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   Bob La Londe to Leon Fisk   
   Re: Xylene Paint markers   
   08 Aug 25 12:41:18   
   
   From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 8/8/2025 12:39 PM, Leon Fisk wrote:   
   > On Fri, 8 Aug 2025 11:59:54 -0700   
   > Bob La Londe  wrote:   
   >   
   >    
   >> 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 job😄️   
   >   
   > 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-WOSQPP4   
   8/dp/B00YR8G62W/   
   >   
      
      
   GPX Xylene paint markers are available in white.   
      
      
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