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   JohnWW | Jan 21, 2004 08:35pm | #1

   Been there, the joys of parenting. 

   Unfortunately any kind of solvent will carry a certain amount of the ink and wax further into the wood and spread them over a wider area rather than remove them. 

   I'd suggest that you try scraping the surface with a sharp cabinet scraper, you should be able to remove the marked wood and feather the marked area into the rest of the panel so that it won't be visible.  Once it is scraped clean, be sure to sand the repaired area to the same sandpaper grade that the rest of the panel was finished in so the stain will penetrate evenly. 

   I'm suggesting using a scraper rather than sanding to remove the damaged wood because the scraper won't pick up the ink and crayon wax and spread them around the way sandpaper would.

   John W. 

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   pghdan | Jan 25, 2004 06:16pm | #6

   Thanks for the advice John!  I tried this on a small area and it seems to be working well so far.

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   PlaneWood | Jan 22, 2004 03:46am | #2

   Why not turn a negative into a positive!  Get some crayons and touch it up a bit then shellac and varnish over it.  Would be a conversation piece!  And, the kiddo's ain't going to be around as long as one might wish.  You can always replace that section of wainscot later.

   We have a poodle that likes to jump up to the window sill on the stairs landing, waiting for mama to come home.  The sill is all scratched up.  The source of the problem won't be around for to many more years and I will fix it when that time comes.

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)
   PlaneWood

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   pghdan | Jan 25, 2004 06:21pm | #7

   At first this might sound like a good idea but the budding artist has a couple of younger siblings who might want their art work similarily displayed!!  I think I might provide them with a spare sheet of drywall to do their art work on.  Thanks for the thought though.

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   PlaneWood | Jan 25, 2004 07:43pm | #8

   10-4, i hear what your saying!

   We raided 4 kiddo's.  One thing I will say is remember that toddlers are very inquisitive.  Make sure you leave nothing dangereous laying around the shop that they can get into.  We had a scare when our 1st child (3 years old) got into a can of gasoline. 

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)PlaneWood

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   jroy | Jan 26, 2004 07:15pm | #9

   believe it or not hairspray will dissolve a marker's stain on wood..........

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   IMERC | Jan 26, 2004 07:30pm | #10

   So what do you use to clean up the hair spray... 

   Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....

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   ian | Jan 27, 2004 02:43pm | #11

   Make em an easel and reversible chalk board.  Chalk board surface one side, white laminate the other.  They can draw to their heart's content without marking the walls.

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   ian | Jan 22, 2004 03:34pm | #3

   have a look at this thread http://forums.taunton.com/tp-knots/messages?msg=7513.2 and search over on Breaktime for POULTICE.  Using a poultice may be a way.  I think the bigger "problem" may be crushed fibres from the ball point pen, rather than the ink itself. 

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   Sancho | Jan 22, 2004 07:04pm | #4

   I used mineral spirits and let it dry real good. 

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   eddiefromAustralia | Jan 22, 2004 10:02pm | #5

   Second the cabinet scraper (card scraper).

   Clean the blade every couple of strokes to avoid spreading the wax from the crayon.

   Be the cheapest and easiest option, and only you will be able to see the repair - it will be invisible to all except those that go looking for a panel that's about 5 thou thinner than the others.  For those people, just tell yourself that life's too short - it's what I do.

   Cheers,

   eddie