3 of 5 Stars!
08/27/2019  GASP23
I've personally struggled to get this marker to work well with the stock paint, and I've given multiple markers a large amount of time to break in and get better. I've never been able to get through my 4 letter tag without it going dry, even if I start the first letter with a droplet hanging off of the nib. If you look at the other reviews, I seem to be in the minority with this problem.

These really start to shine for me when you mix in some pilot ink or magic ink. It thins the ink out, giving it the flow it needs, while adding a bit to the opacity. Definitely a great marker after this little mod. You have to take the nib out, pour ink into the nib hole, then take a little needle or chopstick and depress the valve a few times to get it to flow back into the body. It usually takes a few times to achieve the desired color. If the marker runs empty, you can do this same process to refill it with whatever ink you want.

In stock form, I give it 3/5, but you can get it to 4/5 with this little mod.
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 5 of 5 Stars!
08/27/2019  GASP23
Whiteout pens and whiteout style pens take some practice to get used to, but they have a unique character. They're small, convenient to carry and can handle a variety of surfaces. By the time you make it through one, you should have easily gotten the hang of it.

I still think the presto is the king of this category. It's got the nicest feeling body to me. It's the softest. I still really like the AP press n go, but they're not quite as nice in the hand. Those are a bit stiffer if you're into that.

For refilling, you need to pop the top straight out, it doesn't unscrew. I find a 1" wide, very thin metal object such as a ruler helps to pry it off. You can use pliers and yank it, but you'll damage it. Up to you if you don't mind scratches. Refilling the AP press n go is definitely more convenient.

Try mixing some magic ink or pilot ink into it if you are tired of it being white.

It'll work with a variety of refill paints, but you want to use something on the thicker side unless you want insane dripping. OTR soultip paint is fairly drippy, whereas rusto bucket paint is pretty thick so it writes more cleanly. Refills for metal head markers also work really well.

If you've never tried one, $3.50 is a small price to check out this classic item.
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 5 of 5 Stars!
08/27/2019  GASP23
I've tried silver, black, blue, and red.

Classic marker with one of the best nibs of any marker ever made. There's a reason why it's been adopted by the smash KO, krink, and other brands.

The nib is softer than most, giving it a very unique feel and excellent flow. Streakiness is never an issue.

Try refilling it with other inks or mixing in magic ink or pilot ink for cool cross effects.

Silver is beautiful and shiny. One of the best silvers period.

black is very pure and has almost no tinge of other colors.

blue is intense, opaque, and has an almost electric quality to it in bright daylight.

red is actually fairly deep and slightly maroon, in contrast to the blue. also very opaque for a red.

The main flaw of this marker is the small amount of ink. It's only 1/3 full at most.

If you haven't tried one, you need to.
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 2 of 5 Stars!
08/27/2019  GASP23
I've only tried the purple.

It's a big huge alcohol based ink marker with a plastic body. I wasn't impressed by the purple ink. It's not very dark, it's not fade resistant, and it's not even remotely opaque. It isn't streaky. The plastic body is nice in some ways as it won't get dented like a metal body, and if you drop it, it's very quiet.

I would like to try it in black someday, I have a feeling it's better. I may try filling it with OTR hard to buff or something, because I do think the body and nib are totally fine.

to sum it up: Decent marker, lame ink. If it were an empty marker, I'd rate it higher.
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 5 of 5 Stars!
08/27/2019  GASP23
Just as good as the other pilot markers, but with a unique nib that's in between the pilot broad chisel and the super jumbo, and very close to the magic ink glass body nib. The nib material is a soft felt like the magic ink glass body or pilot super jumbo.

It's a great little pocket marker with a big nib compared to its body size. It's harder to open it to refill than the other pilot markers, but it is refillable.
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 5 of 5 Stars!
08/27/2019  GASP23
This is a very simple marker, but it's very effective.

It's a great little size chisel that works very well for stickers.

It comes equipped with the excellent black pilot ink that's both fade resistant and capable of bleeding through being painted over.

When it gets streaky, juice up the wadding and keep going. It'll last for years.

At $2, it's hard to beat the value of this classic.
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 5 of 5 Stars!
08/27/2019  GASP23
This is a very simple marker, but very effective. It's been around for many years, so grab one and try a piece of graffiti history.

The black stripe version (the only one sold here) is xylene based and therefore smelly in enclosed spaces.

The tip is pretty soft, making it easy to write with. It is pretty durable, and can actually be flipped if it gets too beat up.

Black is fairly fade resistant, but the other colors are not, so they're better suited for indoors.

It has no mixing ball and no valve, so it is totally silent, If it's getting streaky, time to juice up the wadding inside. You need to refill it with a flowy ink. You can use the awesome stock pilot ink, but it's also compatible with magic ink or other xylene inks if you wanted to change it up. . Be careful though, as putting too much ink in will make it leak. If you can turn the body upside down (just the metal body and wadding, no tip) for 30 seconds with no dripping, you will be safe.

At $3.50, it's easily the best value for a jumbo marker that's ready to go right when you grab it.
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 5 of 5 Stars!
08/27/2019  GASP23
This is a great product, simple and effective.

I got a few of these in mix packs, and I have been very fond of them for blackbooks and stickers. They have the awesome magic ink black, but in a nice small bullet tip, similar to the pilot bullet tip. It's a great companion to get the fine details that the glass bodies can't achieve. Since I have more than one, I like to keep one very sharp and fresh and one with a beat up tip, allowing for finer and wider lines.
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 5 of 5 Stars!
08/27/2019  GASP23
I've only tried red.

This is a great streaker. It's smaller than a sakura or AP solid, but it's also a bit cheaper. It's very soft, definitely competitive with the AP solid for the softest and butteriest streaker. The ganko streaker has excellent opacity and fast dry time, just like its competitors. I also think that its body is less conspicuous than other streakers, looking more like a regular pen or marker. This is aided by the Japanese label, which is indiscernible to most people.

Unlike a sakura, you can freely retract the stick back as much as you like, and the advance/retract mechanism feels smoother and requires less force than any other I've tried. The cap is also a nice click on style, rather than the press-fit of other brands, making it easier to remove. I think we've all had a sakura or ap solid cap get stuck for a moment, which is a minor complaint, but worth mentioning.

My biggest criticism is the small color palette. Sakura and AP solids come in many more colors. However, if you're looking for one of these 5 classic colors, try one out. I don't think you'll be disappointed. I'll definitely be back when I'm looking for more.
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 5 of 5 Stars!
08/27/2019  GASP23
I've tried every color except the pale orange, yellow ochre, and olive green in marker form, but in bottle form, I've tried black, blue, red, purple, and white.

Every Color Except White:

This is a great line of dye ink. very stainy and bleeds through, but also versatile and will mix into many oil and alcohol based paints. I've successfully mixed it with pentel presto and white shorty, daiso correction pens, uni paints, texta 950s, rustoleum bucket paint (in a press n go), OTR soultip paint,

The ink works well for bombing, but is also very suited for slaps and blackbooks. On paper, the ink can blend pretty well due to its slower drying time, which is caused by the xylene base. The downside to this is that the ink can spread outward from where it is applied, making it less precise if applied heavily on porous surfaces.

The black is fairly fade resistant, but the other colors unfortunately are not. This is pretty much universal to dye inks, they all fade in the sun fairly quickly. I think they do better than OTR flowpen ink, though.

This product is typical of Xylene based markers and inks in that it is smelly. You definitely want to have some ventilation when using it indoors.


White Only:

This is a decent white paint/pigment ink that requires a pump action marker. It flows fairly well and behaves similarly to Uni paint white. I liked it best in the AP hit n go 8mm marker, but also works well in the bullet tip ones. I find that it separates in the nib, so when you want to get the marker going again, you need to pump it a bunch and write it around on some scratch paper until it is back up to full opacity.

This paint actually has a nicer smell than most oil based paints. it is an oddly nice sweet smell (compared to others) and is definitely unique from uni paint, deco color, and pentel white. I still recommend some ventilation wile using it.

5/5, this is a great product, and while I have some criticisms, I find myself using it all the time. Definitely a must try.
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 5 of 5 Stars!
08/27/2019  GASP23
I've tried every color except the pale orange, yellow ochre, and olive green.

These are great little markers, with a fairly large chisel tip in comparison to the size of the body. The nib is similar in size to a UNI PX-30, but the texture of the tip is close to the Pilot jumbo. They aren't fine points, but can still find good use on slaps and in blackbooks. On paper, they can blend pretty well due to their slower drying time, which is caused by the xylene ink base. The downside to this is that the ink can spread outward from where it is applied, making it less precise if applied heavily.

I find them a little awkard to hold, but they're also very cutty and easy to conceal.

The black is fairly fade resistant, but the other colors unfortunately are not. This is pretty much universal to dye inks, they all fade in the sun fairly quickly. I think they do better than OTR flowpen ink, though.

These markers are typical of Xylene based markers and inks in that they are smelly. You definitely want to have some ventilation when using them.

5/5, these are a great product, and while I have some criticisms, I find myself using them all the time. Definitely a must try.
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 5 of 5 Stars!
08/26/2019  GASP23
I used this marker with OTR flowpen ink.

I was totally satisfied. Using a really wide nib like this takes some practice, as it is easy to end up not getting a full width stroke if you don't put pressure evenly across the nib. With flowpen ink, the marker never streaks. Unfortunately, I can't speak for its performance with thicker inks.

the bottom fill cap is very convenient and saves a lot of mess.
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 5 of 5 Stars!
08/26/2019  GASP23
Great marker. It's functionally got two great sizes, ~3mm and ~8mm, and can be flared a bit bigger. Both are great for slaps and blackbook/canvas.

The nib is very soft, softer than the standard 15mm nib material. I think this is one of the marker's greatest strengths, helping it break in nicely and avoid streakiness.

I have used them with OTR soultip paint and with magic ink white. Both work great in this marker. I'm confident that anything runnier would also work perfectly.
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 5 of 5 Stars!
08/26/2019  GASP23
This is a great product, and I consider art primo's line of mops to be the gold standard.

It can be squeezed to crazy drips or carefully used for clean lines and everything in between. The tip is fairly durable, but not invincible. Choose your spots carefully or you'll be swapping nibs often. However, hitting a rough spot is not an instant death sentence.

I mostly use them with OTR soultip paint, sometimes mixed with OTR flowpen ink.

I'm a fan of both this shape and the drip mop mini, but this is my favorite. To me, the fat, stubby shape is very comfortable to use, and finding the right amount of pressure to use comes very naturally. I find it more drippy than the drip mop mini, requiring a gentler touch to avoid getting drippy, but can still remain clean if you want. Comparing again to the drip mop mini, this one is fatter, but can still fit in a pants pocket if they're baggy, and easily fit into a small bag like a fanny pack or in a jacket hand pocket. Its short stubby shape is easier to conceal in your fist than longer markers or mops.

5/5, I don't really think I could ask for more.
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 5 of 5 Stars!
08/26/2019  GASP23
This is a great product, and I consider art primo's line of mops to be the gold standard.

It can be squeezed to crazy drips or carefully used for clean lines and everything in between. The tip is fairly durable, but not invincible. definitely choose your spots carefully or you'll be swapping nibs often. However, hitting a rough spot is not an instant death sentence.

I'm a fan of both this shape and the 2 oz. mop. This one is slimmer and fits nicely in a pants pocket or a slim bag, but still has a nice capacity. I find it less drippy than the 2 oz. mop, requiring more intentional squeezing to get the same amount of drips, but it can still get very drippy.
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 4 of 5 Stars!
08/26/2019  GASP23
This product really grew on me over time. At first, it can seem very snaggy, and can write very streaky. However, if you give it some practice, these things can be very effective. Much like a mop, the thickness of the paint has a lot to do with how hard you need to squeeze it. At the same time, the harder you're squeezing it, the more you can press down on the surface itself without scraping the center of the strokes. It will all come to you with trial and error.

I've mainly tried two fills: rustoleum white bucket paint mixed with green pilot ink to a mint green color and pink OTR soultip paint. The rustoleum is great, but requires a pretty tight squeeze to maintain enough flow. Because of this, you have to write very slowly if you want any dripping, which is fine by me. Soultip paint is much runnier, and it is easy to get drips. It requires a much gentler touch than the other fill.

If you clog the tip and cannot get it back to normal through flushing it with solvent, you can carefully use pliers to pull the metal tip out of the plastic screw lid. This will cause the spring and plunger to come out, and you can clean all the parts and pick whatever debris there is out of it, then reassemble. Be careful not to crush any of the parts while using the pliers, or you will ruin the marker permanently.

As for criticism, I think that the pentel presto that is it modeled after has a better feeling body that is easier to squeeze and slightly larger. If they were able to mimic that more closely, I think it would be better. I also think that the filler neck of the body is too narrow. It is hard to fill without using a dropper, and it is hard to find a mixing ball that will fit into it. I have found success using the balls that are inside of skateboard bearings. It is nice that you can unscrew it rather than having to pop it open like the presto, but it isn't that big of a hassle to do so on a presto.

4/5. Great product and I recommend it, but I think it could be a little better.
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 4 of 5 Stars!
08/25/2019  GASP23
I've tried white, black, blue, and silver.

Compared to AP and sakura solid markers, these are more dense, and require a little more pressure when writing. However, they can still get great results. The lack of a plastic body and cap is inconvenient, but also a large part of why these are half the price of other solid markers. You will want a small plastic bag or tube to put this in, or else you are going to make a horrible mess of whatever pocket you put this marker into. I find that these do better on wet surfaces than other streakers. These develop a skin on the outside, and you need to peel it off before it will write. You can peel it off with your fingers (a bit more reliable) or rub it on a rough surface to scrape it off. The skin will come back after a day or two of not using it, and you just need to peel again.

I definitely recommend them if you're looking for a cheap alternative to ap/sakura solid markers or if you want better performance on wet surfaces.

I give a 4/5 because it is definitely not as convenient to use as other solid markers, but it is still great for what it is.
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 5 of 5 Stars!
08/25/2019  GASP23
I've tried the white, purple, yellow, and neon green colors.

It's exactly what you'd expect from a streaker. Great opacity, writes on rough surfaces well, but gives nicer, smoother looking strokes on smoother surfaces. Compared to others, It's a bit softer than a sakura, and similarly buttery to the ganko streaker and sharpie meanstreak. It is a bit longer than a sakura, but similar in size to a meanstreak. Unlike sakuras, you can retract these back if you advance the paint stick too far.

If you're going to get some sakuras, definitely consider some of these instead. Both are great products, but I think these have some advantages.
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 4 of 5 Stars!
08/25/2019  GASP23
I got a white one. The paint is rather thick, so you gotta squeeze it pretty good to avoid hollow or streaky looking strokes. Great opacity/durability. I think it would be a little more ideal if it were a bit thinner. Still recommend it if you're looking for a heavy duty paint.

see my review on the AP drip mop mini for the mop itself.
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