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SkysTheLimit
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Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars?
#19295615 - 12/18/13 10:56 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Hey guys quick question/problem
I need something that's PC-able, since i often get confused at what formulas i put in each jar after I pc them :/ Also I have a bit too many jars of the same species with different mixtures so its tough to remember
What do you guys use to identify and label your jars? A marker? Label? What kind?
Thanks in advanced!
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: SkysTheLimit]
#19295640 - 12/18/13 11:03 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Sharpie right on the glass.
I tried labels at one point and gave up on them after the first try. They are a mess and a hassle to use.
Ive been playing with plastic recently though. The method so far is to just stack all of my jars in one spot with a tag on the shelf as to what they are.
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: wildernessjunkie]
#19295656 - 12/18/13 11:06 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Industrial sharpie man!
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SkysTheLimit
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: Chakatron]
#19295663 - 12/18/13 11:07 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Ahh cool, gonna go buy one now, cheeers guys!
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: SkysTheLimit]
#19295683 - 12/18/13 11:13 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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When it comes time to scrub it off. And SOS scrubbie will wipe it right off.
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: wildernessjunkie]
#19295709 - 12/18/13 11:20 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I've had sharpie partially come off due to condensation and am thinking of switching to grease pencil.
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: thiotimoline]
#19295745 - 12/18/13 11:26 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Ive got species from 3 grows back still on some of my jars. I just go with whatever is freshest.
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: wildernessjunkie]
#19295764 - 12/18/13 11:31 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I haven't had trouble removing sharpie with isopropyl alcohol.
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: thiotimoline]
#19295771 - 12/18/13 11:32 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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SOS scrubbie takes it right off. Its just that lately Ive been to lazy to do so.
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: wildernessjunkie]
#19295898 - 12/19/13 12:02 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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SkysTheLimit
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: GHBeer]
#19296202 - 12/19/13 01:37 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Lol it needs to be something that stays on after I PC the jar
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: wildernessjunkie]
#19297449 - 12/19/13 10:36 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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wildernessjunkie said: Sharpie right on the glass.
I tried labels at one point and gave up on them after the first try. They are a mess and a hassle to use.
Ive been playing with plastic recently though. The method so far is to just stack all of my jars in one spot with a tag on the shelf as to what they are.
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: SkysTheLimit]
#19297906 - 12/19/13 12:55 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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SkysTheLimit said: Lol it needs to be something that stays on after I PC the jar
But the jar is sterile after the PC. Its not until after PC'ing that we usually need to label them. Unless Im missing something.
Incidentally though, the Sharpie will stay on the glass through a PC run. It may fade a bit, but it does stay on.
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: wildernessjunkie]
#19299552 - 12/19/13 07:21 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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grease pencil, wax pencil, whatever you want to call it. impervious to alcohol which is a must, with plates.
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: drake89]
#19301567 - 12/20/13 06:30 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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drake89 said: grease pencil, wax pencil, whatever you want to call it. impervious to alcohol which is a must, with plates.
How do you get it off?
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SkysTheLimit
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: Aleon]
#19301668 - 12/20/13 07:11 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I tried using a razor blade, that works
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: Aleon]
#19301815 - 12/20/13 08:10 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Aleon said:
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drake89 said: grease pencil, wax pencil, whatever you want to call it. impervious to alcohol which is a must, with plates.
How do you get it off?
i ususally don't, unless I'm using glass plates or jars, which isn't very often. then a metal scouring pad works.
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: drake89]
#19301869 - 12/20/13 08:32 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I tried the grease pencils but wasn't a huge fan so i went back to sharpies. Isopropyl removes it so when you do your transfers it comes right off. sometimes it is on there a bit but not enough to confuse it with any freshly written stuff.
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: nanncee]
#19306530 - 12/21/13 06:04 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I've had no real issues with sharpies myself. If it fades a bit you can touch it up. I use a regular scrubbing sponge and it usually comes off just fine.
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: SkysTheLimit]
#19306987 - 12/21/13 09:00 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I use masking tape and pen. Usually don't have problems with it coming off. I put it on after PC'ing, of course. I previously used scotch tape but that is more of a hassle to remove.
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Re: Quick question. What do you guys use to label your jars? [Re: leschampignons]
#19316643 - 12/23/13 03:12 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Got a grease pencil (Sharpie brand, black); report follows.
It's true that the mark is much more durable than sharpie, and it comes off nicely with acetone (which it turns out also does a great job at removing old sharpie markings that don't quite come off with IPA). But it requires great pressure to write, with the result that (a) the writing is sloppy and ugly and (b) if I use it on plates I feel like I'm coming close to cracking them.
Conclusion: may be a good solution for OP's problem, and I think I'll use it for jars that are going into the fridge and may suffer condensation (since that sometimes causes the sharpie ink to slide around or come off), but I'll keep sharpie as my default for writing on glass.
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