From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   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.  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.  In some ways they kind suck.  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.  I   
   > might have run one out of paint, but I have not had a single one dry up   
   > on me.  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.  One day in my local fastener   
   > store (Copper State Bolt & Nut), I saw Milwaukee paint markers on the   
   > shelf.  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.  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 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 .   
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   Snag   
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