Don't you just hate it when....

wayne3burk
wayne3burk Posts: 939
edited April 2010 in Vintage Speakers
.... goodwill marks on speakers with a magic marker

-- wayne --
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited April 2010
    i forgot to mention -- perfectly good speakers ;)

    -- wayne --

    I just got these this morning after i dropped my wife off at work
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited April 2010
    Bummer man. But they are practically giving good stuff away so they get leeway in that respect. Right?
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited April 2010
    That is terrible. All it takes is a small peice of paper or a label maker. The goodwill in my area has a pricing gun that they use. I would be very upset if they wrote on speakers that i wanted to purchase.

    They look nice. You said they were working fine? What are they?
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited April 2010
    Yeah thats crappy that they do that...I found "dissolvet" will get it right off and not damage the finish.
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited April 2010
    packetjones wrote: »
    They look nice. You said they were working fine? What are they?

    Monitor 10s - $20 for the pair. They sound great

    -- wayne --
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,863
    edited April 2010
    If its vinyl, you should be able to remove it with nail polish remover.
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited April 2010
    Rubbing alcohol might get it off.

    Back in the day we used to write prices on tin cans with permanent marker. We took it off(repriced) by wetting the old writing with new permanent marker and then quickly wiping it off. This would usually get 90% of it off but depends on the surface.

    p.s. google is your friend...;)
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited April 2010
    wayne3burk wrote: »
    Monitor 10s - $20 for the pair. They sound great

    -- wayne --

    That's a great price even if the vinyl was stripped off all the way down to raw particleboard :D

    Hang in there, you'll find a way from the suggestions above to restore them as if they never touched them with a marker.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,191
    edited April 2010
    billbillw wrote: »
    If its vinyl, you should be able to remove it with nail polish remover.

    Yep, we've used that for years.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • maxilla
    maxilla Posts: 41
    edited April 2010
    Yes, alcohol will clean that up.
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  • Schurkey
    Schurkey Posts: 2,104
    edited April 2010
    maxilla wrote: »
    Yes, alcohol will clean that up.
    Drink enough and you won't care that the speakers are defaced???
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited April 2010
    Are those AR 4Ax's in the pic?
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited April 2010
    george daniel wrote: »
    Are those AR 4Ax's in the pic?

    Nope -- those ones riding piggy-back are my $15 Dynaco A25s.

    I already kicked them upstairs in my office/den with my Yamaha CA-610 / CT-610 near field 2 channel system.

    :) wayne :(
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2010
    There has to be a Chemist among us who knows of a solvent that will remove permanent marker ink? No?

    Of course this has NEVER been a problem for me because there is NEVER anything worth buying at my GW--in the gear sense. WHERE do you guys find this stuff?

    Would you like some GPX speakers?? Plastic boxes..only 5 dollars a pair!! lol

    cnh
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,863
    edited April 2010
    cnh wrote: »
    There has to be a Chemist among us who knows of a solvent that will remove permanent marker ink? No?

    Like I said, nail polish remover, ie: Acetone. It will take off sharpie every time.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2010
    I have to ask, what's the spool on top of the TV?
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited April 2010
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    I have to ask, what's the spool on top of the TV?

    lol -- thats my center channel speaker

    An RCA Victor KS-16 satellite. It has a 6x9 mid and a 3 inch tweeter. I have a pair of them, just can't find any corresponding RCA-Victor PS-16 (tube amp phono cabinet with built in woofer).

    -- wayne --

    p.s -- it's cylindrical and laying on it's side with the speakers pointing about 3 degrees down from horizontal
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,990
    edited April 2010
    I would probably try (in order of aggressiveness):

    GooGone
    alcohol (either ethyl or isopropyl)
    acetone
    Goof Off (i.e., xylene)
    Naptha (lighter fluid)
    gasoline
    gasoline + match
    particle beam
    fission explosives
    fusion explosives
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited April 2010
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    I would probably try (in order of aggressiveness):

    GooGone
    alcohol (either ethyl or isopropyl)
    acetone
    Goof Off (i.e., xylene)
    Naptha (lighter fluid)
    gasoline
    gasoline + match
    particle beam
    fission explosives
    fusion explosives


    Where's the love for the holy water?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,990
    edited April 2010
    I was going to start my list with mother's spit, but truth be told, while it is a miracle solvent, it likely won't remove permanent marker :-)

    Holy Water... hmm...

    and, in all seriousness, Goo Gone is pretty handy stuff.
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited April 2010
    Goo Gone + elbow grease....

    .... now they sound like $200 speakers :)

    -- wayne --
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  • Bobsama
    Bobsama Posts: 526
    edited April 2010
    How about sandpaper, wood stain, and a sealant?
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited April 2010
    +1 on the Goo Gone - It worked just fine - Goo Gone is your friend

    -- wayne --
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,990
    edited April 2010
    cool enough. Glad you didn't need to resort to the nuclear option. You'd have some 'splainin' to do.
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  • FiveORacing
    FiveORacing Posts: 105
    edited April 2010
    "10" was a good mark to put on it though!

    I remember someone wrote on the dry eraser board at work with a permanent marker. They tried everything from Goo Gone to SprayNine and it wouldn't come off. I was messing around and found that using a fresh DRY Eraser Marker (not red though) and scribbling over the marks reactivated the ink and you could quickly wipe it off with a windex soaked cloth.
    It also works on other surfaces with permanent marker on them.
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited April 2010
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    cool enough. Glad you didn't need to resort to the nuclear option. You'd have some 'splainin' to do.

    I had the photon torpedoes charged and ready to fire
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,990
    edited April 2010
    FiveORacing wrote: »
    "10" was a good mark to put on it though!

    I remember someone wrote on the dry eraser board at work with a permanent marker. They tried everything from Goo Gone to SprayNine and it wouldn't come off. I was messing around and found that using a fresh DRY Eraser Marker (not red though) and scribbling over the marks reactivated the ink and you could quickly wipe it off with a windex soaked cloth.
    It also works on other surfaces with permanent marker on them.

    :-) Good tip.

    I learned that trick nearly 2 decades ago from the CEO of the company I was working for at the time(!?!).
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  • vtomike
    vtomike Posts: 3
    edited April 2010
    Use Magic Eraser. It will come off no problem. Works great on silver faced gear as well.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited April 2010
    Welcome to Club Polk vtomike!!! Nice first post!
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited April 2010
    vtomike wrote: »
    Use Magic Eraser. It will come off no problem. Works great on silver faced gear as well.

    I'll try the Magic Eraser on my SAE Two P-10 amp. That $30 thing has got to go.

    Thanks,
    Wayne
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