How to remove black marker from a photo copy?
If they used it directly on your photo copy you should be able to get it off. If it was a sharpie, it will come off with a little isopropanal (rubbing alcohol) Do it really carefully – practice on other copy so you don’t ruin the good copy! – use a q-tip. Use at least 70% ethanol, but 100% works the BEST! If it wasn’t a sharpie or another brand that uses the same kind of ink, but still a marker, than it was probably more like a laundry pen. That kind of ink comes off with a little acetone – nail polish and hair spray will remove most inks too!” I also read that methanol might also work, but you may have some trouble laying your hands on that. The e-mail message I copied above for you makes reference to both isopropanol and ethanol—but they are not the same thing. Isopropanol is rubbing alcohol. Ethanol is the kind that people drink. So, you can get that—but you’ll need something in the 140 proof and above range…something like “Everclear.” A visit to the liquor store and drug stor
