[sdiy] Permanent Marker Removal

[ChristianH]

On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:40:08 -0800 Michael Bacich <weareas1 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 
> On Mar 30, 2006, at 12:17 AM, Rykhaard D.A.M.I.A.N. wrote:
> 
> > Wet the portion that has the Sharpie on it, WITH a Sharpie.  Wipe it
> > IMMEDIATELY with a cloth or something.  Rewetting the Sharpie ink,
> > with more Sharpie ink, will make it wet, and removable. :)
> 
> Wow, that totally makes sense.  Great advice!
> 
> I wonder if a similar technique would work for getting chewing gum  
> out of a kid's hair?


Well, I don't know about chewing gum, but at least it's applicable to
gaffa tape as well. 
If removing very old gaffa leaves that slimy residue, i found touching
it with fresh gaffa works great to remove it.

Christian