Mmm hard to buff ink.....

 

mmmmmm garvey

 

anyone got ant otr modifications? im getting all the minis tomaro, got the htb ink 2day

 

i read on this thread a while back that when you use a shoe polish bottle for a mop and you let the shoe polish go through the nib it fucks up ur marker. is that true cus i made 1 and the ink doesnt come out that fast and it doesnt work as well as i expected. do i need to get a new nib? also i got some ink from a stationary store. what should i mix with it to make it better?

 

you can clean the nib with water and rubbing alcohol. if you want it to dry fast throw it in the clothes dryer for about 3 minutes.
works with zig nibs too.
if your ink is waterbased you cant do much to make it better, but leather dye may work and a small amount of brake fluid will work. (dot3)
if its alcohol based there is a whole slew of things you could do to make it better.
i would suggest using stamp pad ink because it stains pretty good and its cheap and easy to find (sanford brand is available at most office depot or max chain stores)
the only problem with that is that it doesnt dry fast at all, unless its like super sunny out.
or just buy some ink from the internet. bombingscience carries lots of inks and paints for mops and they also take money orders.


if you really want the link to the baby blue site you can pm me, but to be honest they only ship to canada, and most of their products cost more than on bombingscience, even when converted to american currency.

and the graphics on that site are so lame.
and macdre thank you for the markers. they came pretty fast. word up kid, mad props.

 

never used garvey i heard it was the shit..

 

yeah it stains real hard i got a 16 oz bottle of it

 

i just recieved a blue markal paint stick and a fat ass black "pro-max."

the paint stick is ok but the packaging is shitty.

the pro max is very nice.

 

hey i was thinkin of grabbin a zig biggie 50,but i noticed that it sed on the marker that it wasnt refillable.Does it just say that or can u just twist off the top and refill it?

 

i've only ever made one of my own markers... although it turned out good.
you will need a chapstick, candle (or other form of wax), felt chalkboard eraser, an eyedropper, glue, and whatever ink you choose to use.

clean the chapstick out of the container, then dry it out and melt a relatively thick layer of wax along the inside bottom of the container, to seal it. use the eyedropper to fill the container with your ink. cut a strip from the chalkboard eraser. different brands have different thicknesses/densities. a less dense one will drip more and you'll run out of ink quicker, and the opposite for a denser one. cut an appropriate size of eraser felt to fit in the top of the container, and seal it with some good glue, or even the wax if you want.

refilling can be a bitch, you can either tear out the nib, refill, then glue it back, or cut/drill a small hole in the side, large enough for the eyedropper to just fit inside, but small enough to be sealed easily.

 

so can u refill one?

*a Zig Biggie 50

 

yeah u can refill it
get a xxl mtn marker those r cooler and have better colors than the zig
better yet get an ultra wide marker off of art primo dot com

 

i just got the free markal jumbo (otr size) in orange, its not so great.
ink dont flow.
need to be broken in or sumthin.

 

but i cant rack a mtn hey beefgerky how long did it take 2 get ur stuff? i called them like a month ago??

 

o shit ur gonna rack that lucky i wish mi store sold that thing they use to sell 30 mm ones buh now they dont cus hella ppl stole em like me buh i only stole two

 

i had to ditch my oldschool shoe polish marker yesterday so i was in a hurry today and threw a marker together that didnt work out too bad.

1. Get an empty medicine bottle. I just went to the cabnit and pored some old pills into another bottle with the same meds.

2. Poor your favorite ink in (check ink recepie thread).

3. Find an old washcloth or sock. This'll be your nib. Make sure it's the puffiest cloth you can find so it'll retain mosture. You might be able to try a crappy sweater from grandma hah, but that might be a little too drippy. Then cut the cloth into a smaller shape that can cover the top of the medicine bottle plus about halfway down the sides [or more].

4. Place the cloth over and pull tightly. Then tape it tightly with electrical tape, or I'm sure ductape would work just as well.

5. Put it in a plastic bag and you should be all set, but I had trouble getting a clean tag, so i would suggest poking a few holes in the cloth to make the ink flow better.

peace
also, If your nib on your shoe pollish marker is fucked up you can try using the same method as above. I just put the cloth over the nib and tape it down to where the cap goes on.

 

your poblem may be the "penis" thing in the nib. it slows down the ink flow so u have to squeez like a mother fucker. I just took mine out, but it ended up being wayyy too messy, so right now i have a peice of washcloth taped with electric tape over the nib.

see the post above

 

well i got mine 2day,but it kinda seems like the 50 is too big for too many things.u either make too thin or too big.do you like your thirty better than a 50?

 

wont know untill you try