Can a whiteboard be resurfaced?

Recently, someone at the office used a permanent marker (accidentally I hope) on the whiteboard in the main conference room. As the term "permanent" implies, the whiteboard is now ruined.

So I thought it was the perfect time for a little experiment. Can a whiteboard be resurfaced with common automotive maintenance products? So I brought from home my sander/polisher, a jar of polishing compound, and my trusty TurtleWax super hard shell automotive wax.

I buffed the whiteboard clean with the polishing compound, cleaned it with household cleaner, dried it well and applied a generous coat of wax. I waited for the wax to harden, polished the surface and now... I am waiting for the results.

The whiteboard looks new. It is all white and shiny. But will it erase without leaving marks?

To all those that are looking for rockstar programmers

I am a pretty good software guy but I don't think I ever felt right about the whole rockstar label. I didn't feel that I was better than a rockstar but just different. Ron Evans gets it right by coining this new term: "Jazz programmer". A little cheesy but I like it.

I'm not saying one is better than the other. You probably need both in your team. I would like to take this concept further and check if my team is a rock-band or a Jazz ensemble.