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I want to mark some blue backed Bicycle cards but I can't find a pen the correct shade. I have tried various blue marker pens, CD pens etc, but they are all far too pale/bright. Of course black doesn't look right either.

I need to mark them myself because I have devised a system that I really like plus I tend to throw the cards around a lot in my tricks (that probably seems odd) and am likely to get through a lot of decks (through losing them or they get dirty etc), which is fine if they were bought cheaply.

Any ideas? Perhaps there is a pen especially made for this or perhaps a particular brand that people use?

Or should I switch to red? I haven't tried red back but perhaps a standard red permanent marker is the correct shade of red?

I would much prefer to stick with blue.

Thanks!

TDK CD/DVD marker pen is ideal, but hard to find.

Also, blue fine-tip Sharpies are just the ticket (and red Sharpies do a grand job on red backs)

WH Smith's mixed blue/red/black biros (with the orange shaft). Take out the middle and blob the ink on with a pin, but leave it overnight to harden properly.

As an alternative, try a white correcting pen and add white rather than blue or black if possible.

Mandrake wrote:As an alternative, try a white correcting pen and add white rather than blue or black if possible.

Or better—use a scalpel blade to scrape the ink off the coating

Sorted!!!

I use the own brand permenant markers from Wilkinsons. They work nicely enough.

Dirty Davey wrote:I use the own brand permenant markers from Wilkinsons. They work nicely enough.

Wilkinsons, is that a shop? What sort of shop is that?

l-ule wrote:

Dirty Davey wrote:I use the own brand permenant markers from Wilkinsons. They work nicely enough.

Wilkinsons, is that a shop? What sort of shop is that?

It's one of those budget, sell pretty much anything from car parts to shampoo at silly prices kind of shops. There are quite a few of them around.

Website including store locator is at http://www.wilko.co.uk/index.htm