Community Research/Oran Berry Revival/Removing Permanant Marker

Testing four common cleaners—Gem Mint Spray, Kurt's Card Spray, glasses cleaner, and hand sanitizer—as potential safe removers for permanent marker ink from various surfaces of Pokémon cards (holo and non-holo). The goal was to find a method that removes marker with minimal or no damage (no ink bleeding, holo dulling/fogging, surface erosion, or residue). All methods failed: sprays and glasses cleaner showed minimal to no visual improvement on marker removal, while hand sanitizer removed the marker but severely damaged ("cooked") the card surface.

Cards marked with permanent marker treated with Gem Mint Spray, Kurt's Card Spray, glasses cleaner, or hand sanitizer (applied via cotton…

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