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Sharpies and Linoleum

 

 >   name        Eleanor
 >   status      educator
 >   age         30s

 >   Question -  How would I remove a black sharpie marker, permanent, from
 > linoleum. it got water in it and then dripped all over our kitchen. any
 > help would be greatly appreciated.we tried bleach with no results


Permanent ink is usually soluble in alcohol. Try it straight.

Van Hoeck

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Eleanor,

Alcohol generally works on markers in clothes.  I'm not sure what it will
do to linoleum.

Don
Donald Yee Ph.D.                San Francisco Estuary Institute
180 Richmond Field Station,     1325 South 46th St. Richmond, CA  94804
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