Clean pen painted minifigures

[mrfuture]

I recently got a tub of used Lego.

In it there was a few minifigures that had been paninted what looked like white board maker pen or simular in blue or black

I also got a black horse that was painted as a Zebra with a correction lacquer.

How can i remove it without damaging the normal print.

[AmperZand]

Dry board marker comes off most easily with wet wipes, the kind sold for hand sanitation.

So-called permanent board marker sometimes comes off with a Kleenex dipped in isopropyl alcohol.

Neither wet wipes nor isopropyl alcohol will damage LEGO parts or their printing.

[JopieK]

Or you could use a whiteboard marker. That trick works well on both LEGO and Whiteboards ;)

[mrfuture]

Or toothpaste That worked like magic on all my painted minifigures. A nailbrush on hard places.

Have not tried it on the horse yet. It is a different type.

one advice do NOT use nail lacquer remover. Even the mild one.

I had a bad head that I tried on. Some of the print came off.

Edited June 25, 2015 by mrfuture

[badbob001]

Maybe some baking soda powder on a wet paper towel and some gentle rubbing? That works to remove crayons.

[mrfuture]

Thanks for the tip but i solved the problem with toothpaste. But others are welcome to post tip about cleaning for ohers to find.

[Peppermint_M]

Toothpaste is abrasive, so be careful how you use it. Marker pen is easily removed with a little body spray, the alcohol in both products break each other down and you can wipe clean.

Anything else is liable to damage the printing.

[mrfuture]

I had no problems with toothpaste and the printing. It just float away when had the part in water and then added toothpaste gentel rubbed it on the painted parts

But thanks for the warning.