Black permanent marker on shaft

[poolandpokerman]

I have a few shafts that the previous owner put black perm. marker on the shafts to mark the grain, does anyone know a
good way to get the black marks off the shaft without hurting the shaft. Thanks in advance for your comments.
Tom

 

[ideologist]

Alcohol, try hand sanitizer or rubbing alcohol

 

[dirtvictim]

Acetone/ fingernail polish remover.

 

[straightline]

Acetone might dissolve some ferrules.

 

[ideologist]

You don't need acetone, alcohol breaks Sharpie down

 

[iusedtoberich]

Man, I don’t think there is any way to get sharpie off of a shaft if it’s on the bare wood at all. It would be absorbed deep into the pores. There is a chance if it’s on the finished section.

 

[iusedtoberich]

You don't need acetone, alcohol breaks Sharpie down

I had a crazy gf write how much of an ahole I was all over the mirrors in the house with a sharpie. I tried alcohol because I had it handy. No dice. Nail polish remover took it off.

 

[Quesports]

Wikipedia has some advice that is worth a look. IMO..

 

[ideologist]

I had a crazy gf write how much of an ahole I was all over the mirrors in the house with a sharpie. I tried alcohol because I had it handy. No dice. Nail polish remover took it off.

95% denatured wipes Sharpie right off.

Most household stuff is 70%

 

[Seaspook]

Miracle Cloth

 

[poolandpokerman]

Thanks for all the help, will try the 95% alcohol tomorrow, will let you know what happens.

 

[SlateMan]

On a dry erase board, if someone uses a sharpie, they say to go over the spot with the dry erase marker and then wipe it off.

 

[Ssonerai]

Must depend on the marker.
Early signed one i made a couple years ago.
Then realized it was my best player, and kept using it.
You can sort of still see the signature, turned the right way in the right light.
Signature is up near joint, doesn't get any real contact, but it's about gone all by itself.

I use a sharpie in the shop to mark dials & table position on machines when needing to keep track for machining parts. (No DRO's)
An ethyl alcohol rag (Not isopropyl) takes it off instantly.

smt

 

[mikemosconi]

If anything still remains on the shaft after using alcohol and other liquid mixes, you can possibly go over the shaft with 1500 grit paper- it would not take any shaft changing amounts of wood off the shaft- but may help to remove any last remnants of the sharpie, and put a sheen back on that shaft.

Rotate the shaft and pass full length over the shaft with the 1500 grit up to where the ferrule starts and down to where the shaft collar begins- going over the wood only.

 

[muskyed]

I use denatured alcohol to get Sharpe off in my shop. Takes it right off, not sure about on wood, guess it would depend on how much sealer on the shaft. If the sealer on shaft came off with it, no big deal, easy to reseal.

 

[PDX]

On a dry erase board, if someone uses a sharpie, they say to go over the spot with the dry erase marker and then wipe it off.

I've done this on polyester guitar finishes and it works great.

 

[fastone371]

If none of the above works you could simply use a Sharpie to color the entire shaft, just say its carbon fiber then,

 

[maha]

what isnt embedded into the wood will wear off in no time anyway.

 

[MitchAlsup]

For the record:: I use lacquer thinner.....

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

What ever you try, do it as test on something of zero value.