Remove permanent marker from tender

[mattnj]

got a new (to me) tender but it has the old boat name on it in black marker, know any good solutions to put on it to remove the marker, but not knacker the boat plastic?
Only tried and tested ones please, i dont fancy testing them on my boat...cheers.

 

[Evadne]

Any organic solvent will do it, I'd use Acetone if it were mine, which is pretty harmless to grp. (Hedging bets as I've not acshully had to do it myself). The ultimate remover is, of course, two coats of toplac.

 

[VicS]

Is this a rigid dinghy or an inflatable and what is the material.

Try meths that is not likely to harm any plastic used for rigid or inflatable boats. Be very cautious with acetone... if you are tempted to try it try a small inconspicuous place first.

You may well find that the dye has been absorbed into the surface so removal may not be possible. However, it will almost certainly fade away to almost during the course of a summer

 

[mattnj]

sorry forgot to say....its inflatable, dont know what material type, havent checked that out yet.

 

[Ludd]

sorry forgot to say....its inflatable, dont know what material type, havent checked that out yet.

Paint over it with suitable paint,then put your boat name on the nice neat rectangle in a contrasting colour.O r leave the name so the scrotes don't know YOUR boat's empty!

 

[Martin_J]

A couple of seasons ago a friend was sailing with us.. and their youngest was at the chart table quite happily drawing/scribbling away on the paper we had given them. Unfortunately.. upon picking up the papers to look at the drawings... we realised one of the pens was permanent.. and was all over the chart table having soaked through the paper.

I tried numerous thinners and cleaning fluids.. none worked and neither did I want to damage a shiny chart table.

What did work was a simple pencil eraser... one of those softer Staedtler Mars plastic ones that is wrapped in a blue and white card sleeve.

Since then the same eraser has removed permanent marker from many many things. You willl use the whole eraser on a large area but it is surprisingly effective.

Let us know what does work.

 

[misterg]

I've found that meths works really well on permanent marker, whereas acetone, turps, white spirit, IPA (or whatever it's called these days), and chlorinated solvents don't really touch it.

(I use a permanent OHP pen to mark on laminated maps & charts - a dab of meths wipes it off easily.)

I wouldn't be surprised if the ink has stained the material permanently, however (as already mentioned).

Andy

 

[Jim@sea]

Might sound silly, try "Vanish" I accidentally knocked over a glass of red wine near a painting. Consequently the painting (water colours) was covered with red splash marks.
I put some Vanish in a cup and with a brush painted the wine stains. When it had soaked in I wiped it with clean water and dried it. Then repeated it again. I could see that the wine stains were disappearing, and after about 5 applications they had gone.
Perhaps this will also work on your dingy.