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"Other than returning the four parts for a refund (which we did) and documenting this behavior here, our only other recourse was to guarantee that these four sp
by Syzygies 11mo ago
"Other than returning the four parts for a refund (which we did) and documenting this behavior here, our only other recourse was to guarantee that these four specific parts were never sold as new again:"
Alas, one can completely remove Sharpie writing from metal with 99% isopropyl alcohol. Did they make a better choice? This looks like Sharpie writing to me.
- nekusar 11mo agohttps://www.amazon.com/Janlaugh-Resistant-Laboratory-Permanent-Industrial/dp/B0CYGBV7Q2 https://www.amazon.com/Janlaugh-Resistant-Laboratory-Permane... Alcohol/solvent resistant markers.
- hexbin010 11mo agoBut are they genuine and unused? !
- 1970-01-01 11mo agoOne spray of brake cleaner and it's gone. Cheaper to use a carbide scribe or simply get a shard of glass or ceramic and physically scribe into the drive. Now they're permanently used drives, no debate is possible.
- observationist 11mo agoYou can also remove sharpie writing using sharpies and a wet wipe - write over and wipe while its still wet. The dry pigment will dissolve in the solvent in the fresh ink.
- doubled112 11mo agoMy favourite trick is to write over Sharpie with a dry erase marker and erase it all.
- realusername 11mo agoThey can do it but they likely won't bother at scale.
- azinman2 11mo agoThat’s your takeaway?
- huhtenberg 11mo agoYep. They should've engraved it.