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Removing permanent marker from carpet

Red permanent marker stains had been on the carpet for three days. I figured the carpet was ruined anyway so I tried regular rubbing alcohol and the stain came out without damaging the carpet in anyway. Also worked on some wood furniture.

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Wonderful Comments By: Jessica I have red marker all over my couch for about 4 weeks now because my daughter got a hold of a marker. And I have tried everything to get the stain out. I tried the rubbing alchol and it worked great. Thank-you so much   Amazing Comments By: Michigan Thank you for being such a kind person and posting such a wonderful tip across america! I thank you so much. I was in tears, within moving into a new home with new carpet and my 4 year old son was creative and used his carpet as if it were a coloring book with markers, I used the method of rubbing alcohol and saved me big bucks. Good look out and great idea. Kudos to you!