Why oh why do people write their name on their test gear in permanent marker? Why?
To remove the permanent marker on your equipment, get a Dry White wall Marker and scribble over the permanent marker and you will see it begin to lift off. Wipe it off with a suitable dry cloth and repeat if necessary, this method works for me nicely.
Dried Sharpie is 100% IPA soluble.
However, some materials people write on have a chemical reaction with the carrier which makes the dye more or less permanent. A lot of people don't know this; one assembly line gig I worked doing QC & rework, the soda machine was just plain horrible. It stole your money about every 3rd time; and of course it was the only source of non-water refreshment anywhere near the work floor. I noticed immediately (being still pretty much a
Mountain Dew powered teenage punk even in my twenties at the time) and politely requested through the usual chain of command that they call their vendor & have it serviced. One day about 3 weeks later, when it stole my last pocketful of change, I got fed up and wrote across the textured metal above the coin slot with Sharpie "This machine steals your money. Please fix it."
Good lord, you'd have thought I kicked the owner in the balls... an hour later, they called me into the big boss's office, having a shit-fit about the "permanent marker" on the machine. The floor foreman said he tried everything to get it off; Zep, Windex, even Brillo pad.
"Good. Your vendor will know how to clean it. Hopefully nobody on the factory floor will be ripped off in the meantime. I've asked nicely 6 times that you call them out."
"We don't have a vendor; we own the machine and stock it."
"So... you've known about this machine stealing from your employees for how long? It was effed-up when I got here almost a month ago." *Long uncomfortable silence*
"I don't care about that; I care about the vandalism on my soda machine."
"You don't care...? Then you are a thief. I'll fix the vending machine; follow me."
I open the First-Aid cabinet right in the same room, take out one alcohol prep-pad, and wipe the offending warning from the front of the machine. I turn to the shop foreman: "You're an idiot." Then to both of them: "I don't work for idiots and thieves. Fuck both of you, and I will describe in great detail these events as well as the obscene hours with no breaks you expect of your workers in my closing paperwork with Hawkins Personnel. I doubt they will continue funneling hapless workers into your meat grinder for very much longer."
10 minutes later I was rolling my toolcart down the hall with the floor foreman as an escort. I'd like to be able to say assembly line 2 went down just then (as it did approximately every 36 hours due to the boss's refusal to replace the ASIC panel with something that could handle the abuse); but alas it waited until I was well off the property. I just let the phone ring and continued to fill out my paperwork.
Acetone, Xylene, Citrus Goo remover and IPA - FAILED Not fussed particularly but a pain if I decide to sell it on.
Case in point... (pun intended) Actually, I think the material FLUKE used for their yellow holsters was deliberately chosen for this property as a selling point to institutional clients. The holster on my Ragu 17B (presumably manufactured in material chosen for cost above all other considerations) appears completely impervious to permanent marker.
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