What type of marker to use? (writing on top of DVD+/- disc)
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 4:38 pm
I was told that some markers R not safe/good and just wondering what would be a safe bet?
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dolphinius_rex wrote:agreed, Sharpies are fine. Chances are your discs will degrade on their own FAR sooner then a marker will kill them!
dolphinius_rex wrote:Re: The sharpie thing, it's much more common to see people ask for a DVD Amaray case, and be satisfied with a generic DVD case made in Hong Kong. Only Nexpak has the official brand of Amaray for their DVD Cases, but it's been generically adopted as a "term" for DVD Case... which I'm sure pisses them off.
dodecahedron wrote:do you know if the Staedtler LUMOCOLOR markers are water-based?
they say 'waterproof on most surfaces' and 'also for CD'.
can't find anything on the marker/package about what kind of ink it uses.dolphinius_rex wrote:Re: The sharpie thing, it's much more common to see people ask for a DVD Amaray case, and be satisfied with a generic DVD case made in Hong Kong. Only Nexpak has the official brand of Amaray for their DVD Cases, but it's been generically adopted as a "term" for DVD Case... which I'm sure pisses them off.
what's a Amaray DVD case ?
Halc wrote:PS Off-topic: 'Sharpie' is apparently another North American brand which has turned out to be a common nominator for certain type of pens, right? It's interesting how common household brands develop into common non-brand words in America: xerox, polaroid, sharpie, etc. Quite uncommon in my native language, so I find it intrigueing.
dodecahedron wrote:do you know if the Staedtler LUMOCOLOR markers are water-based?
they say 'waterproof on most surfaces' and 'also for CD'.
can't find anything on the marker/package about what kind of ink it uses.
Universal pen for use on overhead film and almost all surfaces; S and M also suitable for use on CDs/DVDs
Halc wrote:2) Do not use felt tip pens that have a SOLVENT based ink. Only use soft felt-tip pens that have permanent water based ink (with NO solvent). This is to minimise the risk of additional chemical corrosion.
MadBurner wrote:I prefer TDK's CD/DVD Markers. However, they have several variations of their pens and only one variation writes consistantly on all disc surfaces.
dodecahedron wrote:can you elaborate a bit? which are the good ones and which are not good?
Rich wrote:My Plextor manual approves the Sharpie ultra fine permanent marker and gives the number which I'll look for and edit it in here when I get home.
Rich