OK to use marker pens to write on CDs/DVDs??

Tubthumper · 2nd November 2006

Is it OK to use marker pens to write directly onto the top surface of CDs and DVDs? Are there any risks involved???

Thanks people.

minister · 2nd November 2006

don't use the normal sharpie....it can cause some surface breakdown. but the CD/DVD markers.

http://www.officemax.com/max/solutio...OID=-536907931

Tubthumper · 2nd November 2006

Cheers Tom, dedicated media markers it is. Any known risk to disk longevity with these??

statikcat · 2nd November 2006

Well I just made a bunch of dvdrs and labelled with a sharpie. How bad is it for a dvdr? Maybe I should re rip and burn these with proper markers if I want them to last years?

minister · 2nd November 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by statikcat

Well I just made a bunch of dvdrs and labelled with a sharpie. How bad is it for a dvdr? Maybe I should re rip and burn these with proper markers if I want them to last years?

OH MY G-O-D !!!!!

well, there have been studies done where regular sharpies do eat away at the surface. if you can re-burn, it might not be a bad idea. (but, i have a TON of older ones before i read about this...i am not about to re-burn those.) so, moving forward, i would use the proper marking pen.

as to the CD/DVD pens being detrimental, i have not seen anything on that...

MT Groove · 2nd November 2006

I just successfully ripped 2 CD-Rs. One was burned in March of 96 and the ther in January of 97. Both had sharpie writings all over them. Both ripped error free. I wouldnt worry much about Sharpies on CD-Rs if I were you.

modulation · 2nd November 2006

http://www.sharpie.com/sanford/consu...jhtml?ele=6000

kennyd03 · 3rd November 2006

There's also a related thread on this site I started a year or so ago:

http://gearslutz.com/board/showthread.php?t=30987

Tubthumper · 3rd November 2006

Great, thanks Kenny.

poncival · 19th November 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tubthumper

Cheers Tom, dedicated media markers it is. Any known risk to disk longevity with these??

I have some CDR's from 10 years ago that work fine even though I wrote on them with a regular sharpie. I have labeled every CDR I have ever burnt with a regular sharpie and never had any problems with data or audio... DVDRs too

kingneeraj · 19th November 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tubthumper

Is it OK to use marker pens to write directly onto the top surface of CDs and DVDs? Are there any risks involved???

Thanks people.

My clients have never had a problem with their CD/DVD's from years ago even with regular sharpie markings on 'em...

aussie_techie · 19th November 2006

write on the protective layer and not on the surface and you will be fine.
a CDR/DVDR disc will fail of its own accord regardless and long before ink breaks down the protective layer.

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aussie_techie Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 2,709	write on the protective layer and not on the surface and you will be fine. a CDR/DVDR disc will fail of its own accord regardless and long before ink breaks down the protective layer.