Maybe something you learned the hard way, or something you found out right before making a huge mistake.

E.g., for audiophiles: don’t buy subwoofers from speaker companies, and don’t buy speakers from subwoofer companies.

  • pzzzt@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Don’t use Sharpies on cheap acrylic paints. They will dry out immediately and be ruined.

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      2 days ago

      Sharpies are made with alcohol-based ink, and alcohol happens to be the perfect solvent for cleaning up dried acrylic paints. So what’s really happening is the tip is getting gunked up with re-wetted paint.

      I’d bet you could give the tips of those sharpies a brief soak in some isopropyl alcohol, and/or a firm wipe with a wash cloth or paper towel soaked in the isopropyl, and they could be somewhat recovered (assuming they have plenty of ink in the tank)

      That being said, I still would not recommend this practice. Better off with a paint based marker or something.

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        Thanks for the tip!

        I usually learn through trial and error and have found other markers/pens that do work.