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A quick online search will lead you to dozens of Whiteboard Cleaners. We tried them all! We used them to clean dry-erase “ghosting,” permanent marker, and years of grunge. We tested the dry-erase cleansers on standard whiteboard surfaces, painted-on whiteboards, and whiteboard adhesive film.
We started by testing 10 products on two whiteboards that hadn’t been cleaned for many months, as well as an adhesive film dry-erase surface. Each had markings that wouldn’t erase with a dry eraser or paper towel. We tried: white vinegar, WD-40, nail polish remover, isopropyl alcohol, hair spray, Bengay, toothpaste, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, Clorox Cleaner with Bleach, Coffee Grounds. In the first round, we tested a small area of each board with every cleaning solution. In the second round, we put our four favorite products to the test on a larger surface area. We wrote again on the board, then erased that writing to be sure the new markings could be erased easily – no problem there. Finally, we tested our final four cleaners on their ability to remove stains made by permanent markers.
Using clean paper towels, we tried each cleanser in a small test area to determine our favorites. Here’s what we found:
WORST
Our least favorite selections were messy, smelly, left a residue, and didn’t work at all on removing permanent marker stains.
BETTER
This batch functionally worked, but each produced suboptimal results for a variety of reasons.
BEST
These last four solutions performed best in the Small Area Test and moved on to the Large Area Test: Hairspray, Clorox with Bleach, Isopropyl Alcohol, and Nail Polish Remover.
We spent a bit of time on this. our recommendation differs if you have just a small, stray permanent mark on the board, or used a permanent marker all over the board.
The alcohol worked so well that I tried Isopropyl alcohol wipes. They’re also GREAT!
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