I would try baking soda. If that doesn't work, use a Mr.Clean eraser.

A magic eraser sponge will take it right off.

I use the Mr. Clean erasers for our scuff marks.

I buy the big box of them, and then cut each one in half through the "middle." The smaller square piece is just as easy to use and I think it makes them last much longer. I think using a very light hand with them cleans just as well as "scrubbing," and again, they last longer.

Elbow-grease?

o j

Interesting enough, I usually take my shoe off and rub at it with my socked foot - 95% of the time it comes up. Don't know how or why but I'm not going to question it since it works.

This was just in Heloise's column this morning. She said a paper towel or a light rubber soled shoe.

I've always used a pencil eraser like Emma.

Magic eraser! Those things are wonderful.

Awesome from the dollar store!

Awesome cleans good but the odor is more than my nose and lungs can take. Be careful it you use it.

WD 40 will take it right off. Just be careful to wipe it up well because WD 40 will make your floor slick.

I worked in a school for many years and often witnessed how the custodian removed the black scuff marks from the floors. He had a regular tennis ball and made a small slit in it with a knife. Then he inserted a yard stick, making a tennis ball 'wand.' I would see him walk around the school with the stick and rub the tennis ball back and forth a few times over each scuff. He didn't even have to bend over, and the scuff always disappeared like magic!

Rub it with the sole of your shoe if it is a tennis shoe or "rubber" soled shoe. You can also pour a dab of lighter fluid or mineral spirits on a paper towel and wipe it right off. I wouldn't use a Mr. Clean as it is abrasive and it might affect the finish on your floor.

I clean our Legion every 2 weeks. They replaced their previous linoleum floor with a laminate flooring. Both floors are light coloured an I was always on my hands and knees getting the black marks off.

I used a Mr Clean eraser at first but then stopped, it left white marks, not residue from the eraser itself, but it was taking the coating of the floor off.

Even when using an eraser on the walls to remove scuff marks, I can see pale spots. I really don't like using them.

What took it off quick and easy was the blue easy-off pad. A couple of swipes and immediately wipe off the blue soap and it was clean.

I use Mr. Clean Magic Erasers for any grubby jobs, after I test a spot to see if it will harm the surface - I love these sponges!

A dry paper towel or napkin!

Thanks for all the suggestions! I thought I'd try the most surprising one (to me) -- the tennis ball, but the mark didnt budge. I'm going to try the baking soda now, and if it doesn't work, I'll pick up a Magic Eraser in the morning (I thought I had one in the house, but I must've used it mostly up and tossed the rest). I'm reluctant to use any strong cleaners, because there's a little terrier who hangs out in the kitchen -- it gets the most sunlight!

Baking soda and a little elbow grease did the trick! (But a Magic Eraser would still be good to have in the house!)

Dry microfiber cloth works better than wet on those marks. Wetting them seems to make them harder to get up.

I squirt a bit of windex on them and wipe them off with a paper towel. This is for vinyl, laminate and hardwood.

I happened to have a black mark on my white vinyl floor and tried a pencil eraser on it, it came right off with the eraser. We probably all have some pencils laying around the house!

I love magic eraser, but I've found they can damage a surface. I use a paper towel with a small amount of plain old lighter fluid to remove scuff marks. Then soap and water to remove the residue. Doesn't harm the floor.

How about taking off your shoe and rubbing it with your sock, like one testifier said worked for her?

We'd have to amend my reply of "elbow grease" to "toe grease" ... or, how about "toe grease - and sock it to 'em!"?

o j