[Nhcoll-l] Marker on bone

[William Poly]

Hi Gali,

I've found that a strong ethanol solution (70-100%) strips permanent marker
from many surfaces.

Cheers,
Bill


On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 3:30 AM Gali Beiner <gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il>
wrote:

> Dear NHColl-listers,
>
> I'm having the bad luck of having to remove an old number written directly
> onto the many bones of an entire skeleton with a black marker, which is
> proving to be far too permanent. Those of you familiar with such tasks
> won't be surprised to hear that the only thing with any effect at all is
> ethanol, but that even so the number is still very much there. I'm hoping
> maybe people here have some tricks up their sleeve that I haven't tried yet
> in effort to remove the marker off the bones. Suggestions, anyone?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Gali
>
>
>
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