RE: [Leica] Black Tape ;-)

["Lee, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Lee@hrcc.on.ca>]

My Sharpies are labelled "Scientific" and ethanol takes it away completely.
Don't know about "Industrial" but I'd bet they all use the same ink.

Jonathan Lee

- -----Original Message-----
From: B. D. Colen [mailto:bdcolen@earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 6:24 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] Black Tape ;-)


I know it will remove "regular" Sharpie, but will it remove "Industrial"
Sharpie?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Lee,
> Jonathan
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 4:11 PM
> To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Black Tape ;-)
>
>
> Dr. BT,
>
> Beware of scotch-wielding fiends who wish to restore your
> Leica to the way
> that it was made: Sharpie ink dissolves in alcohol (methanol
> will do too).
> So you may use your Sharpie with abandon, secure in the
> knowledge that with
> a little squirt of booze and a wipe of underwear, you can make it look
> beautiful again ;-).
>
> Actually, I don't know if 40% alcohol will remove sharpie ink, but 95%
> ethanol will definitely do it.
>
> Jonathan Lee
> -----Original Message-----
> From: B. D. Colen [mailto:bdcolen@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 5:48 AM
> To: Leica-Users@Mejac. Palo-Alto. Ca. Us (E-mail)
> Subject: [Leica] Black Tape ;-)
>
>
> DR. BLACKTAPE HAS GIVEN UP BLACK TAPE...
>
> In favor of a Sanford Sharpie Industrial Super Permanent Ink
> black marker.
> It does a perfect job filling in the white lettering and
> covering the red
> dot. As well as any other markings you might want to
> eliminate. Obviously,
> this is not advised for those who think of their Leicas as stock
> certificates with which they take photos. For those folks,
> Dr. BT would
> still recommend BT. But if your Leica is a tool you plan to
> pass on to your
> kids...Go for the Sharpie...
>