For "Sharpie" type markers, 95% ethanol will work. DON'T use denatured alcohol--get it from the liquor store. Everclear, McCormick's Grain Neutral Spirts, "Diesel Fuel". Denatured is a gamble unless you know 'how' it was denatured. John ---- RONALD SHIFLET <rlshiflet at msn.com> wrote: > > I'm finishing up an overhaul on an old upright. The keytops have had some kind of a permanent marker ran across them. > > I bought a bottle of dry erase remover. We scrubbed the keys with this. It removed most of the colors except blue. I suspect the 'other colors' were dry and wet erase markers. The blue was probably permanent. > > We scrubbed the keys with the remover. It diminished the blue marks substantially, but did not completely remove them. It also had a side effect...dull key tops. Any shine was now gone. > > We then went to the hardware store and bought a cheap buffing wheel and arbor that fits into a drill. They also had several buffing compounds available. What surprised us was a buffing compound specifically for plastic. We bought it. > > The plastic buffing compound removed what little marks were left and left the keytops shiny again. A perfect job. > > Neither the solvent, nor the buffing would totally remove all of the marks by themselves. When used together, they removed all marks. > > Regards > > Ron > _________________________________________________________________ > It’s the same Hotmail®. If by “same” you mean up to 70% faster. > http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_122008
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