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1. 04:41 AM - Magic marker "robustness" (Robert L. Nuckolls, III)
2. 05:24 AM - Re: Magic marker "robustness" (Bill Allen)
3. 03:40 PM - Re: Magic marker "robustness" (Robert L. Nuckolls, III)
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Subject: | Magic marker "robustness" |
At 05:20 AM 8/31/2017, you wrote:
>Jon,
>
>That's a relief! I am most concerned about the labeling inside the
>cabin and behind the instrument panel. Forward of the firewall will
>be very simple in my plane and it won't matter much if the labels fade.
Something I've observed about Sharpie and/or
magic marker inks. I have been using the
6qt 'shoeboxes' by Stearlite as dust tight
materials storage in my shops for several years.
I label the ends of the boxes with yellow vinyl
tape captioned with a Sharpie. The label on the
right is about 10 years old. The drop in letter
density compared to the label on the left is
observable.
Emacs!
The exposed lettering appears to literally
evaporate. Evaporation rate is probably temperature
and air flow dependent. There might also be effects
of ozone and/or hydrocarbons in the surrounding
air.
I've developed another technique for crafting these
labels. After captioning with the marker, I put a
layer of clear tape over the lettering.
. I'm thinking that the clear overlay will have a
profound effect on the robustness of my shop
labels. For wire labels laid on white heat shrink,
one might consider putting a layer of clear
shrink over the label.
I note too that Sharpies come in a 'permanent'
version which is also available in ultra-fine
points.
http://tinyurl.com/y8rj6t3j
One of these days I'll conduct some experiments
with this marking methodology and I'll hang
some samples under the hoods of my vehicles.
Bob . . .
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Subject: | Re: Magic marker "robustness" |
My Sharpie story.
Some years ago, I flew my LongEz from the UK to the US and on to Mojave,
where I met Burt Rutan and had him sign the fuselage with a sharpie. I was
so proud of this that I covered the signature with clear plastic vinyl, to
protect it.
Although my Ez is always hangared, the signature nevertheless slowly faded
over the years, to the point of invisibility.....
Bill Allen
On 1 September 2017 at 23:32, Robert L. Nuckolls, III <
nuckolls.bob@aeroelectric.com> wrote:
> At 05:20 AM 8/31/2017, you wrote:
>
> Jon,
>
> That's a relief! I am most concerned about the labeling inside the cabin
> and behind the instrument panel. Forward of the firewall will be very
> simple in my plane and it won't matter much if the labels fade.
>
>
> Something I've observed about Sharpie and/or
> magic marker inks. I have been using the
> 6qt 'shoeboxes' by Stearlite as dust tight
> materials storage in my shops for several years.
>
> I label the ends of the boxes with yellow vinyl
> tape captioned with a Sharpie. The label on the
> right is about 10 years old. The drop in letter
> density compared to the label on the left is
> observable.
>
>
> [image: Emacs!]
>
> The exposed lettering appears to literally
> evaporate. Evaporation rate is probably temperature
> and air flow dependent. There might also be effects
> of ozone and/or hydrocarbons in the surrounding
> air.
>
> I've developed another technique for crafting these
> labels. After captioning with the marker, I put a
> layer of clear tape over the lettering.
>
> . I'm thinking that the clear overlay will have a
> profound effect on the robustness of my shop
> labels. For wire labels laid on white heat shrink,
> one might consider putting a layer of clear
> shrink over the label.
>
> I note too that Sharpies come in a 'permanent'
> version which is also available in ultra-fine
> points.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/y8rj6t3j
>
> One of these days I'll conduct some experiments
> with this marking methodology and I'll hang
> some samples under the hoods of my vehicles.
>
>
> Bob . . .
>
--
Bill Allen
LongEz160 N99BA FD51
CZ4 G-BYLZ EGBJ
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Subject: | Re: Magic marker "robustness" |
At 07:15 AM 9/2/2017, you wrote:
>My Sharpie story.
>
>Some years ago, I flew my LongEz from the UK to the US and on to
>Mojave, where I met Burt Rutan and had him sign the fuselage with a
>sharpie. I was so proud of this that I covered the signature with
>clear plastic vinyl, to protect it.
>
>Although my Ez is always hangared, the signature nevertheless slowly
>faded over the years, to the point of invisibility.....
>
>Bill Allen
Well fooey . . . on two counts.
Burt is one of my heros. Had an opportunity to
contribute to the Voyager project and was
present at both the roll out and victory
parties. He's an amazing individual . . . as
was his desert skunk werks. Sad to loose
that unique artifact.
So, does the pigment 'bleach' with age? Soak
into the surface? As I mentioned earlier, there
are two versions of the Sharpie, one claiming
to be 'permanent'.
Guess we don't yet understand the nature of
the impermanence. I poked around on the 'net
and ran across some reviews of this product
with respect to permanence . . . ordered
some to play with . . .
http://tinyurl.com/yc3r8zpz
Bob . . .
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