Jono Bolton Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Yep, you read that right, I've been given a Marlin Sidewinder (yep, a guitar!) to clean up by a mate, and someone's drawn on the fret board with a marker. I've had a go at it with lemon oil but that's not done much, I would normally go for nail polish remover for marker pen but I don't know how that would affect the rosewood as it's quite a porous wood. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~tl Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Try some white spirit, it should remove the marker and is safe for the rosewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Lighter fluid. It'll clean that stuff right off and is safe for the wood as it evaporates quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 Cheers guys, I've got both of those kicking about in the cupboard somewhere so I'll give them a bash over the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Surgical spirit removes it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Can you let us know which one works, please? ta. My money would be on lighter fluid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiipopes Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Nothing. The solvent in the marker will have caused the dye in the marker to soak into the wood fibers themselves. It can't be cleaned off. The best thing to do is to take the same dye that classical bass luthiers use to cover the streaks in ebony fingerboards to give them a uniform appearance. Yes, it will be uniformly darker, which may or may not be a good thing depending on how the rest of the guitar is finished, but that is the reason they are called "permanent" markers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenochrome Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Isopropyl alcohol shits permanent marker from most things - probably depends how much the wood has taken up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 I would go with IP as well, but what ever works use it on a cloth and keep it 'dryish'. If you get it too wet the solvent will go into the wood and take the ink with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 [quote name='Adrenochrome' timestamp='1364769819' post='2030792'] Isopropyl alcohol shits permanent marker from most things - probably depends how much the wood has taken up. [/quote] Deliberate or a typo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL POSTERS Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Meths. little bit on a cloth and you just wipe it off. Used to use it all the time to get marker pen writing off of TV screens. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Isopropyl is good but it also strips oil. Give your fingerboard a wipe over with some lemon oil or something similar afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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