What's the most permanent way to color the racing stripe on the Turbos?

[Gribeau]

I just received my first round of the newest revision of the Turbos. I thought that my pervious order would last longer, but it dwindled in a hurry from supplying other people.

Anyway, I'm having some difficulty coloring these big white stripes (no, leaving them white is not an option). I tried using Bic brand permanent markers because there happens to be a rainbow of them in my house already. This has proven to be a less than ideal option. They work great for most things, but the ink doesn't adhere very well to the label on these cartos. I applied four different colors and started filling them for a new vaper. To my dismay, I discovered the color coming off on my hands.

All the colors I tried have a tendency to come off, so it seems safe to say that the other 32 colors I have will encounter the same problem. They dry quickly, but they wipe off without much effort. Touching them too much gets messy.

So... what's the best way to color these things permanently? Really permanently. Permanently as in "will never get on your hands after it dries." Permanently as in "requires sandpaper to remove the color."

 

[thelook]

Try metalic craft tape, it comes in a ton of colors...even black.
It is sticky like tape, and if it comes off just rewrap it.
Takes like 2 sec to do!

 

[lorikay13]

yep....I agree. There is no pen,ink or marker, including permanent paint markers that will withstand e-juice. Stickers or tape is the way to go. Trick is put the stickers on a clean carto before you fill it. I even go so far as to wipe them with rubbing alcholhol first.

 

[lairkeeper]

Hubby uses electrical tape *shrug*

 

[syntaxevasion]

i think I jumped the gun in telling everybody to sharpie them..because after a day it started disappearing like some KGB secret ink! I just color it back in and after a while it kinda retains the color..like a tattoo I guess.. but yes if anybody has a good marker recommendation let us know!

 

[Gribeau]

Well... crap. Wish I'd known about this before I bought so many. I'm surprised that I haven't seen anybody else mention it.

I'm sure the tape suggestions are great for lots of people, thank you for trying to help. Unfortunately, it's not so wonderful for me. I was resigned to coloring those white stripes, but that doesn't add any bulk or leave new seams.

Anybody want to trade turbos with me? I've got 8 packs with the stripes on them, but I'd much rather have the solid black.

 

[Belletrist]

I'm pretty much out of the plain black ones.
That said, I have actually had fairly good luck with writing on cartos with paint markers. I don't do the Turbos because I fill via condom/battery end and the *juice* will take the paint off, but touching with hands won't for quite a long time. You do have to let them dry a good while. I use the ones made by Pilot.

 

[Turbo]

I have plain black ones, let me check on how many. I'd trade if they're unused of course

 

[baldie250]

sharpie makes a SUPER permanent marker that acetone wont even take off. hope that helps

 

[syntaxevasion]

A super sharpie, eh? yeah, that might do the trick

 

[mini_art]

no hope there guys, even crazy glue or nail polish will come off its like its teflon

 

[syntaxevasion]

hahahaha...oh no!

 

[lilred]

Contact paper works great, you know the sticky fake wallpaper stuff. It does add bulk but comes in a variety of designs. I used a black marble design on a white bat and colored cart. looks real cool

 

[bones25]

maybe the racing stripes need to be in the middle??????.....away from condom sites and where liquid would get......then the ink might stay on better

just a thought

 

[kgeiger002]

This is what I do. Mark your carto with a sharpie and then simply wrap clear scotch tape over it.