What Can I Use To Clean A Chalkboard

How to remove chalk marking off of a chalkboard: This simple solution using 2 household items FINALLY cleaned my chalkboard and saved the day!

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I've been doing some testing over the last few months trying to discover out how to clean my chalkboard. Every bit you know, I love to decorate my chalkboard for each holiday or season that is approaching.

How to Remove Chalk Marking

With this, has come a "pain in the rear," process, of trying to effigy out how to remove chalk marking from a chalkboard.

I don't go it? I have 2 or 3 other chalkboards, and the chalk marker simply wipes off, with a wet rag.

But with the chalkboard in my entry, from Restoration Hardware??? Forget it. I thought I was going to take to send it dorsum, and go a plan B in identify for my entry wall, considering I was struggling with getting the "ghost," shadow of a chalk marker off of the board.

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That was until I FINALLY came up with a technique that works for me, and NOW so many others!

Check out the comments at the bottom of this post for success stories! Yay!

How to Clean Your Chalkboard

I am, in past NO ways, maxim that this will piece of work for you. I am not responsible for anything that happens to your chalkboard.

Actually, I recommend reading the instructions on how to clean your chalkboard that came with it, earlier you even touch it with a chalk pen or marker. Some say you have to "treat," them earlier applying annihilation.

I, withal… did not read my instructions, and I feel that'south where I messed up. If I had treated it, I may not have the problem of the markers leaving a ghost shadow.

How to Remove Chalk Marker from a Chalkboard

Later trying lather and water, Clorox wipes, all-purpose cleaner, vinegar, a magic eraser…and allow the listing proceed… I couldn't find anything that would work.

Finally, I was so fed up, that I just started experimenting.

I decided I didn't intendance if it messed upward my chalkboard, I was going to try anything to get that chalk dust shadow off of my lath, no matter what information technology did to it.

Which led me to this:

Magic Eraser + Vinegar

That folks, is a magic eraser, AND some vinegar. I combined the two for some serious chalk mark removin' solution.

Yes… this is me scrubbing abroad below. Now… this is of import. I Exercise have to put a little musculus behind the scrubbing. Information technology doesn't just pleasantly wipe off.

And then your arms may get a conditioning, but honestly, I think that'south merely a bonus. No need to practice my arm workout that day.

(Who am I kidding? I don't work out)

And then I simply utilize the magic eraser and rub upwards and downwardly, and in a circle, in a small surface area first. When that chalk spot is gone, I movement on to the side by side area!

Another Helpful Tip for Cleaning Your Chalkboard:

Proceed a dry rag or towel, nearby, so you tin wipe off the "wetness," afterward every few scrubs, so you can lower the risk of just letting chalk-smear dry.

(Also, I tend to accept some "black," come off on my magic eraser when I practise this. I'one thousand wondering if that's a normal matter, or if that was part of that, "I should have pre-treated this thing showtime," bargain.)

My little guy is so helpful below. I'm sure yous other moms can appreciate not being able to do anything lone. 🙂

Did this Clean Your Chalkboard?

So there you have it! I really promise this helps ease your frustration with trying to get chalk marker off of your chalkboard. Talk almost making a DIY gal get CRAZY!

Bring together all of the others and permit me know below… did this work for you? I'd love to know! For more of my favorite cleaning tips and tricks, you can start here, with the nearly contempo!

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