PERMANENT MARKER QUESTION

WHAT DO YOU USE TO TAKE PERMANENT MARKER OFF THE BASE OF A REDLINE WITHOUT RUINING THE CAR OR PAINT?
ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
THANKS

toothpaste gently maybe ?

or a clean white rag with some thinners on it (not saturated just damp ) maybe

What would hairspray or WD40 do to the paint? I've used both to get permanent marker off things...

thanks guys, someone also said goof off, any more input out there.
im just trying to gather ideas as i dont want to ruin the car, its not dead mint but its not a beater. it would just be hard for me to ruin it...

Do you have any Goo Gone? That's just glorified orange peel oil... that wouldn't hurt anything and wipes off easy.

[QUOTE=Thunder424;500457]Do you have any Goo Gone? That's just glorified orange peel oil... that wouldn't hurt anything and wipes off easy.[/QUOTE]

It does take off the top marker, but the shadow can remain.

Be aware that you are fine with metal and spectraflame surfaces, but it will start taking off any enamel paint surface.

Waterless hand cleaner (non-abrasive type/no scrubbing particles) has worked for me.
John

Since we are on the topic of permanent markers, I've got a nice Matchbox trailer with this on it. What would work to get the get the marker off and not harm the glass?

[QUOTE=classicfan1;501018]Since we are on the topic of permanent markers, I've got a nice Matchbox trailer with this on it. What would work to get the get the marker off and not harm the glass?[/QUOTE]

just be very careful with this

[QUOTE=classicfan1;501018]Since we are on the topic of permanent markers, I've got a nice Matchbox trailer with this on it. What would work to get the get the marker off and not harm the glass?[/QUOTE]
Try Goo-Gone first.

I know at work, we have pieces of aluminum that are gold plated. We use ethanol to remove permanent marker off of it. I have also used it to take the marker off of wood that is staind and didn't see any effect on the stain. I know that it should leave the base very clean with probably no trace of the marker. I am not sure where you might be able to get plain ethanol at. It evaporates very fast and the paint should be ok if you do happen to get some on it by accident. If you try the ethanol, a qtip that is damp but not saturated in it will help keep it off the paint.

A good fix for Sharpie marks and the like is a product called Sol-u-mel, which is sold by a company called Melaleuca. It will take the marker away without damaging the paint if you get it off right away. Our younger child took to coloring his Lego Star Wars figures with Sharpie, then decided he wanted them to be back to the way they were. If used repeatedly it will strip away the paint/lacquer though.