You might be thinking that there is nothing new that could possibly be said about permanent marker pens that you did not already know. Chances are that you might be absolutely right in that sentiment and not really know it. However, there is also the chance that you might know quite a bit about these pens but not everything that there is to know about them. Either of these cases could possibly be the correct one depending upon how much you really do know about this type of marker.
You might already know that there is not that much that you can do to get the marks left behind by permanent marker pens off of your walls by conventional means. Something that you might not know when it comes to removing permanent marker from your painted and panelled walls happens to be using plain toothpaste. This needs to be paste not gel and non-abrasive. You simply put a small amount on the marker marks and spread it out to totally cover the marks and just leave it there for approximately two or three minutes. You would then clean that off with a soapy sponge that is not sopping wet.
This is what some people swear by in order to remove marks from permanent marker pens that are fresh as well as those that have been there for many years. Whether or not this works depends on the surface itself and how indelible that surface is. There are going to be many situations that you definitely want to remove those marker marks and yet others that you want them to stay put because you are using it as a design.
Have you ever thought about using permanent marker pens to draw your favourite design onto fabric-type wallpaper to hang on your walls? This might not be something that you have thought that much about, if at all. This is definitely one way that you can indeed draw on the walls, and so can the kids, without causing or getting into trouble. You could go about this one of two ways: either do your design work on the wallpaper first and then hang it in the walls or hang the wallpaper first and then start drawing on it.
There are so many things that you can do with permanent marker pens that you might not otherwise be able to do with others types of markers. The fact that the ink is permanent and also makes use of a good medium for anything that you want to do. The things that you can do with permanent markers are just about as unlimited as your imagination makes them. If you should decide to use permanent to bring your wallpaper to life with your own designs you are going to need to know exactly what you want to do and draw. You would also be advised to have a few tricks and techniques in mind so that you can correct any mistakes that you might make.