# Marker on car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/marker-on-car/13601>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 4, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marker-on-car/13601 "2008-05-04T03:23:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![chevy282000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a5b964/32.png) [@chevy282000](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chevy282000)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marker-on-car/13601/1 "2008-05-04T03:23:54Z")

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my son took black permanent marker to my car (door, hood, window, mirror, headlight, hood). Any one know how to remove it safely without a paint job?

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**Author:** ![crashlander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@crashlander](https://community.cartalk.com/u/crashlander)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 3:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marker-on-car/13601/2 "2008-05-04T03:29:55Z")

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Take a dry erase marker, the kind you would use on a white board, and apply it liberally over the permanent marker. When you wipe the dry erase marker off of the vehicle the permanent marker should come off with it.

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**Author:** ![ChrisTruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@ChrisTruck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTruck)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marker-on-car/13601/3 "2008-05-04T04:17:16Z")

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Might come off with regular paste car wax.

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 4:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marker-on-car/13601/4 "2008-05-04T04:38:17Z")

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I use rubbing alcohol to remove permanent marker (Sharpie). Other than stripping the wax, I don’t think it would hurt the paint job. Best to test in an inconspicuous area first followed by a coat of wax.

Ed B.

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**Author:** ![JayWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@JayWB](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JayWB)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marker-on-car/13601/5 "2008-05-04T20:35:12Z")

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Polishing compound, then a coat of wax.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marker-on-car/13601/6 "2008-05-04T20:41:17Z")

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NuFinish sells a product called Scratch Doctor. This would remove the marker.

Tester

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marker-on-car/13601/7 "2008-05-04T20:57:45Z")

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Cigarette ashes for the glass and maybe even the paint, but since it works like polishing compound, maybe use that instead. Car wax is always my first try.