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I came on this group to bitch and whine about it, and a member suggested >Xylene paint markers. I've been using them for years now with littleI've used them for a long time too. Still have one from working days
issue. Mostly just long cure time. There is one other little issue. I
use them to make lines on my write erase boards for tracking jobs,
chores, and maintenance. I think the flash off chemical in the write
erase markers can affect the paint. I have to refresh the lines every
once in a while.
Over all I can't imagine using any other paint marker except for the
limited number of colors.
On Fri, 8 Aug 2025 11:59:54 -0700
Bob La Londe <none@none.com99> wrote:
<snip>
I came on this group to bitch and whine about it, and a member suggested
Xylene paint markers. I've been using them for years now with little
issue. Mostly just long cure time. There is one other little issue. I
use them to make lines on my write erase boards for tracking jobs,
chores, and maintenance. I think the flash off chemical in the write
erase markers can affect the paint. I have to refresh the lines every
once in a while.
Over all I can't imagine using any other paint marker except for the
limited number of colors.
I've used them for a long time too. Still have one from working days
~25 years ago. I shook it up maybe 5 years ago for something and was
surprise to find it still did the jobEfyaN+A
Recently went to buy some "Wite-Out" to try for marking dark items.
White colored magic markers have always SUCKED at marking black or
other really dark colors... They have marker like tips on some of their "bottles" now. I just bought a bottle with the little paint tip in the
screw top to have around next time it might work.
Here's one of the Wite-Out items. There was another version too...
https://www.amazon.com/BIC-Wite-Out-Squeeze-Correction-WOSQPP418/dp/B00YR8G62W/
GPX Xylene paint markers are available in white.Yeah, probably should have but my yellow still worksEfyaN+A
I like paint markers for marking stock, labeling equipment, and labeling plastic storage boxes.-a They work pretty good, but a lot of them don't
last for.. shi... er I mean manure.
Sometime back (several years) somebody on this group suggested Xylene
based markers.-a In some ways they kind suck.-a They smear for a while,
and take a long time to cure, but the markers themselves last for a very long time, and after the paint does cure it holds up really well.-a I
might have run one out of paint, but I have not had a single one dry up
on me.-a I'm not actually sure I have run one out of paint.
In the past I had bought paint markers at an education supply store.
They were okay, but they didn't last.-a One day in my local fastener
store (Copper State Bolt & Nut), I saw Milwaukee paint markers on the shelf.-a The really sucked, didn't last dried up, and gummed up.-a Total waste of money.
I came on this group to bitch and whine about it, and a member suggested Xylene paint markers.-a I've been using them for years now with little issue.-a Mostly just long cure time.-a There is one other little issue.-a I use them to make lines on my write erase boards for tracking jobs,
chores, and maintenance.-a I think the flash off chemical in the write
erase markers can affect the paint.-a I have to refresh the lines every
once in a while.
Over all I can't imagine using any other paint marker except for the
limited number of colors.
On 8/8/2025 1:59 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
I like paint markers for marking stock, labeling equipment, and
labeling plastic storage boxes.-a They work pretty good, but a lot of
them don't last for.. shi... er I mean manure.
Sometime back (several years) somebody on this group suggested Xylene
based markers.-a In some ways they kind suck.-a They smear for a while,
and take a long time to cure, but the markers themselves last for a
very long time, and after the paint does cure it holds up really
well.-a I might have run one out of paint, but I have not had a single
one dry up on me.-a I'm not actually sure I have run one out of paint.
In the past I had bought paint markers at an education supply store.
They were okay, but they didn't last.-a One day in my local fastener
store (Copper State Bolt & Nut), I saw Milwaukee paint markers on the
shelf.-a The really sucked, didn't last dried up, and gummed up.-a Total
waste of money.
I came on this group to bitch and whine about it, and a member
suggested Xylene paint markers.-a I've been using them for years now
with little issue.-a Mostly just long cure time.-a There is one other
little issue.-a I use them to make lines on my write erase boards for
tracking jobs, chores, and maintenance.-a I think the flash off
chemical in the write erase markers can affect the paint.-a I have to
refresh the lines every once in a while.
Over all I can't imagine using any other paint marker except for the
limited number of colors.
-a I've been using Flysea branded oil based paint pens for marking
duties here . Takes a minute or 2 to dry but is semi-permanent . Got
about a dozen colors for just a few bucks . Got them originally a couple
of years back to mark hoses and 'lectrical connectors when I was doing
motor work on the 4Runner .
On Fri, 8 Aug 2025 12:41:18 -0700
Bob La Londe <none@none.com99> wrote:
<snip>
GPX Xylene paint markers are available in white.
Yeah, probably should have but my yellow still worksEfyaN+A
Thought I'd try Wite-Out. I know it dries really fast from typewriter
fixes in the day and only cost me a couple bucks. I always think of it
when I WANT to try it on something. Not worth making a special trip or ordering and then I forget to look next time I'm at the storeEfOaN+A
On 8/8/2025 2:04 PM, Snag wrote:
On 8/8/2025 1:59 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
I like paint markers for marking stock, labeling equipment, and
labeling plastic storage boxes.-a They work pretty good, but a lot of
them don't last for.. shi... er I mean manure.
Sometime back (several years) somebody on this group suggested Xylene
based markers.-a In some ways they kind suck.-a They smear for a while, >>> and take a long time to cure, but the markers themselves last for a
very long time, and after the paint does cure it holds up really
well.-a I might have run one out of paint, but I have not had a single
one dry up on me.-a I'm not actually sure I have run one out of paint.
In the past I had bought paint markers at an education supply store.
They were okay, but they didn't last.-a One day in my local fastener
store (Copper State Bolt & Nut), I saw Milwaukee paint markers on the
shelf.-a The really sucked, didn't last dried up, and gummed up.
Total waste of money.
I came on this group to bitch and whine about it, and a member
suggested Xylene paint markers.-a I've been using them for years now
with little issue.-a Mostly just long cure time.-a There is one other
little issue.-a I use them to make lines on my write erase boards for
tracking jobs, chores, and maintenance.-a I think the flash off
chemical in the write erase markers can affect the paint.-a I have to
refresh the lines every once in a while.
Over all I can't imagine using any other paint marker except for the
limited number of colors.
-a-a I've been using Flysea branded oil based paint pens for marking
duties here . Takes a minute or 2 to dry but is semi-permanent . Got
about a dozen colors for just a few bucks . Got them originally a
couple of years back to mark hoses and 'lectrical connectors when I
was doing motor work on the 4Runner .
I can't even imagine how many thousands (tens of thousands, maybe
hundreds of thousands) of communication wires I marked with a Sharpie marker.-a Then I get into all that voice and data Cat 5/5E/6 that specs permanent "label" and I had to buy a Dymo label printer.-a I never
bothered to tell the customers, IT managers, Staff Srgt in charge of the building, etc I still marked them all with a Sharpie, and then came back
and printed labels when I was done.