Sharpie Twin Tip Marker

Sharpie is a brand name for a line of permanent markers manufactured by Sanford sold in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. They are prized for their ability to write a clear, well-defined, non-smudging, durable line on glossy surfaces. Image File history File links Photograph of a Sharpie Twin Tip Marker. ... Image File history File links Photograph of a Sharpie Twin Tip Marker. ... Sharpie brand permanent markers, one of the more popular models on the market. ... Sanford L.P. is a Newell Rubbermaid company. ...

History

The original Sharpie marker was first introduced in 1964 and has since expanded into a wide product line of forty colors. Today, Sharpies are sold in seven varieties, according to the shape and size of their tip(s), ranging from "Ultra Fine" to "Magnum". They also come in thirty-nine ink colors, along with a single variety in metallic silver for marking on dark surfaces. Metallic gold and copper versions were introduced as well, but these have been discontinued due to problems with the ink formula. In 2004, Sanford released a new line of Sharpies that have a button-activated contracting tip rather than a cap, called the Sharpie RT. Sharpie Paint markers were also introduced. In 2005, the company's popular Accent highlighter brand was repositioned under the Sharpie brand name. A new version of Sharpie, called Sharpie Mini, was launched; the markers are half the size of a normal Sharpie and feature a clip to attach the Sharpie to a keychain or lanyard. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Standard Color Set Sharpie 8-pk

Each Sharpie has a printed seal from the Art & Creative Materials Institute certifying the marker as being non-toxic. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x628, 377 KB) Photo of Sharpie Standard Color 8-pack by Eric Barnes. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x628, 377 KB) Photo of Sharpie Standard Color 8-pack by Eric Barnes. ...

Uses

Sharpie's versatility has led to its use in many applications such as:

• General labeling in both commercial and residential settings
• Cartooning
• Graffiti
• Image and poster design
• Body art
• Signing autographs
• Nail polish (Color nails and then go over them with clear nail polish.)
• Magic (as a magical prop)
• Wig coloring (for such things as cosplay)

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Marketing

In recent years, Sanford has distanced its company name from the Sharpie brand, eliminating it from the markers themselves and developing a website completely separate from Sanford's main site; conversely, in recent years Sanford has also been transitioning many of its other permanent marker products over to the Sharpie brand, including solvent-based markers and the Rub-a-Dub laundry marker.

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NASCAR marketing

Sanford's Sharpie line will sponsor Dale Earnhardt Jr in the 8 car at Sharpie Mini 300 at Bristol in March. Prior to this Sharpie sponsored two NASCAR races along with Nextel Cup Series driver Jamie McMurray. Prior to 2006, they sponsored Kurt Busch, who was the 2004 series champion. Sharpie also has sponsored the Sharpie 500, the popular night-time race at Bristol Motor Speedway, since 2001. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... James Christopher Jamie McMurray (born June 3, 1976 in Joplin, Missouri) is a NASCAR driver. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 7 and ended on Sunday, November 21. ... that was an awesome race the 2004 sharpie 500 jr won it ... Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. ...

The Terrell Owens "Sharpie" incident

In October 2002, the Sharpie marker made news in the United States when, after scoring a touchdown for the San Francisco 49ers against the Seattle Seahawks, American football player Terrell Owens produced a pen he had stored in his sock, autographed the ball with which he had just scored, and passed it to his financial advisor, who was sitting in the audience, during a touchdown dance. October 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December // Events October 31, 2002 The Russian Health Minister Yuri Shevchenko has now stated that the incapacitating agent used in the storming of the Moscow theatre siege was a fentanyl derivative. ... City San Francisco, California Other nicknames Niners, The Red And Gold, Bay Bombers Team colors Cardinal red, metallic gold and black Head Coach Mike Nolan Owner Denise DeBartolo York and John York General manager Lal Heneghan Mascot Sourdough Sam League/Conference affiliations All-America Football Conference (1946-1949) Western Division... City Seattle, Washington Team colors Pacific Blue, Navy Blue, Neon Green, White Head Coach Mike Holmgren Owner Paul Allen General manager Tim Ruskell Mascot Blitz, and Taima the hawk League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1976–present) American Football Conference (1977-2001) AFC West (1977-2001) National Football Conference (1976... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Terrell Eldorado Owens, popularly known by his initials T.O.,plus, this nigga got some clean hands fool! (born December 7, 1973), is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Touchdown dances are a set of unique, and often humorous movements that a American Football player may do in celebration after he scores a touchdown. ...

Many, including team officials, expressed dismay at the apparent arrogance of the move and the implication that Owens' attention was directed toward commercial exploitation of his athletic successes. Team officials did not, however, discipline him for the incident.

In interviews, he called the pen a "Sharpie" by name. Many speculated that Owens hoped to win an endorsement deal from Sanford.^{[citation needed]} Bob Daenen, brand manager for the Sharpie line, originally said company officials were not interested. However, a year later, Sharpie enlisted Owens for a promotion entitled "Sharpie Metallic AUTOgraphs for Education," involving small donations of cash and school supplies to Bay Area schools.

"Write Out Loud"

In recent years, Sharpie commercials have followed the slogan "Write Out Loud." These advertisements depict people using Sharpies in humorous situations, such as using the marker to touch up a car, and a college woman highlighting words in a book to notify a male student that his fly was open.

The President's Sharpies

Indeed, the Sharpie has become so popular in American culture that it is the marker of choice for the President of the United States, George W. Bush, who reportedly likes Sharpies so much that he often rejects other writing utensils in favor of them. The President's Sharpies carry his signature and have the words "The White House" emblazoned upon them. There are even special Camp David Sharpies.^[1] This article very generally discusses the customs and culture of the United States; for the culture of the United States, see arts and entertainment in the United States. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... This page is about the official residence of the President of the USA. For other White Houses see White House (disambiguation). ... The West Wing, see NSF Thurmont (The West Wing). ...

Apparently, many celebrities have personalized Sharpies, but Sanford North America president Howard Heckes told U.S. News and World Report that "it's pretty cool" to supply the President of the United States. "Sharpies are good for the President of the United States or the president of the PTA," Heckes said in a September 2006 interview.^[1] U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... September 2006 is the ninth month of 2006 and has begun on a Friday. ...

Sharpie varieties

Sharpie Magnum - The Largest Sharpie

A black fine point Sharpie

Close-up of a black fine point Sharpie

• Sharpie (Classic Formula)
  • Fine Point
  • Extra Fine Point
  • Ultra Fine Point
  • Super
  • Twin-Tip
  • Super Twin-Tip
  • Chisel Point
  • RT Retractable Fine
  • Mini Fine
  • Micro Ultra Fine
• Sharpie Grip (formerly known as Liquid Sharpie)
  • Fine Point
• Sharpie Metallic
  • Fine Point
• Sharpie Accent
  • Grip Style
  • Retractable Style
  • Tank Style
• Sharpie Perks
  • Personalized
  • Pocket Style
  • Liquid Pen Style
  • Mini
• Sharpie King Size
  • Chisel Point
• Sharpie Magnum
  • Bold Point
• Sharpie Rub-a-Dub
  • Fine Point
• Sharpie Flip Chart
  • Bullet Point
• Sharpie Industrial
  • Fine Point
  • Extra Fine Point
• Sharpie Professional
  • Chisel Point
• Sharpie Touch-Up
  • Fine Point
• Sharpie Paint
  • Extra Fine Point
  • Fine Point
  • Medium Point
  • Bold Point
• Sharpie Poster Paint
  • Extra Fine Point
  • Fine Point
  • Medium Point
  • Extra Bold Point
  • Extra fine Point
• Sharpie CD/DVD Marker
  • Twin-Tip

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Sharpie colors

Four Sharpie colors

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• Original
  • silver (1980)
  • red
  • orange
  • yellow
  • green
  • blue
  • purple
  • brown
  • black
• Introduced in 2001
  • berry
  • lime
  • aqua
  • turquoise
• Introduced in 2002
  • metallic silver
• Introduced in 2003
  • metallic gold (discontinued)
  • metallic copper (discontinued)
  • burgundy
  • marigold
  • olive
  • navy
  • plum
• Introduced in 2004 (Pastel series)
  • pink
  • magenta
  • peach
  • tangerine
  • mint
  • sky
  • lavender
• Introduced in 2005 (Nature Tones series)
  • brick red
  • dandelion
  • spruce green
  • ocean blue
  • slate grey
• Introduced in 2006 (Summer Splash series)
  • almond
  • kiwi
  • pink lemonade
  • blue ice
  • boysenberry
• Introduced in 2007 (Wildflower series)
  • rainshower
  • clover
  • pumpkin
  • rose
  • violet

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Erasing

Though Sharpie ink will become permanent after setting, it can be easily erased for several hours after writing on many glossy surfaces, most readily smooth metal and glass. Since the ink is based on propanol, butanol and diacetone alcohols, rubbing alcohol will remove permanent ink writing. Sharpie ink can generally be erased from CDs, microscope slides and plastic bottles within several hours. Sharpie ink that has dried for more than several hours can be removed with acetone, but due to the power of the solvent, acetone may damage the surface material. On some surfaces, the ink can be removed by coloring over the ink with a dry erase marker and then removing the Sharpie ink and dry erase marker ink with a dry cloth. Steam cleaning has proved effective also. Magic Eraser has also proven somewhat effective on hard surfaces such as brick. Hairspray will also remove from smooth surfaces. Alcohol is particularly effective at removing the ink from skin. There are two isomers of propanol. ... A bottle of rubbing alcohol Rubbing alcohol, U.S.P. / B.P. is a liquid prepared for topical application prepared from specially denatured alcohol and containing 68. ... The chemical compound acetone (also known as propanone, dimethyl ketone, 2-propanone, propan-2-one and β-ketopropane) is the simplest representative of the ketones. ... The microfine structure of melamine foam, creating very hard, tiny fibres which scour some surfaces clean. ...

Disadvantages

The following applies only to the black, alcohol based ink Sharpies, which are the kind most commonly used. Other colors and types of Sharpie branded pens may fare better.

• The writing done with black Sharpies will fade over time to a yellowish bruise-like color. If exposed to light the fading will occur more rapidly. For archival writing, pens with paint or suspended pigment type ink should be used.

• Sharpies will bleed badly through standard notebook type paper making writing on the back of the page undesirable.

• Sharpies produce a strong odor which may be objectionable to some people.

References

External links

• Official Sharpie website
• Better Make It a Sharpie - Or Else: The President's Obsession with Sharpies
• Sanford's listing of Sharpie MSDS files
• How Much is Inside a Sharpie?