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Tyre marks on kitchen lino

01zesty01
01zesty01 Posts: 12 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
I am moving out of my rented house this weekend but there are tyre marks from my bike on the lino floor. I can't get them off!!! Any tips?
So far I have tried;
Soap and water
multipurpose cleaner
Vodka
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  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I'd try:
    Wetwipes, in circles with my fingertip
    Anti bacterial spray + microfibre cloth, in circles with my fingertip
    Paste of bicarbonate of soda + water, with an old toothbrush, slowly in small circles
  • jackyann
    jackyann Posts: 3,433 Forumite
    WD40

    (there is no problem in the world that cannot be solved by WD40, duct tape or Terry's rose baum lip gloss)
  • meritaten
    meritaten Posts: 24,158 Forumite
    or a 'magic sponge'. the white eraser sponges can take marks from black trainer soles off vinyl so I don't see why it wouldn't work on bike tracks.
  • just_trying
    just_trying Posts: 1,010 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 500 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I would suggest cream cleaner/cif.
  • Butterfly_Brain
    Butterfly_Brain Posts: 8,862 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped! Post of the Month
    Try using a magic sponge or an eraser which works on scuff marks
    Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones that let in the light
    C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z. Member #35 Butterfly Brain + OH - Foraging Fixers
    Not Buying it 2015!
  • Loanranger
    Loanranger Posts: 2,439 Forumite
    Yes, magic eraser. One pound in Tesco. Buy two or three as they break up quite easily but they really do remove marks.
  • 01zesty01
    01zesty01 Posts: 12 Forumite
    Thanks I will try the magic sponge, cream cleaner and duct tape.
    WD-40 believe it or not didnt work!
  • Marktheshark
    Marktheshark Posts: 5,841 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Vinyl flooring can photograph rubber tyres.
    This may sound odd, but it is a true factoid.
    You may have an image of the tyre embedded in the compound.
    I do Contracts, all day every day.
  • jackyann
    jackyann Posts: 3,433 Forumite
    01zesty01 wrote: »
    Thanks I will try the magic sponge, cream cleaner and duct tape.
    WD-40 believe it or not didnt work!

    If I could do emojis I would do sad face, but actually don't think that duct tape would work (it's just in my emergency kit)
    I have never found the magic erasers any good, but there's a lot of votes for them here, so please let us know, and I may have to add them to my emergency kit!
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hi,
    jackyann wrote: »
    WD40

    (there is no problem in the world that cannot be solved by WD40,

    mmm, ISIS? ;)
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