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Easy tip for cleaning the whiteboard

I was recently browsing pinterest (as I do) and I came across the tip below.  Does your whiteboard look like the picture to the right? Mine does at times but my main struggle is actually getting the marker off.  

I have used all known methods such as metho and white board cleaner to get it off, but it doesn’t work.  The metho was the best method, however I needed alot of muscle to remove the marker.  After reading the tip I was eager to give it a try: 

“Use Air Freshener to clean a white board with dried on ink. Spray the board and wipe, it also helps ‘recondition’ old dry erase boards.”

I used Dettol Glen 20, it worked a charm! No extra muscle needed.  My son took this video below just to show you how easy and muscle free it is.  I love finding different purposes for products.

Thank you to Dettol for sponsoring today’s post

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  • http://www.facebook.com/leanne.barker.5 Leanne Barker-Franks

    Lemon Essense also works really well. As a teacher I’ve always got a bottle of it near my whiteboard!

  • Jell

    must give that a try. to remove permanent marker from whiteboards, try going over the lines with a whiteboard marker. one erases the other!

  • http://www.facebook.com/cathy.amarantidis Cathy Amarantidis

    It works because air fresheners have ethanol in them and ethanol gets off every permanant marker in the world! (Coming from a science background where you needed to clean glasswear which you used permanent marker to label).

  • http://www.facebook.com/monique.follett Monique Follett

    Wow – as a teacher who pulls her hair out every day over a dirty whiteboard, this tip is very exciting!! Thank you!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/mandymaz72 Mandy Fish

    alcohol based hand sanitizer gel works a treat.

    • http://www.theorganisedhousewife.com.au Katrina

      Ooh really, I might try this one too J

  • FJ

    aerogard is fantastic for removing marker stains from desks

  • Melissa Mitchell

    I have Glen 20. And a white board disaster! Off to do it now!

    • http://www.theorganisedhousewife.com.au Katrina

      I was so surprised with the outcome, how did it go Mel?

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