Metal Desks

• 1). Moisten a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol. Wipe the ink stain on your metal desk. Discard the cotton ball when it becomes soiled, and repeat with a clean cotton ball to remove as much ink as possible.
  
  
• 2). Place a pea-sized amount of vegetable shortening on your finger. Rub the shortening into the remaining ink stain on the desk to loosen it.
  
  
• 3). Buff the metal with a clean cloth to remove both the shortening and the ink.
  
  
• 4). Spray all-purpose cleaner on the metal desk. Wipe the desk clean with a dry cloth to remove greasy residue from the shortening.