Will this even work, and if it will, will it wreck the disc?
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Rubbing Alcohol for Removing Sharpie??
- Thread starter ReinZ_96
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Use acetone, it works the best for removing sharpie and stamps. However you cant ever get all of the sharpie out of a disc with acetone, some of it will always be there.
When I remove a stamp from a disc its acetone and a cotton ball.
When I remove a stamp from a disc its acetone and a cotton ball.
i don't have acetone...
okay..i did more research. it doesnt wreck the plastic and if its fairly new it will come off with some elbow grease. yay!
Good thing it is 2012 and they have those... Store things.
well i cant really get to the store right now..haha
crusadersounds
Je Me Souviens Never Forget
take a dry erase marker and color over the sharpie. Erase the dry erase marker and watch the sharpie fade. May take several applications.
bbutch
Birdie Member
Just got done taking some sharpie off of this and removed the stamp with my girls finger nail polish remover.
Smigles
* Ace Member *
Go get some acetone. It's like 1$ a bottle.
Rubbing wont help much, it will only help destroying the plastic. The reaction is chemical, not physical.
Rubbing wont help much, it will only help destroying the plastic. The reaction is chemical, not physical.
Robocision
Newbie
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WD-40. Works perfectly.
412Disc
Double Eagle Member
acetone...
CreemCheese
Double Eagle Member
I know the op was more talking about for removing sharpie from discs. I am wondering if acetone would work to take off vulgar drawings and obscenities from the band on innova baskets.
keith johnson
Birdie Member
Go-Jo hand cleaner and a little elbow grease removes sharpie from the bands - I use it weekly at a course to remove the ink from idiots who got an ace on a 150 foot hole and want everyone to know. The more people see me out there removing it the less of it there is to remove, as I also ask everyone I see while walking all 18 holes to please not mark the baskets and to also let their freinds know to not mark the baskets as it is graffiti and illegal in most areas.
It also works well on tee signs to remove ink. As a side benefit, I also use it on the entire band before Events to remove all of the disc residue so that the bands look brand new.
Go-Jo is also cheap and easily purchased at several different stores making it available to almost everyone no matter where you live.
^^
Did not know that might pick some up just to keep in the bag.
Did not know that might pick some up just to keep in the bag.
bubbadreier
Par Member
I use everclear to remove sharpie. It works great, it also helps clean a disc up. If you have a disc that no amount of soap and water will clean up, everclear will do the trick.
weaktit
Birdie Member
Everclear is for drinking.
1) Acetone
2) Magic eraser
3) Mineral spirits
4) Dye (to cover, not remove)
^in that order.
/end
1) Acetone
2) Magic eraser
3) Mineral spirits
4) Dye (to cover, not remove)
^in that order.
/end
Sharpie is alcohol-based, like most markers. Denatured alcohol is the fastest and best, but isopropyl alcohol works fine, too (there are 70% and 91% versions sold, as well as "rubbing" alcohol, which is the 70% version and has oils and/or fragrance added to it). Acetone will handle most inks and glues, too, and it's usually cheaper than denatured alcohol...but a bottle of 91% isopropyl from walmart is only a buck. And then there's Everclear. lol.
The alcohol base can carry the ink down into some surfaces...like disc plastic, paints, and powder coating. So try it out but if the ink has been on there awhile, you won't be able to remove all of it most of the time. On the basket bands, I'd use solvent first before anything...GoJo seems like a waste, ounce for ounce, but if it works and you have it, cool. Some solvents and pastes with scrubby grit in it will damage powder coating.
The alcohol base can carry the ink down into some surfaces...like disc plastic, paints, and powder coating. So try it out but if the ink has been on there awhile, you won't be able to remove all of it most of the time. On the basket bands, I'd use solvent first before anything...GoJo seems like a waste, ounce for ounce, but if it works and you have it, cool. Some solvents and pastes with scrubby grit in it will damage powder coating.
bubbadreier
Par Member
No everclear in not only for drinking. It was never intended for just drinking. It is used in many fields of work including wood work, which I happen to be involved in...
Schleppy
Birdie Member
How do you get rid of the sticky sticker residue from a new disc? Thanks
