Development of technologies in the field of the chemical industry invariably entails the emergence of new products in various industries. The production of stationery is no exception. Relatively recently, such a thing as a permanent marker appeared in everyday life. What is it, what are its distinctive features or properties, how to choose the right one - let's try to summarize the information available.
In order to understand what a permanent marker is and “what it is eaten with”, it is quite reasonable to consider all representatives of this class. So what are markers as such? A marker, if we start from the very meaning of the word, is a device for marking, marking. Many do not find in them any fundamental difference from all known felt-tip pens. It probably is. The only difference is that the markers are not so diverse in color (debatable), they allow you to write on various surfaces, they have an increased line thickness and are not used for drawing (children fundamentally disagree with the last statement).
Modern industry is ready to offer the consumer several types of these colored "tap":
- text (designed for notes on paper);
- lacquer;
- permanent (water and alcohol based);
- markers-removers (allow you to correct inscriptions and marks);
- erasable (chalk and whiteboard markers);
- markers for decorative works (liquid applications, creating three-dimensional patterns on fabric, for example).
The number of types and applications is amazing. In this regard, the question arises: a permanent marker - what is it? Let's figure it out. As can be gleaned from most sources, a permanent marker is a writing implement that allows indelible writing on any surface. At the same time, the line applied by the marker does not spread (neither on paper, nor on wood, nor on metal), the paint is resistant to sunlight, high temperatures, and mechanical stress. The thickness of the tip can vary within a fairly wide range (from 0.6 mm to 1.5 - 2 cm). As you can see, the choice of permanent markers is quite wide, and everyone can find the most suitable for their needs.
In conclusion, I would like to touch on the question - how to erase this highly stable trace from the surface?
- The first way is to buy a special tool at the same time as buying a marker, which will allow you to effortlessly remove all traces of the former presence of a colorful mark and will not destroy the surface.
- If there is nothing more suitable at hand, and the surface from which you want to erase the traces of the marker is sufficiently resistant to mechanical stress, you canuse a mixture of baking soda and toothpaste (gel toothpaste is useless, use regular toothpaste).
- Some automotive degreasers do the job quite well.
- You can try alcohol or nail polish remover.
- Sometimes you can use hairspray (not tested firsthand). Varnish is sprayed onto the stain, after which it is washed off with cold water.
