Magic marker? Haha..no match for my Chem-Dry rep. Our sofa set (red and orange colored - but a nice red and orange) had never been cleaned in the 13 years we've owned them. The edges were 'stained' in blue jean dye, dirty toddler hand remnants, cat face rub oil, and, thanks to my neighbor never teaching his children how to blow their nose...snot. And not just allergy snot. I'm talking green infectious mucus that just doesn't come off with a wipe of a wet paper towel. Chem Dry was able to remove most of what was making our furniture look like dingy 70's basement seats to the modern pieces of art they were meant to be. Yes, I could have spent $280 on a home steamer but I am fairly certain the results would have been less than desired. And as an add - the person who did the cleaning gave great suggestions on cleaning our floor tiles using natural stuff found in our kitchen. I was really impressed with him.