It takes some time and patience but it worked for her when nothing else did. Continue until the marker ink has been lifted. Then, press the cotton ball against the stain. Then you have to rinse the sponge until it runs clear and keep blotting the spot with the clean sponge and a clean towel underneath until the soap and residue are all blotted out, then launder as directed on the care instructions. Pour some rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball or spray it directly on the dry erase marker stain. Commercial cleaning products like OxiClean or some stain removers can also work.

Other household products like hydrogen peroxide, vinegar, or toothpaste can also remove these stains. Then she took a clean damp sponge, applied Dawn detergent on the sponge then rubbed the spots with the Dawn suds on the sponge and it removed the rest of the stain. The best way to remove dry erase marker stains from clothes is to use Murphy’s Oil Soap to blot the stain. Here's what a friend of mine did when her daughter got black dry erase marker all over her light pink Easter dress (also only worn once at the time): She applied Murphy's Oil Soap with a small jewelry brush and kept dipping the brush in the soap and rubbing on the stains, moving a towel underneath where she was working constantly to keep the stain from bleeding back through, until the spots were almost gone completely. None of the degreaser type automotive cleaners are going to work on a dry erase marker stain because it isn't oil based ink.

Removing expo marker from clothes