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We have long used Sharpie water-based paint pens (white paint) for writing on dark materials.  Recently, Sharpie discontinued the extra-fine size in white.  Does anyone know of a similar product?  The paint must be water-based acrylic and the tip must be finer than ~0.8mm.

I'm on my last two pens!!
Thanks

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Adam Rountrey
University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology
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Following as well. We have tried substituting with others but no luck

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Evelyn Fidler
Collections Manager
Kings Landing
Prince William NB
(506) 476-1905
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Following as well. We have tried substituting with others but no luck

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Evelyn Fidler
Collections Manager
Kings Landing
Prince William NB
(506) 476-1905
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Following as well. We have tried substituting with others but no luck

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Evelyn Fidler
Collections Manager
Kings Landing
Prince William NB
(506) 476-1905
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Copic used to make an empty pen you could fill with your own paint. However I do not know if the tip is that fine. You can find them online and at art supply stores.

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Brad Bredehoft
CEO
Museum Study, LLC
Minneapolis MN
(612) 790-1645
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Carr-McLean in Canada sells a liquid label in white, you place it over the B72 and write the number in black ink.​

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Evelyn Fidler
Collections Manager
Kings Landing
Prince William NB
(506) 476-1905
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I have started using the white Sakura Gelly Roll in 0.5mm on dark surfaces, sandwiched between layers of B72 and gloss medium. You have to check it on something else to get the ink rolling, but it has been working quite well. I have not been able to find a point smaller than 05, however I do personally find this method to be less visually intrusive than adding black numbers to a layer of white acrylic.

Dawn Munger
Curator of Collections
Riley County Historical Museum
Manhattan, KS
785-565-6490

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Dawn Munger
Curator of Collections
Riley County Historical Museum
Manhattan KS
(785) 565-6490
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Dear All, 

I think someone else mentioned writing the number on a piece of archival acid-free paper and applying that on the object between layers of B-72. We do this as well but instead of writing the number we print it on archival paper. This way there are no mistakes in reading someone's handwriting. We have some objects that were numbered in the past that are difficult to decipher. Printing takes the guess work out of it. For most objects we print at 8 pt but have printed even smaller if needed. 

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Diana Welsh
Collections Manager
Indian Museum of North America at Crazy Horse Memorial
Crazy Horse SD
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When printing the object's number on archival paper, do make sure the ink is waterproof and fadeproof. Black laser printing is fine, but most inkjet printers use dye-based inks which are not waterproof or lightfast. For inkjet printers you need to use their archival quality inks - most printer manufacturers produce a pigment-based, permanent ink range for archival quality printing e.g. Canon's Pigma range, Kodak's Prosper range, HP's Pigment range. Only use black ink to print, do not allow the printer to use the colour inks to simulate black.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes

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Helena Jaeschke
Conservation Development Officer
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Exeter
+44 (779) 221-3217
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-22-2019 14:10
From: Diana Welsh
Subject: Fine tip water-based paint pen?

Dear All,

I think someone else mentioned writing the number on a piece of archival acid-free paper and applying that on the object between layers of B-72. We do this as well but instead of writing the number we print it on archival paper. This way there are no mistakes in reading someone's handwriting. We have some objects that were numbered in the past that are difficult to decipher. Printing takes the guess work out of it. For most objects we print at 8 pt but have printed even smaller if needed.

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Diana Welsh
Collections Manager
Indian Museum of North America at Crazy Horse Memorial
Crazy Horse SD
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When printing the object's number on archival paper, do make sure the ink is waterproof and fadeproof. Black laser printing is fine, but most inkjet printers use dye-based inks which are not waterproof or lightfast. For inkjet printers you need to use their archival quality inks - most printer manufacturers produce a pigment-based, permanent ink range for archival quality printing e.g. Canon's Pigma range, Kodak's Prosper range, HP's Pigment range. Only use black ink to print, do not allow the printer to use the colour inks to simulate black.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes

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Helena Jaeschke
Conservation Development Officer
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Exeter
+44 (779) 221-3217
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I just wanted to point out that while Pigma pens are waterproof and lightfast in my experience Sharpie "permanent" markers are not lightfast. I believe permanent in this instance only means waterproof. In addition to Pigma pens, I have also used Faber-Castell Pitt pens which are India ink-based and thus water and lightfast.

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Samantha Alderson
Conservator
American Museum of Natural History
New York NY
(212) 769-5446
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-25-2019 10:16
From: Sarah Clark
Subject: Fine tip water-based paint pen?

Helena, thanks for this information. I tried looking online for "pigment-based, permanent ink range" cartridges to use with our HP OfficeJet Pro 8610 printer and couldn't find anything that seemed to fit the description. If anyone has a link to the right product that would be a great help. And if we can't find the right kind, is simply writing the number on paper with a Pigma Pen or Sharpie (then placing it between layers of B72) also an acceptable option?

Thanks,

Sarah

Sarah Clark

Curator & Diversity Coordinator

Historic Richmond Town

(718) 351-1611 ext. 272

historicrichmondtown.org

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Historic Richmond Town is a not-for-profit cultural institution of the City of New York

Historic Richmond Town is a not-for-profit cultural institution of the City of New York.  • historicrichmondtown.org  • 718-351-1611 • @hrtown

Original Message------

When printing the object's number on archival paper, do make sure the ink is waterproof and fadeproof. Black laser printing is fine, but most inkjet printers use dye-based inks which are not waterproof or lightfast. For inkjet printers you need to use their archival quality inks - most printer manufacturers produce a pigment-based, permanent ink range for archival quality printing e.g. Canon's Pigma range, Kodak's Prosper range, HP's Pigment range. Only use black ink to print, do not allow the printer to use the colour inks to simulate black.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes

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Helena Jaeschke
Conservation Development Officer
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Exeter
+44 (779) 221-3217
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------Original Message------

I just wanted to point out that while Pigma pens are waterproof and lightfast in my experience Sharpie "permanent" markers are not lightfast. I believe permanent in this instance only means waterproof. In addition to Pigma pens, I have also used Faber-Castell Pitt pens which are India ink-based and thus water and lightfast.

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Samantha Alderson
Conservator
American Museum of Natural History
New York NY
(212) 769-5446
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