Cinnamon Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I have one of those lovely chalk boards from the Omlet shop in my kitchen. We use it to write little notes to each other,& reminders. However,chalk is horrible to write neatly with,so last week I bought one of those chalk board pens,like they use in restaurants to write out menus on boards. It is 'wet erase' & claims to wipe of easily with a wet cloth. Well,this is hog-wash. I have just tried to clean it & the wording has faded a bit,but is still VERY visible I have also tried a Flash wipe & a Windowlene wipe on it to no avail. Any ideas on what will shift it? I have already contacted the manufacturer (Pentel) to tell them what has happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Nail polish remover should do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Hmmmmmmmmmmm,it may ruin the chalkboard bit. I will wait to see what they say - in my books anything described as 'water erase' should blooming well come off with water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 just searched for these and found this comment on Amazon: Plus points - they're chalk markers with brilliant colours to choose from. Minus points - you need industrial strength products to remove them from your chalk board! I tried all sorts of household cleaners but the only product that eventually worked was Bar Keeper's Friend. After a long rub with BKF and lots of elbow grease the colour does come away but you are left with a feint 'ghost' of what has been written, still intact in certain lights. I have a lovely, quirky chalk board clock which was chosen because we can write notes on it whenever the need arises. Unfortunately, the beauty of the clock has now been marred with 'ghost' images of past notes because of these markers. The markers look beautiful in the way you can write and manipulate them, as opposed to ordinary, messy chalk but the downside is a huge price to pay. My clock is now ruined! Stick with ordinary chalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Blimey! Well,I had an email back from Pentel & they advised using Mr Muscle window cleaner with vinegar,which I did. It has left a very faint ghost on the board,so I will be complaining further. I hate that they advertise it as easily removable with plain water,when it is plainly not....one for the ad people to look at I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 We used to have these in work and even when scrubbed you could still see a faint mark. We ended up using coloured chalks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Blimey!Well,I had an email back from Pentel & they advised using Mr Muscle window cleaner with vinegar,which I did. It has left a very faint ghost on the board,so I will be complaining further. I hate that they advertise it as easily removable with plain water,when it is plainly not....one for the ad people to look at I think! clearly false advertising one for trading standards me thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Indeed....I have emailed them telling them how annoyed I am,so the ball is in their court for the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 Would you believe tht they are now rying to tell me that it is down to the manufacturer of the BLACKBOARD to check for compatability with the chalk marker pens,& to say on their packaging if they are not compatible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 That is outrageous! Surely, if you manufacturer chalk board pens, wipeable ones at that, the onus is on you to check they work, not the board manufacturers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 That seems really odd, and what a cop out. I would guess that it may be something to do with whatever is used to create the blackboard effect on the chalkboard (I imagine not all blackboard paints are the same). But then I would expect the onus to be on the pen manufacturer to say what types of surface they shouldn't be used on, iysim. I imagine that these pens are only truly erasable on non porous surfaces like glass. I think the manufacturer should state that they aren't suitable for use on blackboard-painted surfaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 I agree - I am sending my board & pen to them tomorrow. They are saying that it will have to be sent to China to be looked at thoroughly,in what is, I am certain,an attempt to put me off. They have NO idea who they are dealing with here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 They have NO idea who they are dealing with here I'm scared for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 You go girl! What a flaming cheek they've got Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Anyone feel like warning them quite who is on the warpath good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
