paint marker

[Nickwells]

Does anyone know if using a paint marker would throw off a disc's weight and make it squirrelly?

[Donovan]

I use the Sharpie ones for my Black DISCWING discs and have had no issues at all.

[nosajeel99]

I've used them before just to write on and didn't notice any difference in flight.

I didn't paint the whole disc, so if that is your intention, my guess is that it would change the flight.

[brokenfixed]

my question is about spray painting disc. Not exactly throwing 3 coats all over the thing but logo/stencils and whatnot. I sorta was talking about this in the other thread and figued I could discuss it here a bit better.

I honestly dont care about the specific rule book and tournament competitions, I just play for fun, and would like another medium for my stencils.

Just for discussion, I wish this specific rule was written with more speculation as to what a "detectable thinkness" is

"Discs excessively sanded or painted with a material of detectable thickness are illegal."

A light coating of mud or dirt/dust on a disc could be counted as the same thickness as a coat of paint. (im sure theres a rule about mud) But I could see if we were talking about a thick latex or a texturing paint, something that could be peeled off in large portions. But a dusting of krylon cant make that much of a difference. To get paint off you have to sand it which means its of little thickness. As for flight characteristics its not as much difference as a chip or gash. Especially because the actual factor logos and markings have a "detectable thickness" to a certain extent. If you can rub them off with goo gone then that means its on top of the surface and pigmented/dyed into the material.

Which by the way seems debatable too. If you were to dye a disc and let that disc sit in the dye and allow it to soak up into the material, you'd be changing the weight/volume of the disc to a certain extent.

[Nickwells]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/nickwells/IMG00244.jpg

Something like that. I found the disc & it didn't have any info on the bottom... just a lame anarchy sign so I drew a lil character with paint makers. I hope it doesn't mess up the flight characteristics 'cause I like it a lot.

[Texconsinite]

That's a cool-looking disc. Props on the little character dude!

[Nickwells]

Thanks. I try to put him on all my discs. My way of marking my disc.