How to get old magnetic whiteboard residue off a fridge
Old magnetic whiteboards often disintegrate, leaving behind stuck magnetic material and failed adhesive that resists standard solvents. This leaves people scraping away the residue by hand with razors or cards, which makes cleanup frustrating and time-consuming.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Chipping away at the residue using a credit card or razor along with elbow grease
- 2Using WD-40 and rubbing alcohol
- 3Applying vegetable oil, heat from a blow dryer, and a plastic scraper
- 4Using Spray Nine Heavy Duty Cleaner and a stainless steel sponge
- 5Saturating with Goo Gone and scraping with a plastic drywall knife
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Upon attempting to remove it, the majority of the magnetic material was still stuck to the fridge door!”source ↗
“Tried GOOGONE and I can’t even tell if it’s helping. Got about half off slowly chipping away with a credit card/razor and a lot of elbow grease.”source ↗
“It was like the adhesive used on the front side failed and somehow went through the magnet and glued it all to the fridge”source ↗
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