Customer Reviews

Sharpie Metallic 4 PACK

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If you like shiny things you'll like this. This is not flat silver, but glittery silver. People with a shiny affinity tend to have a shorter attention span so this needed to be stated first.

Writes on almost anything.. and if the ink sticks it is highly legible.

Perfect for labeling CD/DVD. Don't waste money on "special" disc burning label pens. I have used sharpies on burned CDs for many years and not a single damage issue.

I primarily use the silver sharpie to write notes on power bricks [for electronics]. While a twist-tie label can be removed by gremlins silver sharpie model-X, volt/amp Y information is there to stay forever.. or longer than anyone I know will live.

Another great pen -- not available in this item set -- is a UV ink pen. Those are great for [1] returning items to be sure you actually get a new item, and to [2] help others identify 'returned as defective' merchandise.

Silver sharpies have a similar use to UV pens: marking owneership, but in a not-subtle way. I have also used silver sharpie to mark items as defective before returning as defective.

Metal
rubber
plastic .. from saran to high density
sports gear
shoes
paper
skin
children
fingernails if you should be so inclined
hair
glass (yes, glass is a plastic)
cotton
synthetic clothing
elastic waistbands
party cups
post-it notes for high contrast
party gear [dj, lan, or otherwise]
playdo
drywall
painted walls
LCD screens :sigh:
other sharpie pens -- to discourage misplacement

I don't normally write reviews for magic markers but I am for this one only because of the following:

For years I've been trying to figure out why magic marker companies like Sharpie don't offer the color white. Why white, well because like you, I've had many black items which I needed to write information on. And I'm too lazy to use a label maker. Besides, there are certain things that labels will lose their adhesion on. Example: Certain components in the engine compartment of your vehicle. Another example would be tires. The list is endless.

I've read info. online that indicates that due to the pigment properties of the color white the manufacturers cannot make a white marker which would be useable.

About 10 yrs. ago I called Sharpie's cust. service folks and asked why they don't make a white marker and the agent said, "You know what? That's a very good question. I'll look into this and get back to you. Never heard a thing from them.

Anyway this silver metallic marker is the next best thing to white. I have been marking and labeling a lot of black items and it works great. It doesn't smear or fade out.

The marker worked better than I thought possible. It is perfect for what I needed it to do. Dries quick and is very legible on the black surface.

I defiantly recommend them!

So far these markers are holding up very well and have not dried up. I really like the silver color, although keep in mind that the tip while initially at a point does get compressed down into a more broad shape after significant use.

Everyone can use a sharpie! I use both the black and the silver to mark clothing and tupperwear. The silver also works great to number your firearm magazines. Why mark the magazine? So when it starts malfunctioning you know what magazine number it is and can mark it as a range mag or replace the spring. Cheap and high utility.

Used these to personalize flash drives for Christmas. Worked great! Smooth writing, and shows up beautifully on black plastic. Very happy.

As someone who likes to keep my vehicle in good shape, I found that living at a place with curb side parking was not the best idea... I have some scrapes on my Nissan Altima OEM lustre 19" wheels. This marker matches that almost perfectly, and lightens the finish up until the scraches are almost not noticeable.

Otherwise, they're great for writing on dark objects, and cover just as well as any other sharpie. They last a long time compared to some of the old bad smelling metallic markers that were out years ago. I always keep several on hand, and at least one in my car detail bag.

The pens are good quality but I have noticed that the markings fade on clothes after not too many washings if you use them to mark dark clothes. The black pens, by comparison, hold up much better in the wash.

Very good quality. I expected the mark to be just a little more "metallic" than it is but, am still pleased.

These are excellent markers to permanently write on dark surfaces such as plastic. For example, to write your name on a powertool or bottom of a computer.