paint pen?

[DHCrocks]

whats a good paint pen? the regular sharpies doesn't work too well on dark surfaces. it also rubs off too easily with a wipe down with a cleaner.

 

[slow_mow]

https://www.amazon.com/Sharpie-Permanent-Markers-Metallic-39108PP/dp/B00009RAX4

I use the silver sharpies for all dark surfaces. They work great for writing on black Napa filters. Also great for marking steel.

 

[Bcom]

Go to the craft section at wally world. They have a bunch of different colors and tip types laying out in bins wrapped with no boxes.

 

[balrog]

Sakura has a great selection of colors for the felt tipped paint pen. They also have a solid paint pen that marks well. Kind of like a permanent crayon.

 

[pescados666]

I've always used sanford uni-paint pens if I needed them.

 

[anndel]

https://www.amazon.com/Sharpie-Permanent-Markers-Metallic-39108PP/dp/B00009RAX4

I use the silver sharpies for all dark surfaces. They work great for writing on black Napa filters. Also great for marking steel.

I have these Sharpie silver pens and Pentell paint pens. The Sharpies work better as the paint pens have a weird tip you have to press in and most times are clogged.

 

[Roobaix]

Milwaukee just came out with/is coming out with some from their Inkzall series. The Inkzall markers are better than Sharpie IMO so I'd give those a shot

 

[rshadd]

These Dykem BRITE-MARK paint markers will mark just about anything and are available in lots of different colors. When stored tip down, they last a long time.

 

[crackit]

Silver Sharpies have always worked for me.

 

[lilredex]

I want the ones that graffiti artists use, producing nice thick continuous lines that are there forever. These would serve my purposes perfectly in my shop.

Anyone know what they use? I even asked a few kids around a local high school and had no info on what gets used.

 

[gungatim]

I have a supply of yellow paint pens we used at the steel service center I worked at 20 yrs. ago. I think they are di-graph brand? will look it up. but they work great and some have been sitting in the shop since '91...yellow and lt. blue, not sure where to buy them but I am running low. might check junk yards, they have pens they mark dirty greasy rusty parts with when you buy them so they can be returned, must be some sort of epoxy...

edit: diagraph is the brand, probably need to go to graingers or other industrials supply.

 

[lilredex]

Junk yards around here use a ball marker like these....usually yellow.

http://www.markal.com/ball-paint-marker/

 

[WhiffySpark]

Milwaukee just came out with/is coming out with some from their Inkzall series. The Inkzall markers are better than Sharpie IMO so I'd give those a shot

Been out for a few years. I use them everyday. The one I keep in my pocket has a stylus

 

[Boilerhouse]

Junk yards around here use a ball marker like these....usually yellow.

http://www.markal.com/ball-paint-marker/

+1 I have been using a Markal paint marker lately. Comes in different colours. Seems to work well, especially on oily steel surfaces.

 

[R.Anderson]

I want the ones that graffiti artists use, producing nice thick continuous lines that are there forever. These would serve my purposes perfectly in my shop.

Anyone know what they use? I even asked a few kids around a local high school and had no info on what gets used.

Most likely these or similar. Available in Arts & Crafts stores. I have a bunch of DecoColor jumbos and regular size in various colors.

http://www.dickblick.com/products/decocolor-acrylic-jumbo-paint-markers/

 

[lilredex]

Thanks, I'll look into that one.

Also found these..

http://www.markingpendepot.com/?gclid=COuk2_m1zc0CFQyHaQodKcYOnA

 

[nes999]

Markal seems to work the best for me.

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[speed bump]

We use uni-paint pens at work and they write about like a sharpie and stay like paint. I have a dykem pen at home and I can't tell a difference. Getting sharp lines is all about controlling the amount of paint in the tip.

 

[Ed ke6bnl]

I carry a PRESTO jumbo correction pen by pentel keeps working for me.

 

[GirchyGirchy]

We use uni-paint pens at work and they write about like a sharpie and stay like paint.

Same here.

 

[bmwpowere36m3]

Uni-Paint and Markal paint pens (felt tip) have worked well for me. Though the older (xylene-based) ones were much better and didn't dry out.

 

[K-Dog]

I have been using these Elmers brand for years.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001KZH28M/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Quick drying, enough colors to keep things interesting.
They last pretty long too.

 

[rustyzman]

Check out Markal. They have several different series of paint markers designed for different conditions. They make ones that paint on oily surfaces, water wetted surfaces, etc. They give out a fantastic sample pack at IMTS every (other) year too.

 

[gearhead1]

Same here.

+2 for Uni paint. I've used them for years at a place I worked. When I left there, I got the paint pens from Walmart and don't like them anywhere near as much.

 

[jgromada]

Some will hate it right away because of what i mention but HF has a few offerings i have used. My HF is close by sometimes its just easier to pick up something there than waiting on Amazon.


This is only $2.99 for a paint pen.

They have a soapstone option as well for $3.50

 

[Lassen Forge]

I use sharpies, as they have a better tip that makes it easier to "write" on smaller parts, but they have a fatal flaw where every 4 or 5 or wo you will push the tip down to "charge" the tip and it'll flow all the paint out, causing a freaking hell of a mess... and you don't know until you go to, say, put a timing mark on a pulley or flywheel and all of the sudden you have a runny, ugly disaster...

 

[Gummi Bear]

I use sharpie, in black or silver,depending on the surface quite often.




For marking metal to layout and cut, I’m really fond of my Silver Streak pencils. It’s like an improved soapstone.


https://markal.com/collections/welding-markers

I have some of the sharpening type, for when I want a fine line, and the mechanical pencil type for everything else.



I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...

Henry David Thoreau

 

[Ed ke6bnl]

I got a marker from Walmart Hart brand and is holding up great.

 

[Downwindtracker 2]

I always thought the only brand out there was Markal . They are so pervasive around here.

 

[p00p]

2016 thread.....


Silver is a good color.

 

[Dave455]

Have you considered the “dry” paint markers? They work like a crayon, but they are paint.

I’ve used the Markal Paint Sticks in the past.

Will probably give the Pica Visor a go next time I need one. All their other stuff seems to work really well.

Edit - scratch that, just saw 2016! Info is still valid for anyone else interested.

 

[macgee]

++1 on Markal all day long!

I use them everyday and will not go working in the shop without them. I now avoid sharpie's whenever possible.

I recommend HP Proline version, they're the best and apply the most liquid and most even, dries quickly.

Different colors act differently because of the pigment, its the same with different companies. I like the HP pro's the best in Orange and navy blue. My favorite color is the light blue but they don't flow as well but still use them daily. Lt. blue seems the best to see against most backgrounds, it pops out whether its shiny silver metal, wood or dark material. Orange is second. Orange flows better. They also make a fine tip version:

https://www.zoro.com/markal-industrial-paint-marker-fine-tip-blue-96875/i/G0158724/

They work really well on plastic baggies, oily steel, plastic and can cleanly be removed with rubbing alcohol.

I use them a lot to identify/mark items and parts that are either metric (Lt. Blu) or imperial size (orange or red).

There worth the price, Zoro sells them cheap, perfect for when ordering other items that pay for shipping.

https://www.zoro.com/markal-pro-line-paint-marker-medium-tip-orange-min-temp-50-degrees-f-96964/i/G5371773/

 

[Vercingetorix]

I’ve always used white out, mostly because I really have no use for paint pens.

 

[noid]

Nail polish works pretty well; get the quick drying kind.

 

[Indexmill]

Sharpies are great. But, they are not paint pens.

 

[southalabama]

I found the post about asking kids around a school what graffiti artists use funny.

As the trains roll by I look at the spray paint on the sides. I’d like a rattle can that doesn’t spit and sputter

 

[Legacyruss]

Montana or Krink sell graffiti markers

 

[pizza]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BQV8Y5F/?tag=atomicindus08-20

i use these sharpie paint pens. they work well for me, but i haven't tried others.
i like the variety of colors in that multipack.

for kicks, i'll try markal when these run out.
that ball marker (bottle style) one looks interesting.

 

[pioneer1]

I found the post about asking kids around a school what graffiti artists use funny.

As the trains roll by I look at the spray paint on the sides. I’d like a rattle can that doesn’t spit and sputter

I was looking into this some time back and found these

https://artprimo.com/catalog/spray-paint-caps-c-27.html

 

[mimirichman]

TZARROT is a great paint pen. They can use on many surfaces such as wood, fabric, metal, stone, glass, leather, paper, concrete, and canvas. Quick-drying water-based ink for durable and bleed-proof layering.