Sharpie art on discs?

[Lewis]

No I'm not an artist. I traced this because a friend asked me to. Sorry to disappoint.

Maybe others have some stuff they could post?

[g-sauce]

i havent begun to dye my discs yet but i have had experience with sharpie on discs. ill post one that my gf drew, no its not gonna be a mona lisa but i think its sweet and thats all that matters.

as for which plastics hold the sharpie: i know for a fact that Innova's DX line will rub/scratch/othewise come off in a hurry. however the artwork on my JLS Millenium plastic has yet to be disturbed by the elements. and my signatures on both champion and star plastics have also heldup well.

all in all if you cant afford, or are otherwise unable to do a dye job, sharpie is the way to go. it also comes off fairly well with goo-gone although it leaves a ghost on some plastics (namely Champion)... i havent tried any other removal methods (nail polish remover?).

there are quite the number of different styles, colors, and types of sharpie out there so drawing possibilities are close to endless.

[solomon.trenton]

Originally Posted by bongripper0420

I dont mark my discs, but Ive found alot of water logged discs with sharpie intact. Also, Ive tried to remove the sharpie with different chemicals and have had no luck. I think it permenant.

how does plastic become waterlogged?

[A.Mutt]

heres a sharpied Star Beast that I had received in a trade and since traded to another member from here.

pretty good example as to what to expect in terms of fading.

[tbird888]

That fading looks sweet. That's a great idea for a dye.

[solomon.trenton]

Originally Posted by A.Mutt

heres a sharpied Star Beast that I had received in a trade and since traded to another member from here.

pretty good example as to what to expect in terms of fading.

thats pretty good woodwork....

[Lewis]

Nice wood-grain effect. I wonder if anyone has ever actually tried making a dg-playable disc on a lathe. Might be pretty hard to do, but there are so many different densities of wood you could probably find something that would fly, if only as a conversation piece.

[Maverick3324]

Originally Posted by g-sauce

i havent begun to dye my discs yet but i have had experience with sharpie on discs. ill post one that my gf drew, no its not gonna be a mona lisa but i think its sweet and thats all that matters.

as for which plastics hold the sharpie: i know for a fact that Innova's DX line will rub/scratch/othewise come off in a hurry. however the artwork on my JLS Millenium plastic has yet to be disturbed by the elements. and my signatures on both champion and star plastics have also heldup well.

all in all if you cant afford, or are otherwise unable to do a dye job, sharpie is the way to go. it also comes off fairly well with goo-gone although it leaves a ghost on some plastics (namely Champion)... i havent tried any other removal methods (nail polish remover?).

there are quite the number of different styles, colors, and types of sharpie out there so drawing possibilities are close to endless.

Pure acetone is money for removing Sharpie from any disc except Discraft Elite X, I have no idea why it doesn't work on Elite X, but it doesn't. Just make sure that you dispose of the acetone properly (NOT DOWN THE DRAIN) and use rubber gloves. Also be careful not to smear the acetone or any bit onto the stamp because that will cause the stamp to be removed.

As a side note, I have also found that for whatever reason Sharpie will not stay on the Aerobie Epic. I have written my name in Sharpie on that disc numerous times and it always seems to rub off after a couple rounds. Anybody else have this issue?

[Lewis]

Now I'm getting tempted to commission an artist to do sharpie designs on my discs. I wonder how much I'd have to offer a local artist to draw on a circle of plastic.

[MotoDj]

epic with ink, not gonna happen
i tried 2 markers, 4 pens - all wipe off with your fingers pretty easy...

i did dye mine too, soaked it for hours in the dye, didnt take the dye too well, but its permanent, way better than dx dyes

i want to know what pen Innova uses to mark their x-outs
that shh... stuff is permanent