How to clean a whiteboard or dry erase board

Cleaning a whiteboard

Cleaning is no more complicated than wiping the board with a clean cloth and lukewarm water. Then dry it with another cloth and wait for a while. The board must be completely dry before you start writing on it. If the board is very dirty, you may need to use a whiteboard cleaner that you can easily spray on and wipe off. Don't forget to use a product specially designed for whiteboards. Then wipe the whiteboard again with a damp cloth. One tip is to clean the whiteboard often with water and only use whiteboard cleaner in extreme cases. Using the cleaner sparingly reduces the risk of causing any damage to the surface.

This is why the surface gets dirty

One explanation may be that the whiteboard wiper is worn out and needs to be replaced. Another explanation is a poor-quality pen that leaves dirt and grease on the surface.

Whiteboards can also get dirty from people's hands. Everyone will at some point have made a mistake and wiped off what they have written with their fingers or even their whole hand. Grease from people's hands can form a film on the board. If you also use unsuitable cleaning products such as soap or detergent, the enamel surface of the whiteboard can be damaged, which makes dirt more difficult to remove.

The advantage of an enamelled surface is that it is hard-wearing. It is easy to keep clean and does not get scratched. The material can cope with large numbers of meetings in the office, year in year out, where the whiteboard is a useful tool that everyone focuses on.