Very poor luck with the sharpie pens, they "sort of" work, even the special red ones only "sort of work". They come off in the tank. (bubbling HCl/H2O2)
Best I have found is nail polish...
Even better is the toner, so most times it easier to reprint and re-transfer the board than to fix a bad one.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Dave Bobb <dave.bobb@...> wrote:
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> Yes, the ones we use at work are "red" label black sharpies. Ore
> specifically, industrial acid resistant. It takes forever to scrub
> these off with 91% alcohol.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Apr 28, 2010, at 10:21 AM, "Tony Smith" <ajsmith@...>
> wrote:
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> > > Has anybody had lucks using Sharpies as resist-ink? Are there any
> > > recommendations on something better?
> >
> > I think it's the red ones that work.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
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