How to get dry erase marker off lamination
Dry erase markers leave stubborn stains and smear badly on laminated surfaces when wiped with standard erasers or whiteboard cleaner. This makes laminated templates extremely difficult to clean, ruining materials and wasting valuable learning time.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Spraying white board cleaner on the eraser before use
- 2Trying different brands of markers and erasers like Target and Expo
- 3Using microfiber cloths instead of traditional whiteboard erasers
- 4Putting the boards in clear page protectors
- 5Spraying with WD-40 on a Friday and letting them sit flat until Monday
- 6Using a Magic Eraser
- 7Rewriting over the markings with dry erase before reattempting to erase
- 8Using regular coloring markers and a damp sponge or paper towel
- 9Using 91% isopropyl alcohol
- 10Using Lysol spray
- 11Scribbling over the spot with an erasable marker and wiping immediately
- 12Applying a very light coating of WD-40 on a paper towel
- 13Using Expo spray
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“My whiteboard is extremely difficult to clean. I think i ruined it.”source ↗
“when I write with them they are so hard to wipe off... it leaves a huge stain”source ↗
“Whiteboard cleaner did not work as well.”source ↗
“The problem: They can’t easily erase. It’s taking away from learning time and causing frustration.”source ↗
“I’ve tried it myself and it is harder than it was last year when I made them.”source ↗
“Expo markers smear every time if I use the eraser or microfiber cloth alone.”source ↗
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