Has anyone been able to remove a fake Sharpie auto from an old card?

[steve B]

I've heard that going over it with a dry erase marker then wiping it off with a paper towel works on some surfaces.

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by steve B

I've heard that going over it with a dry erase marker then wiping it off with a paper towel works on some surfaces.

I've never tried or seen it tried on a card but someone showed me this trick on an 8x10 and it worked like magic.

[JollyElm]

I experimented on a blue sharpie-signed 1975 Gary Matthews card that I got TTM last century. The dry erase marker definitely and immediately 'erased' the autograph, but in the end the yellow from that marker has basically taken the place of the original problem ink...so I'm back to where I started. I then soaked the Matthews to see if the new yellow ink could be disappeared, but no dice. Bummer.

If somehow the dry erase marker was see-through colorless, this would work, but alas.

In the end, though, I think there could be something here. The way the dry erase marker activated that very old sharpie signature was really impressive. Not a drop of the ink remained. Perhaps there's a different type of marker that's more water-based and could be quickly wiped away (as long as the card has some of its original gloss)?

Anyone have further ideas?

[steve B]

https://choosemarker.com/how-do-dry-erase-markers-work/


It seems dry erase markers are alcohol based, so it may be possible to erase them with alcohol.

That might also mean that alcohol can erase permanent Markers


It's worth trying.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by steve B

https://choosemarker.com/how-do-dry-erase-markers-work/


It seems dry erase markers are alcohol based, so it may be possible to erase them with alcohol.

That might also mean that alcohol can erase permanent Markers


It's worth trying.

Alcohol/Everclear works amazing when removing a bad auto on a bat. Not so much on a card and it can and will ruin a cards surface gloss/ink.