Can we get PERMANENT marker out of QUARTZ countertops?!

[@Masha-kd2im]

What the alcohol called? The audio is not clear I can’t listen properly

[@lisam9966]

Oh my goodness! Thanks to you all who said Bug Spray. I read it somewhere else while freaking out that I had five black black filled in circles that came through as I stupidity marked fabric. I thought bug spray sounded crazy but you all here saying it made me try it. After several applications and letting it sit and rubbed off, I can’t see but the faintest trace but I have to strain my eyes. I used Cutter Backwoods (only 25% DEET). Thanks to those that commented their success!

[@sandiepsharma9924]

use acetone

[@RegularDudesGarage]

Just tried it too. Red sharpie on granite. Bug spray worked 100% like the marker was watercolor. Used cutter backwoods.

[@Lilliancooks]

I used a cleaner for glass top stoves and it worked great. But I also used soap and water and granite cleaner on a sample piece of quartz along with the glass top cleaner. it worked great. But I love the rubbing alcohol idea.

[@JacaboBlanco]

Alcohol will take away the gloss. Be careful

[@jabster58]

What kind of alcohol?

[@raptors_leafs_toronto4486]

Wow this was very helpful, the rubbing alcohol I will try. I tried the magic eraser and it doesn’t work. Thank you

[@yolocuhh2706]

Ive never seen someone smile so much while using a sharpie 🤣

[@shadowplayz5276]

Thank you, you just saved my life

[@sarahr9323]

For anyone looking at this now use BUG SPRAY.. My 6 year old accidentally got black sharpie on my brand new white quartz countertops. There was a 4 inch line as well as 3 dots of marker. The rubbing alcohol (91%) got about 90% of it off. Then I used bug spray (98% deet) and it totally came out. FYI Bug spray is what teachers use to remove OLD permanent marker from labels and things in the classroom.

[@MBATheGreat]

Didn’t work. Any specific type?

[@dadams966]

Oml thank you sooooooo much!!!! Bug spray worked so well!!

[@MBATheGreat]

@@dadams966 what type did you use?

[@trevorjones8953]

@@MBATheGreat repel insect repellemt sportsman max 40% deet, green can! I just tried so much and this took it off within 30 seconds, first try like an infomercial it was amazing

[@trevorjones8953]

My 2 year old got a milwaukee inkz all marker so it was a really good permanant marker too

[@artantahiri1977]

hello . i will use it for papers and do you have chemical for any kind of color that i can remove colors from papers with your chemical

[@0-Will-0]

Lemon juice and bicarb just removed black permanent pen from silestone for me. Just needed some scrubbing.

[@rogelioelias3580]

I was wondering if it would come off a week later?

[@norinickrrostron9001]

Good question

[@Urmom-mh4cc]

Omg tysm I was drawing with a sharpie and didn't think about how it leaks and I was having a panic attack and I thought I was gonna die but thanks to you I got the stain off using bugs pray

[@marksillsbury8753]

Use a magic eraser and pour clear acetone on the magic eraser this is what I use at work when I need to get stains off of quartz it works 90% of the time but clear acetone in the magic eraser together

[@Lilliancooks]

Mark...but I was told no acid liquids should be used on quartz countertops. And I was told no abrasive items...will magic eraser scratch the quartz or ruin the shiny finish?

[@kyongclee1107]

Thank you so much! You saved me.

[@SaraRocksDuh12]

THIS WORKS THANK YOU

[@dschmitt]

+1 on bug spray. 24% deet and it came right off!

[@pablopicazocastillo]

Yes it worked for me. I tried everything else.

[@thetourminator]

We just had new quartz installed late in 2019. In Jan. 2020 we accidentally got black sharpie indirectly stained into the counter (just a small part). I'll try the alcohol method you discovered in this video.

[@plazzanaturalstone1911]

Thanks for watching! How did the sharpie stain removal go for you?

[@truthseeker7326]

Bar keepers friend and Q tips

[@trevorjones8953]

Bug spray 40% deet works really well

[@JesseGsUs25]

Acetone will work

[@trevorjones8953]

Bug spray works in like 2 seconds, 40% deet on the can i used

[@Blue-jo9fl]

Thankyou so much! My 6 yr old drew his initials on our white benchtop with a permanent marker and it had been there for a while. I used bug spray and scrubbed it with the backside of a dishwashing sponge and after a few tries the stain has almost faded!!!!👍👍👍

[@sarahfilliaux9989]

Oh my gosh I just googled how to get sharpie off granite while I was meal prepping and the bug spray worked instantly 🙌🏻

[@timjenkins7019]

I have a 5 year old and live in the real world. So we went with granite in our new home.

[@This_RuthIsOnFire]

Oh you poor things. Did you get it out?

[@linseysmoker3328]

thank you bugspray

[@jilliancieck1799]

Love you dork ❤️

[@samanthanicole4239]

i spilled permanent black hair dye on my counter on accident 😭

[@laramccully3272]

Rubbing Alcohol or hand sanitizer with a high alcohol content will instantly remove sharpie from just about anything.

[@ccvee7287]

That crap don’t work

[@megancohen8918]

BUG SPRAY TAKES IT RIGHT OFF!

[@This_RuthIsOnFire]

Isopropyl alcohol, then bleach.

[@surprisebagz9641]

Fingernail polish remover. Came right off.

[@sb608557]

I literally just made a sharpie marker stain on my quartz counter top and searching for a video to remove. So what I did was first, I sprayed the weiman quartz and stone cleaner and wiped off with paper towel. Then sprayed again and use a sharpe edge to lightly scrape. (Razor) Then scrubbed with paper towel (as I sprayed) Then added soap with another scrub. Lastly green alcohol. (Some of these steps I repeated several times) I was still not satisfied as it went from black to 10-20% light grey. I then looked under the cabinet and saw Clorox. I added all the above (counter spray, soap, alcohol) with Clorox directly on the spots, let it sit for a little while. Lo and behold, it’s completely gone!

[@Phobrobian]

way to much work just use a dry erase marker

[@Trevdotnet]

This chick couldn’t scrub a stain out of a t shirt