Have been having trouble removing china marker off unfinished graphite rods. What is the best way to remove or am I just pressing to hard cheers

CKR

Hi Chris,
Fingernail then damp tissue, water only as I don't put anything else on a rod until the finish is on and set.

ESFNEM Col
Port Kembla, NSW
Australia

Hoping someone will have a trick for this. The best I've found is DNA with a finger nail, and/or microfiber cloth. Gonna try a natural gum eraser next time I find one.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/16/2013 09:24AM by Don Ahart.

I just roll up a bit of paper towel and rub them off.

I've used "goo gone" before but don't like to to use that stuff on an unfinished rod... I have, instead of my fingernail and a wet cloth, used the tip of a dental tool on top of a thin paper towel. This gives you a smaller pressure point but be carful to not scratch the blank.

thread

x2 on thread. Also just a regular pencil erasser will work
Ricky

use a Q-tip, the double end type. one end dampened with water the other dry wet first followed by dry.

I say skip the China marker and use a pencil, your finger or light rub with alcohol and paper towel and it comes right off.

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Super Tight Lines......Don

Thanks guys now I have a few options to try thanks for replying

Chris,
A simple solution is to not use a china marker, but just use low tack blue painters tape.
The tape doesn't leave any residue and comes right off as long as you don't leave the tape on the blank/rod for a long time.

Just tried an eraser it takes it right off completely in a few rubs.

Staedtler Mars plastic erasers, no grit in the eraser to mar the finish, lasts for years, mine is going on 15 years.

Cheers guys will try

I use a thin rubber band, cleaned in DNA. Like thread, just run it over the mark and it comes right off. Once you do a few, you might see some marker residue left on the rod. Just clean it again with DNA, or move to another spot on the rubber band.

Using blue tape is also a good alternative.

T2

I use a Dry Eraser Marker. It wipes away with a q-tip on the unfished blanks and with your finger on the hi-gloss finihsed blanks.


Larry