Hello list, Recently I had to clean magic marker off of a set of old ivories. The magic marker had been used to color the blacks but no topcoat was put over the magic marker. I imagine that oil from the finger tips washed out some of the black and it smeared onto the whites. Key-Brite didn't seem to help and neither did Murphy's Oil Soap. Two pruducts that did help were: o "Lift off", a 5 oz spray can distributed by Locktite Corporation. This can be purchased at hardware stores. It's used to disolve stains and adhesives. o "De-Solv-it", a liquid that comes in a 16 oz plastic bottle. It is manufactured by Orange-Sol Inc., Chandler, AZ 85244. I purchased two bottles at Wholesale Club about 5 years ago and it does a good job with many adhesives and stains. o Neither of the above products got it all off. (I used both.) They took off enough that all I had left were a few small spots that I bleached out. I'm not a chemist but I don't believe that either of the above products would harm ivory. If some one reads this post who is familiar with either/both of these products and knows of some damage they have done, please pass the word along. Hope this helps. Rolland Miller, Internet:70642,3604@compuserve.com Miller Piano Service Berea, OH
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