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Hello,

I have a routine where a Sharpie changes into a tiny Sharpie (regular Sharpie, Sharpie Mini, topit...)

The small Sharpie has Sharpie Mini printed on the side. This is a trivial issue, I realise. I can cover this word with my thumb or finger as I show the Sharpie. But I'd like to be able to hand it to someone to examine, not because I'm a cissy, but because this will free my hands and create misdirection while I set up the next part of the effect. OK, even then it's not the end of the world if they see the word 'Mini', it's a fairly comic effect... but I'm something of a perfectionist.

Also, it might be useful to be able to remove the text for other reasons.

I can scrape it off with a knife, but that leaves scratch marks. I've tried rubbing with alcohol.

Any ideas?

Very fine sand paper and then rubbing compound to get it smooth?
Works to buff out scratches in acrylic contact juggling balls.

Of course! Why didn't I think of that?

What is rubbing compound?

Mr Grumpy wrote:Of course! Why didn't I think of that?

What is rubbing compound?

T-Cut, that sort of thing.

Like this car stuff?
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/cleani ... mover-150g

Thanks for your advice!

Yes, toothpaste may work too, anything that is a very fine abrasive really.
You might need to add a little varnish afterwards and polish that to get the same texture but it's worth experimenting with old sharpies to see if it will work.

Also try CIF cream cleaner, or a supermarket own brand version, with a fine scouring pad.

Thank you, Manders. I've never been in a car shop before, being a big girl scout. I'm definitely more of a domestic cleaning products kind of guy.

CIF has plenty of automotive uses, I've had three white cars over the years each one has had to have a good CIFing (originally JIFing) from time to time. I still use it to get bird muck off my caravan!

I'm so glad you shared that with us!