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Cleaning off battlemats

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#1
kroska
Dec 27, 2009 21:16:40 Link to what a battlemat by crystal castle looks like---> crystalcaste.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen...

My group left dry erase red marker on a battlemat for several weeks and we tried cleaning it off with orange cleaner made by Fantastik, but nothing came off. I've tried the orange cleaner, mineral spirits, and regular water. Will oxi-clean work, or setting bleach on it for a while? In short, what rips out marker stains that have grafted themselves into the fabric?

#2
pigknight
Dec 28, 2009 1:58:16 Since you left the stuff in for several weeks you're screwed. It is not ingrained in the material.
#3
Ka_D-Argo
Dec 28, 2009 13:39:45 Try www.crcindustries.com/ei/content/prod_de..., we use it for a great many things at work. Including a Dry Erase board that had not been wiped off in quite some time. Also took permanent marker off a dry erase board (though that had only been on it for a few minutes).

#4
KillerGM
Dec 28, 2009 14:42:35 I don't know if it would remove the dried-on stuff, but I clean my mats (the same one, and another from chessex) with a very diluted Oxiclean mixture (like one part to five parts water, as an estimate). As long as you don't leave it on for a while, or rub too hard, you shouldn't have a problem with the lines coming off. I had some problem in a corner where I started and rubbed too hard, but it's only a little faded - no one noticed until I pointed it out. Then make sure to rinse it off with clean water (I used the spray bottle I normally use to wipe off the markers from the game and some paper towels).

Hope it helps!

#5
modern_iconoclast
Dec 28, 2009 16:14:46 If all else fails, repeat all else fails and your battlemat is dead anyways..... try the nail color remover stuff, don't know what it's called in english but my girlfriend had this and it cleaned some leftover marks.... but it tends to make the surface more white.... anyways just saying.

Good luck.

Edit: ah, just saw the link, I have a chessex battlemat btw
#6
kroska
Dec 29, 2009 0:45:15
Since you left the stuff in for several weeks you're screwed. It is not ingrained in the material.

This post is not a suggestion, why is it here?

To everyone else, thanks for your advice; i'll probably try oxi-clean and nail polish remover. And then maybe that bizarre glass cleaner.

Thanks again guys N gals.
#7
pigknight
Dec 29, 2009 0:49:36
Since you left the stuff in for several weeks you're screwed. It is not ingrained in the material.

This post is not a suggestion, why is it here?

To everyone else, thanks for your advice; i'll probably try oxi-clean and nail polish remover. And then maybe that bizarre glass cleaner.

Thanks again guys N gals.

Because I'm playing Devil's Advocate?
#8
boraxe
Dec 29, 2009 8:55:46 You can get a cleanser from office supply shops specifically designed for cleaning off dry erase boards. Get some and try that.
#9
KillerGM
Dec 29, 2009 23:29:38 ^^ that too, but be careful, it can take up the lines if you leave it on to long/rub too much.

Anyway, let us know how it turns out, huh?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 kroska Dec 27, 2009 21:16:40	Link to what a battlemat by crystal castle looks like---> crystalcaste.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen... My group left dry erase red marker on a battlemat for several weeks and we tried cleaning it off with orange cleaner made by Fantastik, but nothing came off. I've tried the orange cleaner, mineral spirits, and regular water. Will oxi-clean work, or setting bleach on it for a while? In short, what rips out marker stains that have grafted themselves into the fabric?
#2 pigknight Dec 28, 2009 1:58:16	Since you left the stuff in for several weeks you're screwed. It is not ingrained in the material.
#3 Ka_D-Argo Dec 28, 2009 13:39:45	Try www.crcindustries.com/ei/content/prod_de..., we use it for a great many things at work. Including a Dry Erase board that had not been wiped off in quite some time. Also took permanent marker off a dry erase board (though that had only been on it for a few minutes).
#4 KillerGM Dec 28, 2009 14:42:35	I don't know if it would remove the dried-on stuff, but I clean my mats (the same one, and another from chessex) with a very diluted Oxiclean mixture (like one part to five parts water, as an estimate). As long as you don't leave it on for a while, or rub too hard, you shouldn't have a problem with the lines coming off. I had some problem in a corner where I started and rubbed too hard, but it's only a little faded - no one noticed until I pointed it out. Then make sure to rinse it off with clean water (I used the spray bottle I normally use to wipe off the markers from the game and some paper towels). Hope it helps!
#5 modern_iconoclast Dec 28, 2009 16:14:46	If all else fails, repeat all else fails and your battlemat is dead anyways..... try the nail color remover stuff, don't know what it's called in english but my girlfriend had this and it cleaned some leftover marks.... but it tends to make the surface more white.... anyways just saying. Good luck. Edit: ah, just saw the link, I have a chessex battlemat btw
#6 kroska Dec 29, 2009 0:45:15	Since you left the stuff in for several weeks you're screwed. It is not ingrained in the material. This post is not a suggestion, why is it here? To everyone else, thanks for your advice; i'll probably try oxi-clean and nail polish remover. And then maybe that bizarre glass cleaner. Thanks again guys N gals.
#7 pigknight Dec 29, 2009 0:49:36	Since you left the stuff in for several weeks you're screwed. It is not ingrained in the material. This post is not a suggestion, why is it here? To everyone else, thanks for your advice; i'll probably try oxi-clean and nail polish remover. And then maybe that bizarre glass cleaner. Thanks again guys N gals. Because I'm playing Devil's Advocate?
#8 boraxe Dec 29, 2009 8:55:46	You can get a cleanser from office supply shops specifically designed for cleaning off dry erase boards. Get some and try that.
#9 KillerGM Dec 29, 2009 23:29:38	^^ that too, but be careful, it can take up the lines if you leave it on to long/rub too much. Anyway, let us know how it turns out, huh?