I park my bike in my backyard, but i guess the neighbors kid thought it would be fun to draw on the lower part of my exhaust with black magic marker. Its on the tube before the main exhaust part. any tips of getting this stuff off? ugh.
NevrDull has always gotten everything off anything for me. Brasso is stronger/harsher but may be quicker. I recommend the NevrDull cuz it has never harmed any finish I was working on. [thumbsup]
If it is on the stainless just use some brake or carb cleaner.
Quote from: aaronb on May 16, 2008, 07:16:25 AM
If it is on the stainless just use some brake or carb cleaner.
He'll still most likely have to hit it with something else. Both of those failed to take some mystery gunk off my pipe (SS) completely.
One word....Acetone.
You also may want to try one of those Mr. Clean "Magic Eraser" pads.....I am constantly amazed at what these things can clean and remove, most recently headlight lens fog-over and gunk.... [thumbsup]
I have had good luck with cheap drug store rubbing alcohol to get sharpie type permanent marker off.
mitt
super easy.. Mother's Billet Polish and a buffer...two seconds
Quote from: mitt on May 16, 2008, 07:48:56 AM
I have had good luck with cheap drug store rubbing alcohol to get sharpie type permanent marker off.
mitt
Get the 91% rubbing and that will probably take it off. A lot of 'parmanent' markers ink are suspended in an alcohol mix and some other nasty stuff. But as a result rubbing alch is a cheap effective way to get it out - works great on clothes.. ahem..
To sum it up, any solvent you have on your shelf will take it off. [thumbsup]
Rubbing alcohol helped me get sharpie ink off the dry erase board. (Would help if I read the pen label before writing on it. [bang] )
Barkeeper's Friend. It's like Comet- which also might work.
Gun cleaner. Not for your exhaust, but for actually cleaning your gun after you polish off the neighbor kid.
Quote from: TJR178 on May 16, 2008, 10:03:49 AM
Gun cleaner. Not for your exhaust, but for actually cleaning your gun after you polish off the neighbor kid.
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Quote from: TJR178 on May 16, 2008, 10:03:49 AM
Gun cleaner. Not for your exhaust, but for actually cleaning your gun after you polish off the neighbor kid.
This brings up a good point - fixing this sucks, but making sure it doesn't happen again is the fun part. If it was a kid with a marker, I'm going to assume it was a young kid, probably too young to read. (if the kid is old enough to read and is drawing on your bike, I'm with TJR178) I've found that loud, sudden noises scare the hell out of most small children. Find out when the kid's nap time is, take your cans off, back that sucker up to his bedroom window and get the RPMs up to about 6,000.
Take pictures and post them here. Maybe even video.
IsoPropyl alcohol, will take off even permanent marker
thanks for all the tips, will give it a try later and post on the outcome. i will keep an eye out for the little bugger and teach him/her a lesson on what motorcyles sound after bed time [evil]
man, this stuff will cut ANYTHING....
use it to polish the cases and fenders on my antiques....
http://www.flitz-polish.com/s.nl;jsessionid=0a0108421f4320526bd7d4ae4bb48f31d02728c4aba8.e3eTaxePaNqNe34Pa38Ta38Tbxj0?it=A&id=541&sc=123&category=-223
Quote from: tristantumble on May 16, 2008, 11:09:43 AM
thanks for all the tips, will give it a try later and post on the outcome. i will keep an eye out for the little bugger and teach him/her a lesson on what motorcyles sound after bed time [evil]
Careful with the IPA, it's really flammable. make sure everything is cold. It evaporates quickly though so wating a minute after you use it should do you fine
QuoteYou also may want to try one of those Mr. Clean "Magic Eraser" pads.....I am constantly amazed at what these things can clean and remove, most recently headlight lens fog-over and gunk.... waytogo
I would try this also before trying any harsh chemicals. these things clean so well. I am always amazed at what is removed even after using chemicals.
give a try first
Dry erase markers do a good job of removing permanent marker. Just color over the original with the dry erase then wipe it off. This will usually screw up the dry erase marker, in case you were hoping to use it for its original purpose.
Alcohol will dissolve Sharpie quite easily and won't shine your dull cans or dull your shiny ones as abrasive products might do, in case you don't have any dry erase markers around.
Quote from: tristantumble on May 16, 2008, 07:07:33 AM
I park my bike in my backyard, but i guess the neighbors kid thought it would be fun to draw on the lower part of my exhaust with black magic marker. Its on the tube before the main exhaust part. any tips of getting this stuff off? ugh.
Asshole!
Refer to DML.."Stupid kids" and "stupid kids revisited"!