much needed help getting sharpie off cover

[polevaulter245]

does anyone know how to get sharpie off the mat cover . some kids thought it would be cool to write on our cover. if anyone knows it would be really helpful. thanks

[sdvaulter06]

Ohh man I'm sorry I have no clue! I know how you feel though! We got a brand new pit (white one) and a kid signed his name on it with a sharpie! I've tried and tried, but It's not coming off Really makes you mad! Lance

[CHC04Vault]

It Dosn't, onna the rituals in our school is when ur a senior u put ur name and height on the pad. So far, we can see 5 years (which is when we started it) of names.

[USMC Vaulter]

That blows....

if you really wanted to be mean, you could press charges for vandalism and make the person pay to have them repaired/replaced...

[PVPirate26]

we don't get to write on our pit but the senior vaulters get to draw "tombstones" on the wall of our pit closet with sharpies.

[JMP8928]

i'd just paint over it. as a last resort

[rainbowgirl28]

There are lots of things to try...

Hair spray
Non acetone nail polish remover
Magic Eraser

[coach-scott]

The pump hairspray, even the cheapest stuff will remove sharpie marks. Neat little trick, works every time.

[superchau88]

firewater, which is a surf wax remover. i used it to take off the wax on my surfboard and i found out that i was able to use it to take off like sticky residue from stickers and sharpie marks.

[CHC04Vault]

I thought firewater was just another name for vodka...opps