Do those sharpie pens hurt the CDR's?
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Do those sharpie pens hurt the CDR's?
OK, this fear goes back some years.
For a while the Maxell blank CDR's came with their very own colored
felt pin marker that was supposed to *not* hurt the CDR in any way.
Now, my little pens are running out of ink.
Is it ok for me to use a standard sharpie on CDR's?
or does some hidden element in the ink chemistry ultimately
degrade the disc?
For a while the Maxell blank CDR's came with their very own colored
felt pin marker that was supposed to *not* hurt the CDR in any way.
Now, my little pens are running out of ink.
Is it ok for me to use a standard sharpie on CDR's?
or does some hidden element in the ink chemistry ultimately
degrade the disc?
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It has been said that oil-based ink can chemically degrade the plastic over time and cause data loss on CDR's. The "CDR safe" pens used waterbased ink.
I've never seen anything definitive on it.
Personally I've been writing on discs with sharpie's for years and never had any problems, but if you want to be really really sure your stuff is safe, use archival dics (made by MAM-A) and don't use oil based ink.
I've never seen anything definitive on it.
Personally I've been writing on discs with sharpie's for years and never had any problems, but if you want to be really really sure your stuff is safe, use archival dics (made by MAM-A) and don't use oil based ink.
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Was reading about this today!
This, from Bob Katz' "Mastering Audio" - p. 302
"While I personally believe that the coating on on professionally over-coated CDR's is sufficient protection from scratches and organic solvents (as in aromatic Sharpie-brand marker), the most conservative mastering engineers use water-based markers for labeling. Perhaps someone will do a long-term study measuring errors on CDR's with a coated-marked surface".
This, from Bob Katz' "Mastering Audio" - p. 302
"While I personally believe that the coating on on professionally over-coated CDR's is sufficient protection from scratches and organic solvents (as in aromatic Sharpie-brand marker), the most conservative mastering engineers use water-based markers for labeling. Perhaps someone will do a long-term study measuring errors on CDR's with a coated-marked surface".
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I write on the clear spindle part when I want a disc to last 'forever'. However, I have old discs burnt nearly 10 years ago and for the most part they are fine even with ancient Sharpie tracks all over the foil/music-containing bits. The only ones that aren't still readable are the ones that have been scratched.
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I heard that its a really good idea to use Sharpies *ONLY* if you put them in the microwave for 3 seconds afterwards. It helps the ink dry faster thus less chance of the nasty oil base eating away at your data. Also, the microwaves improve the sound quality immensely. Plus, you can put some tubes in there while the CD is cooking to get that "warm" sound. Takes all the "digital" sound out of the CD that way.
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