Does writing on them with an ink pen work? One reviewer said after a week, the ink soaks into the rubber itself leaving an ugly, untidy, smeared word. Is this correct? Has anyone compared these tags to the Dotz Cord Identifiers or the Unitag Snap Tag...
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Some of mine smeared. Best to put them on first. Write on them. And give it ample time to dry.
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cody , i have never used the pen .....just the pads, and they have workied very well...wish i could be more help.....bill
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i wrote them on my cellphone once, it works nicely; but the ink is soft and rubbery to the touch. it could be scratched off though.
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Mine work fine. Let me verify... Yes I am on my second black. Truth be told I feel like I'm getting about 50-75% of the ink of OEM but for the price It works. Sorry to hear that you've had trouble. Do a head cleaning with an old cart.Hope this helped.Tommy :)
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hello, I just tested these on two of my txtbks. I have pics if you want to see.... I have a "heavy hand" when highlighting, I tend to pause at the end of the hightlight~ with the green this will leave a tiny, darker dot. Yellow, does not do this. No bleed thru, have not had any probs since purchasing. VERY bright, too.
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I have had no problems with them. I cut off the tag instead of tearing it, and it seems to be okay. good luck
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yes they are rewritable until you permanently write them. there are options to write onto tags and permanently write onto tags. however, i have never wrote permanently (just in case)
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If you do not go very fast! :) I had one on my vehicle but it wasn't long before I noticed it was gone... assuming rain/weather and speed played a part of the loss but canot be completly sure. The magnet sheets are not water proof, even if layered with clear laminate so Ink will bleed if it gets wet in rain.
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I did once accidentally run them through my inkjet, and the ink smeared badly. Only use them in a laser. However, you can mark on them with a Sharpie if you are just looking for a weatherproof label and don't have a laser.
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Tested myself using everclear (95% ethenol), the ink falls right off the paper. A side note permanent marker was no better, maybe even a little worse.
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Mine register as they have ink. But for me my printer hasn't printed right since I put them in. Even after returning to the regular cartridges now. I have to take it in to be looked at.
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They do not smear on paper or porous surfaces , but do on non-porous surfaces such as plastic, metal, painted wood, etc.If you leave the pen in one place, it will bleed through to the other side, but in normal writing, it won't (on regular paper). If you are using very thin paper (tissue paper, onion skin paper, etc.) it will bleed through, just like any other marker.
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Several years ago I spoke with someone at one of the CDR companies. I asked if I needed to use a special CD marker to write on the CD's. I was told, "No" and that a Sharpie was the way to go and to not let the ink "pool" on the CD.
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I write with fountain pens all the time, and the ink from these pens dries as fast as any other fountain pen. If you rub your finger across it right away, it will smudge, but in just a few seconds the ink is dry. Of course with any ink, the nature of the paper or other medium will have s significant influence on how fast the ink drys and how well it will write.
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They are white inkjet and they do not hold ink well. Any slight bit of moisture or even touching with fingers, AFTER drying, and the ink will smudge/bleed or completely wipe off. If you want a professional looking product that doesn't have this issue, use their watershield versions instead. They are comparable to the Primera Tuffcoat Extreme discs, but cheaper. I don't recommend these specific ones for anything professional (IE: if you are selling CDs in packaging or as a service). If you don't care about being able to rub the ink completely off or getting destroyed from moisture, then they'll work fine and store data/audio like any other CD-R. They are white inkjet and they do not hold ink well. Any slight bit of moisture or even touching with fingers, AFTER drying, and the ink will smudge/bleed or completely wipe off. If you want a professional looking product that doesn't have this issue, use their watershield versions instead. They are comparable to the Primera Tuffcoat Extreme discs, but cheaper. I don't recommend these specific ones for anything professional (IE: if you are selling CDs in packaging or as a service). If you don't care about being able to rub the ink completely off or getting destroyed from moisture, then... » Read More They are white inkjet and they do not hold ink well. Any slight bit of moisture or even touching with fingers, AFTER drying, and the ink will smudge/bleed or completely wipe off. If you want a professional looking product that doesn't have this issue, use their watershield versions instead. They are comparable to the Primera Tuffcoat Extreme discs, but cheaper. I don't recommend these specific ones for anything professional (IE: if you are selling CDs in packaging or as a service). If you don't care about being able to rub the ink completely off or getting destroyed from moisture, then they'll work fine and store data/audio like any other CD-R. « Show Less
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I have written on wet paper and have rubbed it with a wet sponge. The ink stayed and wrote well. The paper gave out before the writing did.
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I found that regular sharpies worked better, actually. It seems these markers wore off far more quickly...sadly. I have a few mugs that I did this past summer that still have designs on them. I put my cups through the dishwasher, intentionally, to test the durability. I have to say, regular sharpies work better.