AAUGH! DISASTER!

[Count Arioch the 28th]

I wrote on my brand new vinyl battle mat with a sharpie....

I've tried Windex, and Rubbing Alcohol, and it's not coming up.

Anyone have advice?

[RobbyPants]

Is it smooth or porous? You might be able to soak it in something to loosen it, but I'm not really sure.

All my battlemat experience is on a whiteboard I converted into a map. Good luck!

Edit:
I found these links on Google:

http://www.creativehomemaking.com/articles/060404c.shtml

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/830921/how_to_remove_a_sharpie_mark_in_just_seconds/ (I didn't watch the movie, so I don't know if it's any good).

[Wesley Street]

You're not going to be able to completely remove the stain but you can lighten it by using turpentine and a cloth. Make sure you wear gloves.

Maybe try nail polish remover if you're sure it won't eat the mat.

[Stahlseele]

if it's smooth, try using a rubber. like the one you use for removing pencil scribbles . .

[Josh_Kablack]

Diet Soda and Cheap Vodka have both been useful for removing marker from surfaces for me.

But if I actually had time to think about it instead of grabbing whatever gamers had already brought to the session, I'd probably try that wd-40 trick from the video first.

[Wesley Street]

if it's smooth, try using a rubber. like the one you use for removing pencil scribbles . .

We call those "erasers."

[K]

I've heard that drafting erasers work, but that may just be rumor.

[Stahlseele]

if it's smooth, try using a rubber. like the one you use for removing pencil scribbles . .

We call those "erasers."

we call that a "nitpick".

[fectin]

Mostly, scrubbing works. Soap helps too. It'll never go all the way away, but you can make it much lighter.

[CatharzGodfoot]

if it's smooth, try using a rubber. like the one you use for removing pencil scribbles . .

We call those "erasers."

we call that a "nitpick".

In the United States "a rubber" usually refers to a condom. FYI.

[Count Arioch the 28th]

I'm pretty sure we don't have condoms that remove pencil scribbles here...

[Prak]

if it's smooth, try using a rubber. like the one you use for removing pencil scribbles . .

We call those "erasers."

we call that a "nitpick".

Here in the states, a rubber goes on your dick, not the table

[cthulhu]

In the United States "a rubber" usually refers to a condom. FYI.

The temptation to be a smug git is almost overwhelming, but really A) everyone knows b) no-one cares.

[ckafrica]

As rubber actually means eraser to most of the English world it is a perfectly acceptable use.

For most of the world going out wearing pants, suspenders and a vest means underwear, a wife-beater and a that thing you use for keeping up stockings. Remember American English is the minority.

On topic: Try scribbling over the permanent marker with a whiteboard marker, leave it for a while and then wipe it off. It works on whiteboards.

[Neeeek]

As rubber actually means eraser to most of the English world it is a perfectly acceptable use.

For most of the world going out wearing pants, suspenders and a vest means underwear, a wife-beater and a that thing you use for keeping up stockings. Remember American English is the minority.

More Americans have English as their first language than the rest of the planet combined. They are the majority.

[RelentlessImp]

As rubber actually means eraser to most of the English world it is a perfectly acceptable use.

For most of the world going out wearing pants, suspenders and a vest means underwear, a wife-beater and a that thing you use for keeping up stockings. Remember American English is the minority.

More Americans have English as their first language than the rest of the planet combined. They are the majority.

And less Americans know how to speak a second language fluently than the rest of the planet combined. We're a minority, too!

[RobbyPants]

I'm pretty sure we don't have condoms that remove pencil scribbles here...

Have you tried? I wouldn't use the lubricated type.

Here in the states, a rubber goes on your dick, not the table

Can it... can it be both?
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Count, have you had time to try any of the tricks? Did you have any luck?

[Count Arioch the 28th]

I just tried a rubber, and it didn't help in this case.

[RiotGearEpsilon]

http://www.ehow.com/how_4714427_remove- ... thing.html

[Count Arioch the 28th]

Can it... can it be both?

One time a friend had to crash a couple nights at my apartment. I forgot to hide my condoms. Now everyone in my game group knows that I buy Magnum XL and I get shit about it.

[RobbyPants]

Can it... can it be both?

One time a friend had to crash a couple nights at my apartment. I forgot to hide my condoms. Now everyone in my game group knows that I buy Magnum XL and I get shit about it.

So it can, it just shouldn't.

[wotmaniac]

speaking of rubbers and inappropriate uses for things .....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGJlzUt-vHk

[CatharzGodfoot]

In the United States "a rubber" usually refers to a condom. FYI.

The temptation to be a smug git is almost overwhelming, but really A) everyone knows b) no-one cares.

I figured that since Stahlseele is apparently from Germany, he (A) might not know and (B) might care.

American isn't the be-all and end-all of languages, but we do tend to use it on this board (with a few incursions of Australian and English). I'd probably do the same for a Brit who started ranting about "[EDITED]".

[Stahlseele]

yes, i am from germany.
and yes, i meant erazer.

[Cynic]

The movie "Eraser" would have been so much more awesome if it was called "Rubber."