Removing permanent marker from a battlemap

[Charwoman Gene]

Writing over permanent marker with wet erase is pointless. That trick is for permanent marker on dry erase.
Try an exacto knife instead of the Acetone it'll do effectively the same thing with less chance of ruining the whole mat.

The probelm isn't dissolving the markerm, it's scrubbing the opigment out of the pores of the mat. Use denatured alcohol. And a toothbrush

 

[Roger]

I've found old cold coffee sometimes works surprisingly well.


Cheers,
Roger

 

[maggot]

Writing over permanent marker with wet erase is pointless. That trick is for permanent marker on dry erase.
Try an exacto knife instead of the Acetone it'll do effectively the same thing with less chance of ruining the whole mat.

The probelm isn't dissolving the markerm, it's scrubbing the opigment out of the pores of the mat. Use denatured alcohol. And a toothbrush

I've used wet erase markers to remove Sharpie from my mat. Worked great. But then the Sharpie marks were only a few minutes old.

Be careful with acetone and other solutions because you may end up taking out the lines from the mat as well.

 

[jmucchiello]

Acetone is a big no-no. I remember my seeing my friend's white, formerly oyster, blank battlemat after a split second of acetone.

 

[Nikosandros]

Acetone, but you have to be really careful in that if you leave it on the mat too long or rub too hard you'll turn the mat to goo.

Funny... the name is the same as in Italian.

 

[Nikosandros]

Acetone is a big no-no. I remember my seeing my friend's white, formerly oyster, blank battlemat after a split second of acetone.

I've used it on a battlemat with good results. There was a minor fading of the lines in the affected zone, but nothing excessive.

 

[PeelSeel2]

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.

Second on this one. They are awesome!

 

[MythosaAkira]

I was able to use "Goof-Off" (http://www.valsparglobal.com/val/resident/goof-off.jsp) to get dry erase marker off my Chessex battlemat, though you have to be careful not to use too much or scrub too hard as it takes off the finish of the mat (sort of a parchment-y texture). It did leave the actual grid lines untouched; just the texture was affected.

 

[Mr Jack]

Funny... the name is the same as in Italian.

Acetone is a scientific name, so it would be.

In general we just call that stuff that removes nail polish... nail polish remover. We're original like that

 

[am181d]

Seems like it would be less trouble to simply buy a new battlemat. I *highly* recommend that you check prices before you start buying things to clean the mat.