Cleaning - do not use Disenfectants
Important - treat the surface like you would a pair of glasses
- only soft non abrasive materials should ever touch it!
Bounty Style paper towels are best - do not use the brown abrasive style
paper towel or anything like a Scotch-Brite pad. If you have
something on the board that does not erase easily use Expo cleaner with
soft cloths, do not try to rub it off, that will only wear thru the
dry erase surface and make it impossible to use.
Chemical
resistance: You can freely use Sanford Expo Whiteboard cleaner for
MarkaSteel-MG (both non-printed and printed Dry erase surfaces).
Isopropyl Alcohol (70% solution) or Alcohol-based whiteboard cleaners
are the highest recommended cleaning solutions to use. Soap and water
also are fine as cleaners. Windex is safe also and we do not
recommend other cleaners. Use of other cleaning solutions may be
caustic and/or abrasive and are prohibited.
We have had boards ruined by baby wipes and disinfectants that are
perfectly safe for people!
Heat Resistance: Do not write on the MarkaSteel-MG surface when
temperatures are greater than 105 degrees Fahrenheit the surface becomes
porous at higher temperatures and absorbs the ink. Let cool completely
before writing on surface.
Permanent Markers: If permanent marker gets on board write over the area
with a dry-erase marker and wipe off immediately. The dry-erase markers
do a great job of dissolving the permanent marker. Or, easily clean-off
with an Alcohol-based cleaner and soft cloth or paper towel. Do not try
to scrub out marks by brute force or with abrasives.
Abrasives: Our standard gloss finish will suffer permanent damage from
the use of abrasive cleaners and erasers that are to hard, do not use such
as the bristle type from Walltalkers, MarkaWall and Sky.
General Use: The biggest problem people have with dry-erase boards is
keeping erasers for to long and not removing "dry-marker-residue".
Boards need to be cleaned regularly with an Expo type cleaner to remove
the "dry-marker-residue" and erasers need to be cleaned or replaced. How
often???? well, when you go to erase the board and all you get is
smearing and its seems that rubbing just makes it worse then its time to
clean it. |