Re: Technical Pens, Polystyrene & You

At 10:31 AM 9/6/00 -0400, you wrote:
>> Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 09:47:35 +0100
>> From: Tony Francis <tony.francis@kuju.com>
>> Subject: Re: Technical Pens, Polystyrene & You
>> 
>> KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de wrote:
>> 
>> > Few inks are likely to adhere well to polystyrene. When you have a
pen,
>> > try it first on a piece of scrap plastic. If it smudges, you may
want
>> > to a) prime the model (with clear, matt varnish) and b) cover it
with
>> > varnish afterwards.

While not as fine as technical pens, there are fine-tipped felt-tip pens
sold for marking on photographs and other non-absorbent media. Should
stick
nicely to plastic, and can probably be had at the local photo store.
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Jim 'Jiji' Foster
jfoster@kansas.net