Got permanent marker(red sharpie) on my coolermaster aluminum case

BudAshes

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Not exactly sure how the hell it happened but there is a big red line on the side of my case i need to get rid of.
 

Fytron

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Make something out of that line with the same marker and maybe it will turn out to be something cool :eek:. Or yeah, try rubbing alcohol to remove it.
 
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if that doesnt work try finger nail polish remover...that stuff cuts through everything, including your sinus cavity...
 

BudAshes

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Originally posted by: Soldier
if that doesnt work try finger nail polish remover...that stuff cuts through everything, including your sinus cavity...

so i should try snorting it afterwards?
 

Leros

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Originally posted by: Xafgoat
Originally posted by: Soldier
if that doesnt work try finger nail polish remover...that stuff cuts through everything, including your sinus cavity...

so i should try snorting it afterwards?

Yes. Post a video too.
 

Jeff7

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Originally posted by: wasserkool
lol..just use rubbing alcohol to wipe it off

Yes, rubbing alcohol. It is less likely to remove the finish than the acetone in nail polish remover.
 

Sy

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Go buy a red dry erase marker. The kind you use on one of those whiteboards. Then scribble over the permanant ink with the dry erase marker. Then wipe it off as easily as you would the dry erase ink.

~Sy
 

Ken90630

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Originally posted by: Jeff7
Originally posted by: wasserkool
lol..just use rubbing alcohol to wipe it off

Yes, rubbing alcohol. It is less likely to remove the finish than the acetone in nail polish remover.

I agree. Ink from a permanent marker isn't likely to actually penetrate the aluminum like it would with fabric, so it should wipe off fairly easily w/alcohol. In the unlikely event alcohol doesn't work, you might try hair spray. Laugh if you will, but hair spray does dissolve some ink on clothes, so it might work. And it should be less harsh on the metal than acetone.

And lighter fluid is a third option I'd prolly try before acetone.
 

milleron

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Originally posted by: Ken90630
In the unlikely event alcohol doesn't work, you might try hair spray. Laugh if you will, but hair spray does dissolve some ink on clothes, so it might work. And it should be less harsh on the metal than acetone.
Not laughing here. Hair spray is about the only thing that will dissolve ball-point pen ink on clothing. A can of Aquanet sits right next to the Tide on our laundry-room shelf. I don't know how it works on Sharpie ink, though.