What’s the best permanent marker to use on wet, oily, rough, or dusty surfaces? This Tool Craze video tests a regular Sharpie, a Sharpie Pro, and a Milwaukee Inkzall pen on different kinds of surfaces. No single pen is a clear winner. You should choose a pen based on where you’ll be using it.
Results summary:
INK DENSITY
1st place: Regular Sharpie (darkest, most solid ink)
2nd place: Milwaukee Inkzall (ink is a little purplish, but adequately dark)
3rd place: Sharpie Pro (a little faded, compared to the Inkzall, but still ok)
INK OUTPUT
1st place: Milwaukee Inkzall
2nd place: Sharpie Pro
3rd place: Regular Sharpie (a close 3rd)
LAMINATE FLOORING TEST
3-way tie (all three smeared)
PLASTIC JUG
1st place: Sharpie Pro (did not smear, the other two pens smeared)
CERAMIC TILE
3-way tie (all 3 smeared when first applied)
METAL
3-way tie (ink dried on contact)
DUSTY LAMINATE FLOORING TEST
3-way tie (all three aced the test)
WET LAMINATE FLOORING TEST
1st place: Milwaukee Inkzall
2nd place: Sharpie Pro
3rd place: Regular Sharpie (easily wiped off)
OILY LAMINATE FLOORING TEST
1st place: Regular Sharpie
2nd place: Milwaukee Inkzall
3rd place: Sharpie Pro (easy to wipe off completely)
WET TILE
1st place: Sharpie Pro
2nd place: Milwaukee Inkzall (left a faint mark)
3rd place: Regular Sharpie (left no mark)
DURABILTY ON ROUGH SURFACE (Cinder Block)
1st place: Sharpie Pro (tip very durable)
2nd place tie: Milwaukee Inkzall and Regular Sharpie (worn down to nub)
-- Mark Frauenfelder
Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Markers
$6 / Dozen
Sharpie Pro Fine Point Permanent Markers
$8 / Dozen
Milwaukee Inkzall Jobsite Fine Point Black Permanent Marker
$28 / Dozen
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