding and blotting with the
isopropyl,
> and I know I can go to oxcyalic acid if I have to but that's for another
day.
>
> Anybody got any bright ideas?
>
> Oh, and the look on da Missus' face was priceless. ;-)
>
> Thanks,
>
> a somewhat tipsy Marc
At the office I have two things to use:
The first is coffee - a nice hot cup of coffee - dip it in a rag, and wipe
on the offending stain. (followed by regular water after that.)
The second thing that always works is a "Wet-Erase" marker.
These are both tricks that I'd learned for "finished" furniture and white
boards.
We had one *disgruntled* employee that marked up the walls and a few white
erase boards in the office about ten years ago. While the wet-erase trick
works for small areas at a time, by marking with the marker, then wiping off
quickly - the coffee trick works way faster.
(I didn't believe these the first time I saw them either)
"Cleveland Tech" writes:
>"MrAoD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> The young master decided to play a game of tic-tac-toe (actually several
>games)
>> on a This End Up end table. Really rather funny watching da Missus
>debrief
>> him. Any of youse who are, or have ever been, a lively five year old boy
>can
>> surely sympathize.
[snip]
>At the office I have two things to use:
>
>The first is coffee - a nice hot cup of coffee - dip it in a rag, and wipe
>on the offending stain. (followed by regular water after that.)
Strangely enough I'm holding a cuppa joe right now. Well, maybe not so
strange, it's 0438 local time. Haven't got the time to 'speriment today but
I'll definitely give it a shot this evening, thanks.
>The second thing that always works is a "Wet-Erase" marker.
>
>These are both tricks that I'd learned for "finished" furniture and white
>boards.
>
>We had one *disgruntled* employee that marked up the walls and a few white
>erase boards in the office about ten years ago. While the wet-erase trick
>works for small areas at a time, by marking with the marker, then wiping off
>quickly - the coffee trick works way faster.
Hmm. I wonder what the look on da Missus' face will be when she sees dear old
dad following in the young master's footsteps? ;-)
Regardless, I'll give both a try in sequence, thanks!
Marc
>
>(I didn't believe these the first time I saw them either)
"MrAoD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> him. Any of youse who are, or have ever been, a lively five year old boy
can
> surely sympathize.
No help, sorry but *a ton of sympathy*.
We've learned the hard way - now only Washable Markers are allowed in the
house.
Birthday presents are run thru our Indelible Ink scanner and offenders are
accosted.
"patrick conroy" wrote:
>
>"MrAoD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>
>> him. Any of youse who are, or have ever been, a lively five year old boy
>can
>> surely sympathize.
>
>No help, sorry but *a ton of sympathy*.
>We've learned the hard way - now only Washable Markers are allowed in the
>house.
Those were *my* whiteboard markers. Unfortunately his lordship has
appropriated my whiteboard as well as the marker.
>Birthday presents are run thru our Indelible Ink scanner and offenders are
>accosted.
Good plan, too bad da Missus bring permanent markers into the house.
Gonna try the coffee trick tomorrow a.m.
Oh, and for those of you who've experienced the joy of Crayola (the
non-washable variety) hieroglyphics on the wall, grab a paper towel, give it a
light squirt of WD-40 and hey! presto, it's gone.
Best,
Marc
> Oh, and for those of you who've experienced the joy of Crayola (the
> non-washable variety) hieroglyphics on the wall, grab a paper towel, give
it a
> light squirt of WD-40 and hey! presto, it's gone.
>
> Best,
>
> Marc
What kind of finish on the wall? I would think that WD-40 would leave an
oily stain on paint.
Wayne
NoOne N Particular" wrote:
>> Oh, and for those of you who've experienced the joy of Crayola (the
>> non-washable variety) hieroglyphics on the wall, grab a paper towel, give
>it a
>> light squirt of WD-40 and hey! presto, it's gone.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Marc
>
>What kind of finish on the wall? I would think that WD-40 would leave an
>oily stain on paint.
I've used it on everything from flat to enamel and there's no residue. The
trick is to squirt the WD-40 on the rags/paper towel, not the wall. Don't
saturate the cloth, and don't rub hard. For some reason the non-washable
crayon seems to be soluble in WD-40.
The problem with scrubbing stuff off anything but flat paint is you can see the
scuff marks when the light is just right, with the WD-40 there's no mark and
whatever small amount of residue there might be evaporates over time.
Best,
Marc
>Wayne
>
On 06 Aug 2004 01:08:31 GMT, [email protected] (MrAoD) wrote:
>The young master decided to play a game of tic-tac-toe (actually several games)
>on a This End Up end table. Really rather funny watching da Missus debrief
>him. Any of youse who are, or have ever been, a lively five year old boy can
>surely sympathize.
>
>Isopropyl alcohol took care of the surface stain nicely, thin-q-berrymush, but
>the ink did get into the grain (jummywood, I believe).
>
>So his Lordship is upstairs being put to bed early and yrs truly is pondering
>the mysteries of life and cleaning of same.
>
>Goof-Off (xylene or toluence) doesn't appear to be much affecting what's in the
>grain. I suppose I could continue flooding and blotting with the isopropyl,
>and I know I can go to oxcyalic acid if I have to but that's for another day.
>
>Anybody got any bright ideas?
>
>Oh, and the look on da Missus' face was priceless. ;-)
>
>Thanks,
>
>a somewhat tipsy Marc
alcohol and a toothbrush?
bridger writes:
>On 06 Aug 2004 01:08:31 GMT, [email protected] (MrAoD) wrote:
>
>>The young master decided to play a game of tic-tac-toe (actually several
>games)
>>on a This End Up end table. Really rather funny watching da Missus debrief
>>him. Any of youse who are, or have ever been, a lively five year old boy
>can
>>surely sympathize.
[snip]
>alcohol and a toothbrush?
No thanks, I'm driving. <vbg>
Marc