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abkma

11 posts in 104 days


93 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: ink removal oak poly polyurethane

Hi all,

My youngest son created some artwork for us. The only problem is that he drew it all over the cupboards. They are oak finished with Polyurethane. Anyone have any tips or ideas that I can try to remove the ink without ruining the finish.

Thank you so much,

Brad

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Bob #2

2078 posts in 558 days


93 days ago

Didi 7 is pretty good. It will depend on what the “ink” is too.

If your surface was penentrated during the tagging you may have more problems.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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Praki

86 posts in 533 days


93 days ago

I have used toothpaste with success. The only caveat is the surface I cleaned was laminate.

-- Praki, Aspiring Woodworker

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abkma

11 posts in 104 days


93 days ago

Bob #2 – Thanks for the link. It’s a cheap ball point pen. It’s barely visible so I think I might have lucked out as far as penetration.

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jimp

45 posts in 297 days


93 days ago

I don’t know if these will work on your cupboards, but Mr. Clean Magic Eraser do a great job removing markers and crayons for walls.

Good luck.

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Doug S.

217 posts in 244 days


92 days ago

Try denatured alcohol (just not over shellac). It usually disolves ballpoint pen type ink.

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John Gray

882 posts in 422 days


92 days ago

Hair spray….try it on a not to visible area too see if it effects you finish 1st. My 2 cents.

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abkma

11 posts in 104 days


85 days ago

Hi all,

I want to thank everyone who responded to my post. It truly is great to be able to put something like this out there and receive so many knowledgeable replies.

For anyone that is interested my wife purchased one of the “magic erasers” at the grocery store this morning and it took everything right off. The only damage is one small spot where the wood was dented by the pen, but the ink even came out of that.

Now I’m off to install a latch on one of our drawers for all of the pens. Thanks again.

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