How to remove permanent marker from whiteboard?

[MoodyMac]

Petrol.

....and a match.

[vladimir]

Well, you'd never have the whiteboard problem again.

[Nasty Canasta]

Just go over the perm marker with a regular whiteboard marker and a bit of rubbing will erase almost all of it.

[youngwill100]

Went in yesterday, after my fairly successful efforts with a regular whiteboard marker, to find some 'helpful' person has used an unknown light blue solvent on the whole whiteboard. The result is a light-blue board now, which is very difficult to write on. Sigh.

[ken svay]

I heard today that aeroguard removes permanent marker from colourbond.
Aeroguard is an insect repellant.
Most solvents bugger up the powdercoat on whiteboards,well I think it is powdercoat or is it baked enamel?

[disgruntled]

Just write over the top of it with a whiteboard marker then wipe it off!

[Playboy]

Petrol.

[vladimir]

Just write over the top of it with a (non-permanent) whiteboard marker then wipe it off!

Fixed.

It works.

[hotdigr]

I heard today that aeroguard removes permanent marker from colourbond.
Aeroguard is an insect repellant.
Most solvents bugger up the powdercoat on whiteboards,well I think it is powdercoat or is it baked enamel?

Yeah, Aerogard works well, I used to use it to clean the weigh in board of our fishing club. As mossies and sandflies don't worry me I don't use repellants. Is Aerogard available over here?

[Spigzy]

My 1st grade students actually taught me a simple way. Take a normal marker. Write over the word written in permanent marker. Now you you should be able to erase it. It does leave a very small trace behind, and not ideal for when you have already written loads, but it's a start.

+1 tried and tested.

[sure]

i found the best thing for it is to get spray on deodorant and spray that close to it.... surprising how well it works

[Typhoon]

I've found that insect repellent with a high DEET content works - better than petrol.